By Avery Schanbacher and Francis Von Mann
Diksha Satish, a graduating senior at the University of Kentucky, combines her passions as she prepares for a future in medicine.LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 9, 2025) -- Diksha Satish has always been a problem solver with a passion for helping people. That passion led her to pursue dual degrees in mathematics and biology at the University of Kentucky, combining analytical thinking with a desire to improve lives through science.
This Friday, Satish will graduate from the UK College of Arts and Sciences with dual degrees. Her academic journey has been shaped as much by research as by coursework.
During her first year at UK, Satish joined Dr. Lance Johnson’s neuroscience lab in the College of Medicine Department of