1 Graduate Students

Jasmin Aviles Mena

Master's Student

Jasmin is currently pursuing her M.S. in Biomedical Engineering at Arizona State University and is expected to graduate in Spring 2026. She is interested in Organ-on-a-Chip technology for its potential to improve disease research.

Kalpana Ravi

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 […]

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.

Lydia Sakala

Ph.D. Student

Lydia obtained her undergraduate degree in Biochemistry from ASU before going to Northern Arizona University for her master’s degree in teaching science. She is currently working on her Ph.D in Biochemistry with both Dr. Nikkhah […]

Shafaq Siddiqui

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 […]

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 Molecular Design […]

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 a particular emphasis on […]

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 as […]

2 Lab Engineer

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 […]

3 Undergraduate Students

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 engineering solutions to global health challenges.