Hi Penguins! I’m Vaibhav and I’m excited to be back as a resident tutor after graduating from Quincy House in 2019! I grew up in Charleston, South Carolina and while at the College I concentrated in Chemistry and Physics with a secondary in Music and did a master’s in Chemistry. I spent the next couple of years in the UK at the University of Oxford, where I completed a PhD (DPhil) in Theoretical Physics on a Marshall Scholarship. In 2021, I came back to Boston and joined the Harvard Med/MIT MD-PhD program, where I’m now in the second year of medical training. For my PhD here, I’m returning to the Chemistry department to work on a mathematical theory connecting statistical physics of protein folding to biological evolution.

I also love composing symphonic and chamber classical music as well as jazz. I play piano and saxophone, and I’m always looking for other jazz musicians to jam with! I love cooking, ping pong, and recently have started getting into hiking, mainly because of my partner Anna who also is starting this year as a first-year resident tutor! Anna and I are the tutors on New Quincy 3rd floor, and our door is always open! I’m happy to chat about physics, chemistry, medicine, research, music, fellowships, or really anything else. (If I’m not in class, there’s a solid chance you’ll find me at the ping pong tables or the piano!)