Tintu Varghese was born on 21st February 1988 in Pazhanganadu, Kerala, India. She did her schooling in Ambalamedu High School. She acquired her MBBS degree from Madras Medical College, Chennai (2007-2013) and MD degree in Microbiology from the Government Medical College, Thrissur (2014-2017). She is currently working in Wellcome Trust Research Laboratory, Christian Medical College, Vellore (2019-current). Her field of interest is the enteric pathogens of childhood diarrhea. She is currently working on the post-vaccination surveillance of Rotavirus diarrhea in India.