Anjana works as a Machine Learning Scientist, Drug Discovery on the Advanced Technology team to accelerate scientific exploration within biology using AI for healthcare applications.

Prior to this, Anjana has developed automated workflows using structure-based generative AI and protein language models for in silico antibody engineering directed towards broadly achieving pandemic preparedness, while at Gandeeva Therapeutics.

Anjana has earned her PhD from the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Alberta, and has subsequently pursued two postdoctoral appointments. Her academic research experience has focused on building applied ML for digital chemistry applications ranging from cheminformatics for automating reaction networks using spectroscopy; to materials screening, and adsorption process simulations for carbon capture.

When Anjana is not exploring the alchemical space using AI, she enjoys yoga, biking, exploring outdoor trails, museums, and art galleries, solving Sudoku, and also reading about cognitive science.