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Sina Sadeghzadeh
MD Student with Scholarly Concentration in Clinical Research, expected graduation Spring 2026
BioSina was born in Tehran, Iran and raised in Zanjan, Iran. He came out to Massachusetts to attend Harvard University where he obtained his undergraduate degree cum laude in Neuroscience with a secondary in Economics. In college, Sina conducted wet-lab research under the supervision of Dr. Hugo Bellen, worked as a legal intern in Levy Firestone Muse LLP, and served as a research assistant for Drs. Francis Shen, Steven Levitsky, and Jennifer Hochschild. Sina moved to California (by bike!) to begin medical school at Stanford where he is currently pursuing clinical and basic science research opportunities in the neuroscience domain. Outside of medical school, Sina is an avid cyclist, enjoys going on walks, doing yoga, and learning to salsa dance.
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Thomas Robert Savage
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine
Masters Student in Biomedical Informatics, admitted Autumn 2022BioDr Thomas Savage is a Hospitalist at Stanford University Hospital. He teaches residents and medical students on the general medicine service as well as covers the oncology, cardiology and transplant services as a nocturnist. His research interests include artificial intelligence applications to medicine and wearable medical devices.
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Danielle Scarano
Masters Student in Physician Assistant Studies, admitted Autumn 2022
BioDanielle Scarano is a student in the Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies program at Stanford School of Medicine. She led the development of science instructional content and resources for Newsela, an educational technology platform for students grades 2-12. Danielle also served as the Foundational Science Lead at Brilliant.org, where she led the development of the site's foundational science courses and content. Prior to her time at Brilliant, Danielle helped establish a school in the Bay Area. As the founding science teacher at Summit Tamalpais, she developed a project-based learning curriculum that engages students in scientific inquiry.
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Aadit Shah
MD Student with Scholarly Concentration in Bioengineering / Immunology, expected graduation Spring 2026
BioAadit is an MD candidate at Stanford with a BS in Biomedical Engineering from Washington University and an MPhil in Bioscience Enterprise from the University of Cambridge. While completing these degrees, he conducted 4 years of immunology/infectious diseases research as well as led the development of a medical device through to acquisition. While at Cambridge and Stanford, he gained exposure to operating and investing experience in therapeutics (particularly immuno-oncology and genetic medicines) with prior work spanning Flagship Pioneering, Tessera Therapeutics, and 5AM Ventures. As an advocate for the larger student innovation community, Aadit oversaw the national network of biomedical incubators: Sling Health. As National Network President, he supported more than 1000 students across 15 institutions and reported outcomes twice in Nature Biotechnology.
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Kiarash Shamardani
Ph.D. Student in Cancer Biology, admitted Summer 2019
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsInterested in a systems neuroscience approach to understanding the interaction of tumor cells and their microenvironment in brain cancer. I am studying the neuron-glioma interactions at the circuit level to discern how patterns of activity within a neuron-glioma network influences the behavior of the cancer as a whole.
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Amitoj Singh
Ph.D. Student in Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, admitted Autumn 2024
BioAmitoj is a PhD student studying Stem Cell Biology at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He is interested in pursuing research projects in the field of cardiovascular medicine and regenerative therapeutics.
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Shamsi Soltani
Ph.D. Student in Epidemiology and Clinical Research, admitted Autumn 2021
BioShamsi Soltani is a PhD candidate in the Department of Epidemiology and Population Health and a trainee with the Center for Population Health Sciences, both in the Stanford School of Medicine. She is also a fellow in the Training in Advanced Data Analytics for Behavioral and Social Sciences (TADA-BSSR) program, supervised by Drs. Abby King and Lorene Nelson. Her dissertation work revolves around sleep quality as a modifiable risk factor for suicide in LGBTQ+ populations and is mentored by Drs. Rebecca Bernert and Mitchell Lunn.
