Students

Vidal is a Biophysics PhD student at Stanford, co-advised by Euan Ashley and Russ Altman. Working within the MoTrPAC consortium, he is primarily interested in developing novel statistical and algorithmic tools for interrogating high-dimensional exercise science data. Outside of the lab, you can find him lifting things up and putting them down. https://vidalarroyo.com/

Mohammad is a PhD student in Electrical Engineering at Stanford University, advised by Euan Ashley and co-advised by Fei-Fei Li and Ehsan Adeli. His research focuses on applying artificial intelligence to improve clinical workflows. He is currently developing multi-modal cardiologist assistants that integrate data from diverse sources—including ECG, echocardiography, and cardiac MRI—to support more comprehensive and efficient clinical decision-making.

Mehdi is an MD candidate at Stanford University, concentrating in bioengineering. He received his B.S. in biomedical engineering from Yale University, after which he completed a post-baccalaureate research fellowship at the National Cancer Institute. Mehdi’s research interests lie at the intersection of engineering and precision medicine. Using both computational and wet-lab techniques, he seeks to uncover the genetic underpinnings of disease at the single cell level, especially cancer. At the Ashley Lab, he is developing methods to characterize the phenotypic landscape of cardiomyocytes. Mehdi is passionate about using his research to bring novel medical technologies from bench to patient bedside. In his free time, you’ll find Mehdi traveling, reading Urdu poetry, or—recently—playing lots of Pickleball!

Saskia is an undergraduate at Stanford studying biomedical computation. Her research interests include the genetics of cardiovascular disease, single cell morphology, and rare genetic diseases. At the Ashley lab, she is studying how variants in the TNNI3 gene cause hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Outside of the lab, Saskia enjoys trying new foods, doing pilates, reading, and learning to golf!

Sriya Mantena is a Junior studying Computer Science on the AI track with a minor in comparative studies in race and ethnicity. At the Ashley Lab, Sriya is using large language models to tailor prompts to myHeartCounts app users, motivating them to increase their physical activity and combat heart disease. Outside of the lab, Sriya is passionate about making computer science more accessible, enjoys running, and is learning how to dj!

Shriya Reddy is a Stanford senior pursuing a BS in Biomedical Computation and an MS in Biomedical Data Science. She is passionate about leveraging deep learning and bioinformatics for precision medicine, focusing on cardiovascular disease genomics and myocardial fibrosis as a marker of aging. In the Ashley Lab, Shriya develops deep-learning models to study myocardial fibrosis and works in the wet lab to validate AAV gene delivery optimization in human explanted tissue. Beyond research, she is president of Stanford’s largest undergraduate biotechnology club, teaches clinical needs-finding workshops, and manages finances for Indian educational projects. Shriya also choreographs for a competitive Garba Raas team and enjoys tabletop roleplaying games in her free time.

Ben is currently an MS/PhD candidate at Stanford University studying computer science and biomedical informatics. He is primarily interested in developing methods that accelerate protein engineering utilizing deep learning. In the Ashley Lab, he leads computational design efforts for next-generation gene therapy vectors and base editors. https://bviggiano.github.io/

Andy is a Stanford undergraduate studying biomedical computation and computer science. He is interested in the intersection of computer science and medicine and is passionate about personalized medicine and digital health. In the Ashley Lab, Andy is using large language models to design improved viral vectors and gene editors for gene therapy. Outside of lab, he enjoys biking, playing volleyball, and is the alto in a saxophone quartet on campus.