Archana is originally from Kathmandu, Nepal. She holds a B.S. from SANN International College, Purbanchal University with a major in Biotechnology. She moved to Fayetteville, Arkansas in 2012 to pursue her M.S. in Cell and Molecular Biology at the University of Arkansas under the guidance of Dr. Ioannis E. Tzanetakis. In August 2015, she started her Ph.D. in Horticulture Biology at Cornell University under the guidance of Dr. Courtney A. Weber.