Bio

Merlinda-Loriane is a translational Bioprocess Engineer at Stanford University specializing in protocol architecture for stem cell regenerative systems. At Stanford, she is a member of the BASE Initiative, the Cardiovascular Institute, and holds joint appointments with the School of Engineering and School of Medicine in Bioengineering. Her work focuses on engineering scalable, sequencing-grade pipelines for 3D iPSC-derived cardiomyocyte models, including atrial and ventricular subtypes. She also specializes in developing full-stack molecular and bioprocess workflows that convert 2D cells into robust 3D systems, and her technical fluency spans RNA sequencing, qPCR, spatial transciptomics, and multi-omic integration for translational pipeline development.

She is an early foundational technical validator for a next-generation AI platform designed to optimize experimental workflows in microbiology, human biology, chemical biology, bioprocessing, and diagnostics. Her contributions shape how AI can support bench scientists with iterative protocol refinement in real-time lab contexts. She is also a National GEM Consortium Fellow and a Rackham Merit Fellow.

Honors & Awards

  • University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum (UURAF), First Place, Michigan State University (04/2022)
  • Honors College Summer Research Scholar, Honors College, Michigan State University (05/2021)
  • Great Lakes Regional Conference Academic Excellence Award, Michigan State University, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated (08/2020)
  • Division of Engineering, Physics, and Mathematics, First Place, Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (08/2021)
  • Great Lakes Regional Conference Academic Excellence Award - 4.0 Scholar, Michigan State University, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated (08/2021)
  • National GEM Consortium Fellow, Employer Fellow, The National GEM Consortium (08/2022)
  • Rackham Merit Fellow, Rackham Graduate School, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor (08/2022)
  • National GEM Consortium Annual Conference Travel Grant, The National GEM Consortium (08/2023)

Education & Certifications

  • B.S., Michigan State University, Honors College, Human Biology, Bioethics (2022)
  • B.S., Michigan State University, Honors College, Microbiology, Health Promotion (2022)
  • M.S., University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Chemical Biology of Cancer (2023)

Service, Volunteer and Community Work

  • Treasurer, Silicon Valley Spartans, Michigan State University

    Location

    Palo Alto

  • Science Small Groups (SSG), Stanford University (2/21/2025 - 5/2/2025)

    Location

    Stanford, CA

Contact

  • Work
    sewavime@stanford.edu
    University - Staff Department: Program-Skylar-Scott, M. Position: Life Science Research Professional 2

Additional Info

  • Mail Code: 5143

Links

Professional Affiliations and Activities

  • Rackham Merit Fellow, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor (2022 - 2023)
  • Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated, Delta Zeta Chapter, FA '19 (2019 - Present)
  • National GEM Consortium Fellow, Employer Fellow, The National GEM Consortium (2022 - 2024)