Rahaf is interested in making a tangible impact in medical advancement through the development of biomaterials as vehicles for drug delivery.

Swanson, S.; Bashmail, R.; Fellin, C.R.; Luu, V.; Shires, N.; Cox, P.A.; Nelson, A.; MacKenzie, D.; Taroc, A.-M.; Nelson, L.Y.; Seibel, E.J. Prototype Development of a Temperature-Sensitive High-Adhesion Medical Tape to Reduce Medical-Adhesive-Related Skin Injury and Improve Quality of Care. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2022, 23, 7164. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23137164

M.Sc. in Bioengineering - KAUST, KSA, 2022-present

B.Sc in Materials Science and Engineering (Honors) - University of Washington, Seattle, USA, 2021

Research Assistant - Human Photonics Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle, USA, 2021

Engineering Peer Educator - College of Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, USA, 2020

Recipient of two (2020, 2021) research scholarships from the Mary Gates Endowment for Students