Senior Scientist
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Arusha Acharyya obtained her PhD in Biophysical Chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania. Her thesis work was focused on the development and utilization of biophysical methodologies based on spectroscopy, microscopy, and calorimetry to elucidate structure-dynamics-functions in biologically relevant molecules such as proteins and nucleic acids. She worked as a postdoctoral associate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for two years where she used single-molecule spectroscopic tools to probe interactions in energy harvesting proteins. She has been working as a senior scientist in the Mass Spectrometry & Biophysics group at Merck since 2023, primarily involved in screening and identification of potential drug candidates using biophysical techniques such as Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) and Fluorescence Spectroscopy (TdF/DSF).