Arushi Vats

I am a Virologist by profession and an artist by choice. As a woman in science, I look at the world microscopically to gauge the minute details. On the other hand, my paintings tend to tell multiple stories at a macro scale in vibrant colors. I was born in India and got exposed to the vivid colors of the multicultural society since I was a kid. I moved to Italy for my Ph.D. in Virology, where I experienced a totally different landscape and culture which further gave me the motivation to paint in an exquisite manner. Once I finished my Ph.D., I moved to the United States where I am currently a postdoctoral scientist and working on cancer-causing viruses. Having lived on 3 different continents has helped me widen my perspective and has allowed me to paint in different styles, mannerisms, and colors.

I finished my Ph.D. in Virology from International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Trieste, Italy in 2022, where I did research on Human papillomavirus (HPV) which can cause Cervical cancers.