Shivani Bhandarkar

PhD Student (co-mentored with Karen Adelman)

617-432-2927

Education
2017-2021 B.A. Molecular and Cell Biology University of California, Berkeley
2023-Present Ph.D. Student in Biological and Biomedical Sciences Harvard University (supervisors: Johannes Walter and Karen Adelman)
Awards and honors
2021 Highest Distinction in General Scholarship, University of California, Berkeley
2021 Molecular and Cell Biology Departmental Honors, University of California, Berkeley
2020 Jesse Rabinowitz Memorial Prize, University of California, Berkeley
Publications

Lewis C.J.T., Xie L., Bhandarkar S., Jin D., Abdallah K.S., Draycott A.S., Chen Y., Thoreen C.C., Gilbert W.V. Quantitative profiling of human translation initiation reveals regulatory elements that potently affect endogenous and therapeutically modified mRNAs. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2024 Mar 3:2024.02.28.582532. doi: 10.1101/2024.02.28.582532.

Hobbies
Singing, reading, walking/running