Directory

Mehdi Nikkhah

Mehdi Nikkhah

Professor

School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering

1. Postdoctoral Fellow

Kalpana Ravi

Kalpana Ravi

Postdoctoral Research Scholar

Personalized Diagnostics Researchers

2. Lab Engineer

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Ronin Komarnisky

Lab engineer

Ronin obtained her BSE in Biomedical Engineering from the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering at Arizona State University in 2022. She graduated in May 2023 with a master’s in biomedical engineering through the 4+1 BME progra

3. Graduate Students

Keagan Neff

Keagan Neff

Ph.D. Student

I completed my undergraduate studies in biochemistry at ASU, where I worked in the Nikkhah lab on heart-on-a-chip research. My current research interests lie in tumor-on-chip models and nanoparticle drug delivery systems.

Shafaq Siddiqui

Shafaq Siddiqui

Biodesign Center for Personalized Diagnostics

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Shaun Wootten

Ph.D. Student

Shaun Wootten is an industry professional specializing in biotech and medtech development. He currently serves as Director of Innovation and Design for Aesthetics Biomedical, Inc. He previously has researched in the Center of

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Twinkle Manoharan

Ph.D. Student

Twinkle earned her B.Tech. in Bioengineering from SASTRA University, India, followed by an MSc and continuation into a Ph.D. program at ASU. Her research focuses on developing microengineered disease-on-a-chip platforms, with

Yamini Singh

Yamini Singh

Ph.D. Student

Yamini obtained her undergraduate degree in Biomedical Engineering (BME) from Manipal Institute of Technology before going to Brown University for her master’s degree in BME. Before joining the PhD program at ASU she worked a

4. Undergraduate Students

Therese Thomas

Therese Thomas

Undergraduate Student

Therese Thomas is a sophomore Biomedical Engineering undergraduate at Arizona State University and a member of the Nikkhah Lab. Her interests include microfluidic technologies, synthetic biology, and the application of engine