Bio


Dr. Kruthika Raman Iyer, ScD, earned her bachelor’s in Bioinformatics in India, followed by a master’s in Bioinformatics from Johns Hopkins University. She then pursued her doctorate in Epidemiology from Johns Hopkins University. Her research focuses on dissecting the genetic architecture of a host of diseases with a particular focus on understudied/minority populations.

Honors & Awards


  • SAGE Pilot Grant Award, Stanford University (2022)
  • Dean’s Ph.D. Scholarship, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (2020)
  • Ellen B. Gold Fund for Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (2019)
  • Student Travel Award, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (2019)
  • Merit-based Tuition Scholarship, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (2016-2020)
  • Best Student of the Year 2008-2009, Dr. D. Y. Patil Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Institute, Pune, India (2010)

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