Arpita Kulkarni is Director of the Functional Genomics and Bioinformatics Core at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, and an affiliate of the Broad Institute. A trained cell and developmental biologist, she specializes in single-cell and spatial genomics, translating high-dimensional data into novel insights. Her work bridges academic, clinical, and industry efforts to drive innovation across diverse biological systems and accelerate biological discovery.