Aastha is a sophomore at Princeton planning to major in Molecular Biology. She is interested in pursuing certificates in Global Health and Health Policy as well as Quantitative and Computational Biology. She is very interested in healthcare related areas and plans on going to medical school. She likes writing about science news and research going on. She is part of several science and health related publications on campus in various positions. She is involved in research projects in the Princeton science departments for 2 years. She also participated in several science competitions. She is also a volunteer at the UMCPP.
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