Astha Tiwari

Astha Tiwari is a Scientist at Sciensano since April 2023, having previously participated in the Boost program at the King Baudouin Foundation from September 2014 to December 2022, aimed at developing young talent from underprivileged backgrounds. Astha served as a Tutor at Studant vzw from November 2020 to June 2022 and completed an internship at the ULB Center for Diabetes Research in early 2021, focusing on reprogramming diabetic patient cells for diabetes research. Astha participated in the UWC Austria Short Course on "(Re)Defining Equality" in July 2017, exploring various dimensions of equality. Astha holds a Master of Science in Biochemistry and Biotechnology from KU Leuven (2020-2022) and a Bachelor of Science in the same field from the same university (2017-2020), as well as a diploma in Science Mathematics from Meertalig Athenuem Woluwe (2011-2017).