Rashmi Raj
Assistant Dean for Student and Postdoctoral Affairs
The Graduate School of the Stowers Institute
B.Sc., Biotechnology, University College London
Ph.D., Biochemistry, National University of Singapore
Profile
Rashmi Raj, Ph.D., is the Assistant Dean for Student and Postdoctoral Affairs for the Graduate School of the Stowers Institute for Medical Research. She joined the institute in 2022.
Raj, originally from Singapore, completed her B.Sc. in biotechnology at University College London before returning to Singapore to earn her Ph.D. in biochemistry in the lab of Yew Wen, Ph.D, at the National University of Singapore. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Northwestern University in the Chemical and Biological Engineering department under Keith Tyo, Ph.D. While at Northwestern, Raj held several leadership positions with the Northwestern University Postdoctoral Association and the Postdoc Academy, focusing on postdoc professional development.
In her current role, In her current role, Raj oversees postdoctoral program development, faculty development and assists with predoctoral immigration. She also oversees career development programming and alumni engagement for both predoctoral and postdoctoral researchers. Her passion for helping postdocs nationwide led to her appointment as an International Officer with the National Postdoctoral Association.
