Aakriti Dua is a fourth-year medical student at California Northstate University - College of Medicine with a strong interest in Pediatrics and immunology. She graduated from UCLA in 2020 with a B.S. in Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology and a minor in Biomedical Research. Her previous research includes studying immune cell interactions within the ovarian cancer stem cell niche and investigating the gastrointestinal manifestations of influenza virus infection. She is passionate about translational research that bridges immunology, virology, and clinical care.