The UF Health Cancer Center held their annual Research Showcase on February 12th at the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom. The event showcased the center’s multidisciplinary approach to solving the problem of cancer, with research ranging from basic mechanisms of disease, to cancer prevention and screening, to new cancer therapies. The Sharma Lab made an appearance with 3 graduate students presenting their research (see below). Out of 167 posters, Tomas was selected as a poster winner!

To read more about this event, please use the link here: https://cancer.ufl.edu/2025/02/18/research-showcase-fosters-interdisciplinary-cancer-research/#winners

Congratulations, Tomas!

Posters presented:

Tomas Clavijo-Garcia: “Characterizing Uptake Mechanisms of Manganese Dioxide Nanoparticles in Natural Killer Cells”

Suzanne Lightsey: “Engineering Hydrogels to Investigate the Role of Hyaluronic Acid on Natural Killer Cell Infiltration”

Rylee Newport: “Development of Photo Polymerizing Hydrogels for Studying Natural Killer Cell-Cancer Cell Interactions in 3D”