Sabin Dhakal received his PhD in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences program from Harvard University. He conducted his thesis work in the laboratory of Dr. Joan Brugge in the department of cell biology where his research focused on understanding the functional significance of intratumoral heterogeneity in triple negative breast cancer. His interests lie in the role of scientific and technological innovation in the sustainable development of developing and underdeveloped parts of the world. Outside of his thesis work, Sabin was enrolled in the Science, Technology and Society secondary field of concentration offered by Harvard Kennedy School. Sabin also served on the executive board of the Graduate Student Council (GSC) at Harvard where he represented the graduate students in the Division of Medical Sciences (DMS) in the council. In addition, Sabin served on the executive board of the Harvard Science Policy Group. Sabin recently led the efforts to design and offer a course “Introduction to Science and Technology Policy” that served as a window to introduce Harvard graduate students to the field of Science and Technology Policy. The success of the effort led to initiation of a certificate program in Science Policy at Harvard Medical School. Sabin is currently working with Harvard Medical School's Division of Medical Sciences (DMS) administration to design the curriculum for the science policy certificate program. He was the vice president of the consulting club at MIT for two years where he co-lead teams that organized case competitions as well as volunteer consulting programs. 

Sabin, originally from Nepal, came to the US for his undergraduate studies. He went to Hanover College where he double majored in Chemistry and Biology with a minor in Mathematics, which included completion of two senior theses.