Category: Current Students

At the end of October, Sharma Lab undergraduate students, Natalia and Victoria, attended the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) National Convention in Anaheim, CA! SHPE National Convention serves as the country’s largest, annual gathering of Hispanic STEM students and professionals. The convention brings together thousands of the best and brightest Hispanic scientists, mathematicians, and […]

On October 22nd, Suzanne presented her research at the main campus of the National Institute of Health (NIH) via both a poster and a talk. Her talk on “Engineering Hydrogels to Investigate the Role of Extracellular Matrix Cues on Natural Killer Cell Functions” was featured in the Cancer Therapies and Technologies session. NIH is the […]

During the annual BME Holiday party, Jessica Aldrich was awarded the Graduate Student Excellence Award for her contributions to the J Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering. This award is given to the registered BME graduate student who has excelled in her coursework, research, service to the department and leadership– all of which Jessica […]

The Sharma Lab celebrated the end of a great semester with a White Elephant Gift Exchange Party at the Cheesecake Factory and, of course, we all got cheesecakes to go! We hope that everyone has a restful break.

On November 8th, the University of Florida held its 2023 Fall Undergraduate Research Symposium. The Fall Undergraduate Research Symposium is a chance for all undergraduate students to present their research. Presenting at the symposium gives students valuable presentation experience, as well as a place to network and learn about research in a variety of fields. […]

On November 6th, Nahis Cruz-Delgado presented her research at the American Institute for Chemical Engineers (AIChE) 2023 Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida. This conference is the educational forum for chemical engineers interested in innovation and professional growth. Nahis is an undergraduate student at the University of Puerto Rico who has previously conducted research in the […]

Congratulations to Gabby Flinn for completion of the UF BME Undergraduate Summer Research Program. Gabby was one of ten students selected to participate in this program. This summer, Gabby engineered 3D hydrogels of varying stiffness to interrogate cancer cell behavior under Suzanne Lightsey’s mentorship. At the end of the summer, Gabby disseminated her findings from […]