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Olivia Liseth, an undergraduate researcher in the Sharma Lab, presented her research on Thursday, March 22, 2018 at the Undergraduate Research Symposium! This annual symposium allows undergraduate students from all disciplines across UF to present their research projects. This year, Olivia presented a poster of her work that she conducted as a University Scholar, titled […]

Shreedevi Kumar, a first year PhD student in the Sharma Lab, presented her work at the 7th Annual UF Biomaterials Day on February 23rd, 2018. The theme of this year’s Biomaterials Day was “Breaking Barriers in Biomaterials Research.” Shree’s work titled “Manganese dioxide nanoparticles protect cytokine-challenged cartilage from oxidative stress” was one of six student […]

The Sharma Lab celebrates the end of 2017 with our BME Family at the annual Holiday Celebration.     Jahnelle and Shree take home gold in the Christmas card game – the first one to move the card to hang on the side of the table without using their hands win. Shannon and Madison participate […]

   A job well done to PhD students Shreedevi Kumar and Madison Temples who presented their work at the 2017 Pruitt Research Day! The goals of Pruitt Research Day are to recognize the research efforts of UF BME students and their faculty mentors by showcasing the diversity and growth of research pursuits in the biomedical engineering community, and to honor Dr. J. Crayton Pruitt, […]

This Halloween, the Sharma Lab secured the “Most kid friendly” award for the second year in a row! This year’s theme, “Sharma’s Web”, is a spin-off of the classic story “Charolette’s Web”. The idea came from Jessica Hornyak, an undergraduate in the lab. The farm included Isaac (Charolette), Jahnelle (the mouse), Shannon (the cow), Dr. […]

The Sharma Lab celebrates the recent accomplishments of lab mates Shree and Olivia!   Olivia Liseth, an undergraduate Sharma Lab researcher, was recently awarded the Gerald and Elaine L. Gibson Scholarship, a $1000 award from the UF Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering. Shreedevi Kumar started as an MS student in the lab and is now entering […]

Dr. Isaac Adjei, a post-doc in the Sharma Lab, was awarded the “2017 Postdoctoral Associate Excellence Award” yesterday at the UF BME Fall Welcome event. This is the first time in UF BME’s history that a post-doc is being recognized in the BME Departmental Excellence Awards. The postdoctoral Associate Excellence Award is given to a […]

Students, researchers, faculty, and staff take a break to observe the solar eclipse today! People gathered in the health sciences courtyard to watch this rare event, try out home-made viewing tools, and take photos.         Lab equipment (discarded ThermoFisher box, foil, tape) was converted to make pinhole cameras to view the eclipse. Thanks for […]

This Friday, July 28, 2017, Nikhil Deshmukh gave a poster presentation of his research done as a part of the Student Science Training Program (SSTP). Nikhil joined the lab mid June as a part of this 6-week research program for high school students. Over the summer, Nikhil researched the effects of formulation techniques on nanoparticle properties. The […]

The Sharma Lab celebrates the end of the summer and the work of our Student Science Training Program (SSTP) student, Nikhil Deshmukh! Nikhil joined the lab mid June as a part of this 6-week research program for high school students. Over the summer, Nikhil researched the effects of formulation techniques on nanoparticle properties. Thank you for […]

Congratulations to Vrunda Trivedi, a Master’s student, and Jake Pistiner, an undergraduate student for graduating in the Spring 2017 commencement! Thank you for all of your hard work in the Sharma Lab!

PhD candidate Shannon Brown presents a poster titled “Nanocarrier Interactions with Synovial Fluid: Implications for Delivery to Cartilage” at the Osteoarthritis Research Society International 2017 world congress in Las Vegas. Check it out on the BME Twitter Feed.

Sharma Lab celebrates the end of semester with a barbecue!

Congratulations to Jake, a senior undergraduate BME student in the Sharma lab, for earning the “Attributions of a Gator Engineer” award for integrity!  Considered to possess the greatest distinction of any student award given to Gator Engineers by the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, the Gator Engineering Attribute Awards are intended to provide an ideal guide for all members of […]

Congratulations to Sharma Lab member Olivia Liseth for becoming a 2017 University Scholar! This competitive program funds a research project for undergraduate students where they work one-on-one with UF faculty, and introduces them to the exciting world of academic research. Read the full story here!

The Sharma Lab participated in the 2016 BME Annual Halloween Decorating Contest and secured the title “Least Spooky and Most Kid Friendly”! This year the lab was transformed into an “Inside Out”-themed world! To read the story and see other lab’s decorations, click here.

Congratulations to Dr. Sharma for being selected as the 2016 Outstanding Faculty Member by the UF Graduate Student Council! This award is presented to a full-time faculty member who has excelled at mentoring students, especially in scholarly research, at the undergraduate and graduate levels.   Read the story here.