Sogol Asaei is a 4th-year Ph.D. candidate in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Case Western Reserve University. Her doctoral research focuses on designing and characterizing stimuli-responsive elastin-like polypeptides (ELPs) immobilized on electrode surfaces, with applications in responsive biointerfaces and biosensors. She received the Service and Leadership Award from CWRU’s School of Graduate Studies and has gained industry experience through internships at AbbVie, a top ten global biopharmaceutical company, and Sherwin-Williams, the world’s leading paint and coatings company. Her recent work presents the development of a novel electrochemical biosensor for cerium(III) detection using a tyrosine-functionalized EF-hand loop peptide, advancing selective, label-free detection strategies for rare earth elements in aqueous environments. By integrating peptide engineering with interfacial electrochemistry, she aims to contribute to sustainable monitoring approaches for rare earth elements in complex biological samples.