Prnay currently works at Gritstone bio, using molecular genetics and next-generation sequencing to investigate novel immunotherapies. He is the lead for analytical research & development, validation, implementation, and ongoing technical support of NGS and molecular biology assays for use in CMC & GMP environments to enable manufacturing of therapeutic vaccines for personalized oncology (PCV) and infectious disease settings. He had prior laboratory placements at Boston Children’s Hospital, studying the neurogenetics behind disorders of cortical development, and at Harvard Medical School, supporting functional connectomics by mapping the olfactory cortex of D. melanogaster.

Outside of the laboratory, he ran a summer program for high school students at Harvard Medical School. With the National Student Leadership Conference, he crafted a curriculum to teach them introductory college-level psychology and neuroscience. Through the 9 days of the program, the students were able to receive a thorough understanding of introductory psychology and neuroscience topics that many their age do not have access to until their undergraduate education, such as psychopharmacology, neuroimmunology, and brain-microbiome interactions. He was praised for single-handedly creating several new aspects of the program, now codified into permanent curriculum.

He spent the years of 2016-2018 pursuing advanced, full-time classical dance training in India. Training in an extremely complex and philosophically intensive art form has honed his skills of discipline, insight, and perception, which has further enhanced his scientific approach. These deeply cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary experiences have made him a demonstrated innovator, translator, and collaborator within both biotechnology and art, allowing him to develop insights and connections across scientific areas that are traditionally siloed.