ksarin@stanford.edu

Kavita is a "Stanford lifer". She received her undergraduate degree in Computer Science followed by her M.D. and Ph.D. in Genetics where she studied the role of telomerase in stem cell fate. She continued her residency training in Dermatology followed by a postdoctoral fellowship applying next generation sequencing to cutaneous neoplasms. Her research focuses on the genetics of skin cancer and inherited skin cancer risk. She spends her spare time chasing after her two children, boxing, doing pilates, and eating McDonalds.

Jeffrey is a REACH Postbac Scholar at Stanford Medicine. He was born and raised in Chicago. He received his B.S. in Neuroscience from Trinity College–Hartford in 2021 and was a Posse Foundation Scholar. He then spent three years training at the NIH/NCI as a NIH Academy Enrichment Program Scholar and Postbac CRTA Research Fellow, studying neurological disease in xeroderma pigmentosum patients. He is currently interested in the clinical characteristics and genetic causes of rare or complex disease patients. He enjoys hydroponics, Orangetheory Fitness, and watching theatre and Broadway shows.

Nethra is a B.S. candidate in Neuroscience at Case Western Reserve University. Originally from the Bay Area, Nethra is passionate about exploring epidemiological patterns in dermatological conditions. Outside of the lab, Nethra is founder of The NeuroKidz [http://www.theneurokidz.org/], a 501(c)(3) dedicated to enriching the lives of children from diverse backgrounds through the education of neuroscience with STEAM (STEM + arts). She also enjoys dancing, evening walks, learning new languages, travelling, and photography.

Sahar Caravan is an MS3 at Stanford School of Medicine. She studied biochemistry and geography at Hofstra University, where she spent four years in an analytical chemistry lab studying thermal degradation of vape fluids. Her current research interests include refugee health, hidradenitis supportiva, and big data. Her hobbies include latte crafting, thrifting, and making jewelry. 

Haniyah is currently an M.D. candidate at Stanford University School of Medicine. She graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with a degree in Biological Engineering and Computer Science. Prior to medical school, Haniyah’s research focused on engineering micro-environments to direct bile duct assembly for liver tissue regeneration and in-vitro modeling. Currently, her research in the Sarin Lab focuses on the genetics of skin disease. In her free time, she enjoys fitness classes and traveling.

czheng8@stanford.edu

Chenming (Angel) is an M.D. candidate at Stanford University School of Medicine. She graduated in 2022 from the University of Pittsburgh, where she majored in molecular biology and minored in philosophy. Her previous research focused on identifying and characterizing enhancer sequences in zebrafish. She is currently working on understanding the genetic and clinical risk factors in patients with multiple melanoma. During her free time, Angel enjoys watercolor painting, learning new dances, and watching old Hong Kong movies.

michjlin@stanford.edu

Michelle is currently an M.D. candidate at Stanford University School of Medicine. She graduated from the University of Washington in 2020 with a degree in Biology. Before medical school, Michelle spent several years studying viral genomics and developing computational tools for next-generation sequencing analysis, which were used extensively for COVID-19 surveillance sequencing in Washington state and phase III clinical trials for development of novel vaccines. Currently, her research in the Sarin Lab focuses on the genetics of skin disease. In her spare time, she enjoys reading novels, traveling, and crocheting. 

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Marlayna graduated from the College of Wooster where she received a bachelor's degree in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and completed a thesis focusing on creating a Boolean model of crosstalk between senescence and epithelial to mesenchymal transition. Marlayna was given the opportunity to present this research over the summer at the NetBioMed 2021 Conference. Marlayna enjoys playing video games with friends, watching movies, and doing puzzles.

vharbour@stanford.edu

Victoria (Tori) is an M.D. candidate at the Stanford University School of Medicine. She graduated from New Jersey Institute of Technology with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering in 2018 and an M.S. in Chemical Engineering in 2020 as an NSF Graduate Research Fellow. Before attending medical school, she spent a year as an associate scientist at Merck in drug development. Her research interests involve identifying immunological markers and environmental risk factors of hidradenitis suppurativa flares. She is interested in the ways in which the intersection of big data, emerging technologies and clinical observations can address dermatological diseases. Outside of school, she enjoys traveling, rock climbing and learning Spanish.

audrisc@stanford.edu

Audris received undergraduate degrees in Computer Science and Economics at UC Berkeley, followed by a pre-medical program at the University of Pennsylvania, and obtained her medical degree at UC Irvine. She is currently a dermatology resident at Stanford in the 2+1 basic science research track, working in Dr. Kavita Sarin and Dr. Christina Curtis’ labs. Her research interests include studying the genetics and epidemiology of skin cancers to differentiate risk factors and mechanism of development, for the purpose of personalized targeted prevention and treatment applications. During her spare time, she enjoys kickboxing, vinyasa yoga, and watching animated shorts.