Aisha was born in Vienna, Austria, and raised in Saudi Arabia. She completed her Bachelor's degree in Bioinformatics in Barcelona. For her bachelor thesis, she joined the Transcriptomics and Functional Genomics Lab at Barcelona Supercomputing Center where she assisted in developing a pipeline for the characterization of genetic variation in human ribosomal DNA genes. Currently, she is pursuing a Master's degree in Molecular Life Sciences at the University of Lausanne. As a first-step master's student in the Vastenhouw Lab, she is engaged in developing a pipeline to address challenges in Cut and Run datasets of the zebrafish genome. Her passion lies in utilizing computational biology techniques to contribute to advancements in biological research, especially genomics. 

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In her free time, she enjoys crocheting and going for walks on cold nights with her family or friends. Additionally, she loves sending letters to friends in far-off countries.