Karno Dean’s Award: Deepti Srinivasan

The Phyllis J. Karno Dean’s Award for Leadership and Academic Excellence is awarded to sophomores who have shown great promise in their academics and demonstrated leadership on or off campus. Created in loving memory of Phyllis Karno, Jackson ’79. 

Deepti Srinivasan (E23) has excelled in Biomedical Engineering while demonstrating a deep commitment to cancer research. Deepti has been researching how electrical properties regulate tumor cell invasion, resulting in co-authoring a publication with Professor Madeleine Oudin. Deepti’s commitment to helping others extends beyond the lab, and she has taken on leadership roles within the Tufts chapter of Strong Women Strong Girls and in the Cancer Outreach Club. She also works as a Martial Arts Therapist at Kids Kicking Cancer.