Vidya Chakravarthy is a research study coordinator for the Patient Oriented Research Core within the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center. Chakravarthy coordinates various clinical trials by developing and overseeing the daily operations for different studies. She also administers cognitive and physical function tests, draws blood, and processes biospecimens.

Chakravarthy received her B.A. in English and pre-medicine from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.