Shruti Sathish graduated from the University of Richmond in 2023 with a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and minors in Health Studies and Mathematics. She is is passionate about the role of storytelling in creating social change, and since 2021 has been working with HIV awareness activist Willnette Cunningham to write Cunningham’s memoir. Sathish’s work has been supported by a VCU Publishing Research Award.