Aravind Krishnan

Aravind Krishnan, from Newark, Delaware, is pursuing an MD and PhD at Stanford School of Medicine. He studied molecular and cell biology, health care management and policy, and statistics at the University of Pennsylvania. Aravind founded ToxiSense, which develops more sustainable and cost-effective assays for bacterial contamination in medical products and for bacterial infections; led the Shelter Health Outreach Program, a mobile free clinic system in Philadelphia; co-founded the West Philadelphia Sanctuary to address loneliness and social isolation among at-risk populations by developing a community third space; and researched DNA damage repair and telomere biology. He also worked on development policy with USAID and care delivery with The Banyan and other community health programs in India. He aims to be a physician-scientist focused on combining science and care delivery for underserved areas like infectious disease. Aravind is a recipient of the Truman Scholarship, UN Millennium Fellowship, and Penn Projects for Progress award.