Sandi Assaf graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles in June 2022. During that time, she completed several research projects locally and internationally in nutrition, psychiatry, and anthropology. After her undergraduate degree, she worked at the Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute as a clinical research assistant analyzing COVID-19 antibody outcomes while she continued her research endeavors. She has presented at multiple conferences including the Society for Applied Anthropology, Western Medical Research Conference, and the American Medical Student Association. Her research interests include nutrition, dermatology, and the intersection between habits and health outcomes. She hopes to specialize as a dermatologist and focus on skin cancer prevention and treatment while educating on optimal nutrition and lifestyle for healthy skin.