Prachee Avasthi, PhD is the co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Arcadia Science, a research and development company focused on the study of emerging research organisms as well as an Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Cell Biology at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College. She is also a strong advocate for open science with leadership positions in ASAPbio (as president) and eLife (as chair of the board of directors).