Saif joined the SrOH team in 2025 after graduating from Amherst College and spending a year completing a masters by research at Durham University. Saif worked for Larry Hunter in Amherst on a search for long-range spin-dependent interactions and for Simon Cornish in Durham on a RbCs molecular tweezer array. Outside of the lab, Saif enjoys playing jazz piano, singing, and going on long bike rides.