Utsarga (Tito) Adhikary

Tito Adhikary was born in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada where he spent the first year of his life before moving to Kolkata, India. He graduated from the University of Calcutta, India with a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry with Honors before obtaining a Master's degree in Chemistry from IIT. During this time, Tito landed a summer internship in the laboratory of Dr. Jayanta Haldar where he received a foundational research exposure to medicinal chemistry and infectious diseases. This research experience proved to be a transformative one for Tito as he set his sights on a research career in the United States. After getting accepted into graduate school at Harvard, Tito transitioned into biology and joined Dr. Loren Walensky's laboratory at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute where he works on targeting protein-protein interactions in cancer. A deep interest in translational research prompted him to also be a part of the Leder Human Biology and Translational Medicine program, which merges basic graduate training with exposure to clinical investigation and research. Outside of lab, Tito is heavily involved in a wide range of activities and positions of responsibilities including being the Co-Treasurer for Science in the News (SITN), Chair of the Steering Committee in the Leder Human Biology and Translational Medicine program, a board member of the BCMP Trainee Committee, the Cancer Biology Steering Committee, and the MBSH Community.  He is also interested in mentoring the next generation of STEM graduates and has served as a mentor in the DFCI CURE and the Harvard SHURP programs. Additionally, he loves doing photography on the side, including helping out as a photographer for the HPREP Media team and the MBSH community at Harvard.