Madvhi Venkatesh

Assistant Professor of Biochemistry

Vanderbilt University

Madhvi Venkatesh, DPhil is an Assistant Professor of Biochemistry at Vanderbilt University. Originally trained as a structural biologist in the NIH-Oxford Scholars Program, she now studies student affect, socialization, and skill development in bioscience graduate education. In addition to her research, Madhvi also serves as the Curriculum Director for the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences. In this role, she directs teaching and curriculum development for first-year PhD students and provides pedagogical training to their instructors. Throughout her research, teaching, and faculty development roles, Madhvi takes an equity-minded lens to help move graduate training towards practices that support the retention and advancement of students from all backgrounds.