Mehdia was born and raised in Karachi, Pakistan where she also attended medical school. Her passion for interdisciplinary science motivated her to explore various kinds of research early on as a medical student. With the Sulchek lab, she is using microfluidics (measures cell stiffness and other physical parameters) to predict chemotherapy drug responses in leukemias while accounting for cancer heterogeneity and rare mutations. Given her medical background and experience with Health tech, Mehdia is a big proponent of translational research which can be bootstrapped to address clinical needs. Mehdia looks to baking, reading, writing, trying out new coffee brews, petting cats and hiking for fun. Mehdia is excited to be a part of the GT6000 community and looks forward to welcoming the new graduate students whilst positively contributing towards their transition into the Georgia Tech community.