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Updated June 2025

General Information

Name Keerthana Manikandan
Languages English, Tamil, Hindi

Education

  • 2020-2026
    Doctor of Philosophy in Bioengineering
    University of Pittsburgh,PA
  • 2013-2017
    Bachelors of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering
    Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering (affiliated to Anna University)

Professional Experience

  • 2025
    Associate Intern
    LifeX
  • 2018-2020
    Junior Research Intern
    Indian Insitute of Science
  • 2017-2018
    Clinical Application Specialist

Fellowships and Awards

  • 2024-2025
    Wesley C. Pickard Fellowship, Bioengineering
    • Fellowship covering full stipend for the academic year in recognition of research excellence.
  • 2024
    Travel award, Center for Neural Basis of Cognitition (CNBC)
    • Travel grant to attend and present a poster at Simian Collective Conference.
  • 2024
    Special Opportunity Fund, Bioengineering
    • Travel grant to attend the Neuropixels and OpenScope Workshop at the Allen Insitute.

Skills

  • Programming and Scripting: Python, MATLAB, Bash, C++.
  • Tools, Platforms, and Packages: Jupyter, LabVIEW, GitHub, Adobe (Illustrator, Photoshop), LaTeX, SPSS.