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About
Micaiah is a third-year undergraduate student majoring in biomedical engineering and minoring in data science. While in the Sheybani laboratory, he has worked on generating multimodal metrics for benchmarking antibody delivery following FUS BBBO in breast cancer brain metastases, and his research currently concentrates on immune profiling in combination therapies of FUS and myeloid-targeted immunotherapies. He was a 2024 Summer Undergraduate Dean’s Fellow, a 2025 UVA nominee for the Barry Goldwater Scholarship, and is serving his second term as the vice president of the UVA undergraduate biomedical engineering society. Upon graduation from UVA, he plans to pursue a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering with a focus on immunoengineering. Outside of the lab, he enjoys reading, cooking, playing guitar, leading in student ministry, and exploring theology through his residential program at the Center for Christian Studies.
Awards & Accolades
Barry Goldwater Scholarship Nominee
2025
The most prestigious undergraduate scholarship in the natural sciences, mathematics, and engineering in America.
University of Virginia
Dean's Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
2024
Awarded to exceptional engineering undergraduates in research.
University of Virginia
Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society
2024
University of Virginia
Induction is awarded as a celebration of excellent leadership in academics and research, service, communication, or athletics.
Remarkable Futures Scholarship
2023
Chic-Fil-A
Awarded maximum amount as recognition for demonstrating care and service to others through positive impact on community, friends, and family.
Dean's List
2023-2025
Awarded to full-time students who demonstrate academic excellence while taking a minimum of 15 credits.
University of Virginia
