Gayathri Balasundaram has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries and roles. Gayathri began their career in 1999 as a Junior Research Fellow at the Indian Institute of Science. Gayathri then worked as an Assistant Research Officer at Temasek lifesciences laboratory from 2001 to 2003, where they conducted genetic research on zebrafish and managed lab operations. From 2003 to 2004, they served as a Research Assistant at the Genome Institute of Singapore, where they worked on constructing a cDNA library and analyzing transcriptomes.
In 2006, Gayathri joined the University of Washington as a Research Scientist, where they focused on stem cell research and molecular biology techniques. Gayathri contributed to the design and execution of experiments and implemented protocols for studying stem cell populations. From 2010 to 2011, they worked as a Research Technician III at FHCRC, where they collaborated with a team on Dnase hypersensitive site mapping and contributed to data integrity and reconciliation.
Gayathri then joined Seattle Genetics in 2011 as a Research Associate, followed by a role as a Research Associate at NanoString Technologies in 2012. At NanoString Technologies, they held various positions including Research Associate, Business Analyst, Software Product Manager, and Manager of Software Product Management - Data Analysis. In these roles, they contributed to product management and data analysis for software products related to genomics and molecular biology.
Most recently, Gayathri joined Karius in 2022 as the Director of Software Product Management. In this role, they oversee the software product management for the company.
Overall, Gayathri Balasundaram's work experience demonstrates a strong background in molecular biology, genomics, and software product management.
Gayathri Balasundaram attended Bangalore University from 1994 to 1997. Gayathri then pursued a Masters degree in Biotechnology at Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara from 1997 to 1999.
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