Dr. Jawaad Sheriff:nDr. Jawaad Sheriff is a Research Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Stony Brook University. He is also collaborates with the University of Arizona, Vanderbilt University, Oregon Health & Science University, and Politecnico di Milano in Milan, Italy.nnJawaad graduated from the University at Buffalo with a Bachelor of Sciences in Mechanical Engineering and received a Doctorate of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering at Stony Brook University. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship and research scientist training with the Biofluids Research Group, in which he serves as the Lab Manager, in addition to his duties as a research professor.nnJawaad works on a variety of research projects, including evaluation of clotting risk in cardiovascular devices (blood pumps, artificial heart, and prosthetic valves), development of mathematical models to predict clotting risk in cardiovascular diseases and devices, and comparison of blood platelet response in adults and newborns. Jawaad belongs to professional organizations such as the Biomedical Engineering Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the New York Academy of Science. He has published numerous peer-reviewed scientific articles, authored a book chapter, and presented at several regional, national, and international conferences.nnJawaad enjoys giving back to the community, especially when it comes to mentoring the next generation of scientists and engineers. In addition to training high school, undergraduate, and graduate students in the lab, Jawaad gives guest lectures at Stony Brook University and other local institutions. He is a member of the Umoja Outreach Foundation uMentor team, Stony Brook Alumni mentors, and assists the University of Buffalo in local recruitment efforts. Off-campus, he enjoys spending time with family, long-distance running, traveling, and writing the occasional blog post.nnSameer Tejani:nSameer Tejani is a software engineer currently working on Microsoft’s cloud computing platform – Azure. He previously worked on other Microsoft products including SQL Server and Windows.nnSameer graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Master’s degree in Computer Science. Prior to that he studied at the City College of New York where he received his Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science.nnSameer spent multiple years volunteering at IMAN – a local Islamic community organization in Seattle – where he served on the Executive Committee and taught at the Sunday School. In his spare time, Sameer enjoys road biking and hiking in the Pacific Northwest. He lives with his wife and daughter in the Greater Seattle area.