Professor<br/>School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering
Dr. Mehdi Nikkhah is a Professor of biomedical engineering at the School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, Arizona State University. His laboratory is currently focused on the integration of innovative biomaterial and microscale technologies to create biomimetic model tissue constructs for regenerative medicine and disease modeling applications. Dr. Nikkhah has published more than +90…
Ph.D. Student
I obtained my B.Tech. in Biomedical Engineering from SRMIST, India. Before joining Dr. Nikkhah’s lab, I worked as a research intern at Harvard Medical School, working on cancer biology and in-vitro modeling projects. I have currently joined ASU as a first year graduate student at SBHSE. I am interested in the field of Cancer bioengineering…
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 program at Arizona State University, during which she completed her Applied Project in the Nikkhah Lab. Currently, she is…
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.
Ph.D. Student
Shafaq earned her undergraduate degree in Biomedical Sciences and a master’s in Biology from ASU’s 4+1 program. Her master’s research at the Arizona Cancer Evolution Center sparked her interest in cancer biology, and she will be working on advancing breast cancer research using tumor-on-a-chip technology under the mentorship of Dr. Mehdi Nikkhah and Dr. Joshua…
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 Molecular Design and Biomimetics under Dr. Hao Yan and the Laboratory of Synthetic Biology and Regenerative Medicine under Drs. Mo Ebrahimkhani and…
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 a particular emphasis on modeling brain diseases to study mechanisms and therapeutic strategies.
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 as a Research Specialist at Emory University, where her research focused on 3D Bioprinting of in-vitro models for disease modeling. In…
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 engineering solutions to global health challenges.