Ashish Jacob

Ashish Jacob is a senior at The University of Texas at Austin, double majoring in neuroscience honors and government. Committed to building stronger connections with his community, he serves as Outreach Director for the Texas Triple Helix magazine, External Relations/Professional Development Director for the Health Career Mentorship Program, and former Youth Fellowship Coordinator of the Austin Mar Thoma Church. On campus, Jacob mentored students in the Biobricks Freshman Research Initiative lab and is currently conducting neurophysiology research as an undergraduate assistant in Dr. Hiroshi Nishiyama’s lab at the Center for Learning and Memory.

His experiences volunteering at clinics in rural Peru and researching household water filtration in Tanzania and Kenya through the President’s Award for Global Learning sparked his interest in global health. That interest grew through internships at the Texas Capitol and, as a Fall 2025 Archer Fellow, the CSIS Global Health Policy Center, where he spent time researching biodefense and global health security. After graduation, Jacob plans to attend medical school and pursue a career as a physician who draws on clinical experience to influence health policy and strengthen global health systems.