Seham Ebrahim, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics at the University of Virginia, where she leads the Ebrahim Lab within the Center for Membrane & Cell Physiology. She holds a B.S. in Biotechnology from University College London, an M.S. from Hamburg University of Technology, and a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from Queen Mary University of London, followed by postdoctoral training at the National Institutes of Health. Her research focuses on how cytoskeletal networks and mechanosensitive systems regulate essential cellular processes such as division, motility, and secretion—particularly in epithelial tissues—and how their disruption contributes to diseases like cancer, infertility, and inflammatory bowel disease. Most recently, she co-discovered a previously unknown organelle called the hemifusome, shedding new light on how cells manage internal cargo and recycle waste.