Ayushi Chakraborty
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Group joined in Aug 2024 (the very first member of the Jun Lab!)
Education
B.S. in Biochemistry, Minor in Statistics (expected May 2026)
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Research Advisor: Dr. Joomyung Jun
Favorite Quote
“Fill your mind with knowledge—it’s the only kind of power no one can take away from you.” —Min Jin Lee, Pachinko
If you were a piece of lab equipment, what would you be?
I would be a centrifuge because when I am dealing with a messy problem, I like separating it and thinking about it in components to dig deeper and uncover patterns.
About Ayushi (she/her)
Ayushi grew up in Bangalore, India and Frankfurt, Germany. She attended high school in Saratoga, California where she focused on choir, speech and debate, and chemistry. After high school, she moved to Chicago and is currently an undergraduate at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign where she is pursuing a major in Biochemistry and a minor in Statistics. She is interested in pursuing a career in Bio-Chem/ Life Sciences Consulting. Outside of lab, Ayushi enjoys singing with her a cappella group, crocheting, reading and cooking!