Saraswathy Vaidyanathan

Saraswathy Vaidyanathan

Ph.D. Candidate

Pronouns
She/Her
College
Kennedy College of Sciences
Department
Biological Sciences
Email
saraswathy_pv@student.uml.edu

Research Interests

Comparative immunology, Host-pathogen interactions, Fish immunology

Education

  • M.S., Biotechnology, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India
  • B.S., Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Avinashilingam University for Women, India

Biosketch

Saraswathy is a Ph.D. Candidate in Natalie Steinel's lab. Her research is focused on characterizing the melanomacrophage centers and understanding fish adaptive immune responses to immunization.

Selected Awards and Honors

NSF-NRT Trainee in Sustainable Water Innovations in Materials - Mentoring, Education & Research (SWIMMER)