Keanu Natan is a junior from Los Angeles studying Biology and Chemistry with a minor in Healthcare Management. Keanu is passionate about healthcare policy, urbanization, and agricultural infrastructure reform. His research interests span globally, including studying desertification caused by overgrazing in the Mongolian Steppe, and the anthropological study of bioacoustics in aboriginal culture along the Pacific. Outside of Perry World House, Keanu is a member of the Penn Tango Board and the Arabic Drum Ensemble. As a JHealth Medical Ethics Fellow, he explores critical ethical issues in healthcare with world class experts like Rabbi Dr. Akiva Tats. Being a member of the Tishkoff Lab in Perelman Medical School, Keanu researches modern human evolutionary history and genetic architecture. Keanu recently received a Paideia Research grant to investigate the neurological effects of the didgeridoo. In his free time, Keanu enjoys playing the piano, reading, cooking Persian food, and calisthenics.
