Taia Abusham
Taia is our current undergraduate lab manager. She is an aspiring occupational therapist majoring in Biological Sciences. She is a Arabic speaker that is passionate about giving back to her […]
Eden Nguyen
Eden Nguyen is a pre-med Biological Sciences student focused on women’s health, obstetrics and gynecology, and emergency medicine. She hopes to contribute to research that can improve care and heath outcomes […]
Shaunzeh Shah
Shaunzeh is a Public Health Science major at UCI, aspiring towards a career in medicine. With Pashtun roots in Pakistan, she is passionate about providing equitable access to healthcare and […]
Eric Mnatsakanyan
Eric is a Biological Sciences major at UC Irvine with a passion for making health information more accessible. In the lab, he focuses on developing Armenian-language health resources for refugee […]
Salma Fadda
Salma is a Human Biology major at UCI with aspirations of attending dental school. As a Palestinian, she is deeply motivated by the challenges faced by displaced communities and aims […]
Sarah Alkatib
For the 2025–2026 academic year, my group and I in Dr. Thiel’s Family Planning Lab is investigating knowledge, awareness, and diagnosis of endometriosis among Arab and Vietnamese women.
Sarah Abdullah
Sarah is our current undergraduate lab manager. She is majoring in Biological Sciences and aspiring to pursue a career in medicine. Coming from an Indian/Bangladeshi background, Sarah is passionate about […]