
Aaryan Harshith
I'm Building
The world's largest database of viruses
Bio
Aaryan Harshith is a talented researcher based at Stanford University in California, where he is currently working on a groundbreaking project to create the world's largest database of viruses. He received funding from the O'Shaughnessy Ventures grant program, which supports his work in microbiology and infectious diseases, and has also been involved with the Merge Club. Previously, Aaryan gained recognition for using light waves to detect cancer in cells at a remarkably young age, and he is also known for developing PhageBase, a comprehensive database of phages.",.
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