Mahaba joined the Hutchens Lab as a Research Assistant in 2018 after volunteering there for several years. Her work has focused on imaging and molecular assessment of kidney injury in cardiorenal syndrome. Mahaba was born and raised in Iraq and Syria, speaking Aramaic and Arabic prior to immigrating to the U.S., learning English, and earning her B.S. from PSU in 2018. Her favorite scientist is Gerty Cori. When not indulging her life-long love of science, she plays guitar.