Stanford University
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Diego Tagle Z.
Master of the Science of Law Student, Law
BioTrained in both law and philosophy, Diego is interested in the relationship between law, economics, and political thought. Before joining Stanford as a SPILS Fellow, he spent four years at Chile's Antitrust Agency (FNE), where he worked on merger review and anti-cartel enforcement. Earlier, he served as an advisor at Chile's Ministry of Energy. He has taught Legal Theory at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
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Alaa Taha
MD Student with Scholarly Concentration in Informatics & Data-Driven Medicine / Surgery, expected graduation Spring 2030
BioAlaa completed his PhD in Biomedical Engineering at Western University and is an MD student at Stanford. Alaa's research integrates machine learning, image analysis, and anatomical coordinate systems for brain mapping and deep brain stimulation. Alaa is passionate about global health equity, open-source medical software, and advancing stereotactic neurosurgery through interpretable and reproducible methods.
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Niloofar Taheri
Postdoctoral Scholar, Psychiatry
BioDr. Niloofar Taheri is a postdoctoral researcher (MD, Inv) in the Mignot Lab at Stanford University, where she conducts research in sleep medicine and neuroimmunology. Her work has been recognized with Gold Medals at international invention competitions, including the IFIA Members’ Competition for developing a novel diagnostic and therapeutic approach to neurodegenerative disorders, and the 2025 American Innovation Exhibition (AIIE) in San Diego, where she received a Gold Medal and Special Prize for designing a medication to improve the treatment of brain metastases in breast cancer. Most recently, she won a Gold Medal at the 2025 Kaohsiung International Invention & Design Expo (KIDE), for a patent on a novel diagnostic method for the early detection of major depressive disorder (MDD).
She brings experience in clinical practice, co-founding an autoimmune society, and developing wet-lab models. She is also a verified peer reviewer for psychiatry and neuroscience journals.
