Ms Priyanka Ashok completed her B.Tech degree in Biotechnology from SRM University, India in 2016. During her studies, she completed internships at LifeLine Hospitals and at PerkinElmer Health Sciences. She has also been enlisted as Summer Research Fellow under the IISc-INSA-NASI Program in 2015 and interned at Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), India. Through the Professional Science Masters in Bioscience and Health Policy degree, she wishes to redirect her career from biotechnology towards policy design and healthcare management. Priyanka found a unique internship opportunity in S.E. Asia, traveling to Singapore to work for Clearstate Healthcare for the summer, and continued into a second opportunity offered via a Board of Affiliates member working for USI SW Region. After graduation, Priyanka was hired at USI and is working there as a business analyst.