Category: Our Team

Sharma Lab Undergraduate Researchers Present at Pruitt Research Day 2026 Sharma Lab undergraduate researchers Victoria Consalvo and Natalia Munetones Martinez presented work from their senior thesis projects at Pruitt Research Day 2026. Natalia presented her work on characterizing 3D chondrocyte pellet cultures and began establishing a protocol for their use in understanding senescence in chondrocytes. […]

Sharma Lab at Biomaterials Day 2026 On March 10, the Sharma Lab attended a regional Biomaterials Day hosted at the University of Florida. Eight universities across Florida attended talks from both invited academic and industry speakers, as well as student speakers from many of the attending universities. Rylee Newport (Ph.D. Candidate – Biomedical Engineering) presented […]

Congratulations to Rylee Newport and Dr. Suzanne Lightsey on presenting at TERMIS-AM 2025! In November, 2025, Sharma Lab members Rylee Newport and Dr. Suzanne Lightsey presented their research at TERMIS-AM 2025 in Detroit, MI. The focus of the conference was “Next Generation Tools for Regenerative Medicine.” Rylee Newport presented a poster on her work, 3D […]

Sharma Lab at NanoDay 2025 On October 9th, Touraj Amrabadi (Ph.D. Candidate – Chemical Engineering) presented his research on functionalized manganese dioxide nanoparticles as reactive oxygen species scavengers for targeting oxidative stress in osteoarthritis at NanoDay 2025. Great job, Touraj!

Sharma Lab at the Tissue Engineering GRC 2025 The Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Gordon Research Conference (GRC) was held the summer of 2025 in Barcelona, Spain. Suzanne Lightsey, a Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. candidate in the Sharma Lab, presented a poster on her research on natural killer (NK) cell infiltration in solid tumor models. She and […]

Sharma Lab Retreat 2025 This year, the Sharma Lab trekked across Gainesville to Austin Cary Forest to host a lab retreat.  Our lab retreats comprise of scientific sessions where each lab member gives a presentation. This year, the focus was on considering the field as a whole and identifying gaps in the literature that we […]

Tomas graduates with his Master’s degree! Tomas Clavijo-Garcia graduated with his Master’s degree this Spring 2025. The Sharma Lab celebrated his accomplishment with a friendly game of trivia at V Pizza. We look forward to following his work and impact in the upcoming years! Congratulations!

Victoria named UFHCC University Scholar Undergraduate researcher, Victoria Consalvo, was selected as a part of the 2025 UFHCC University Scholars Program. This prestigious award is given to undergraduate students to educate the next generation of professionals on the importance of biomedical research and scientific discoveries, specifically focused on cancer. Those selected are paired with faculty […]

Suzanne is selected for the Association of Academic Women’s Emerging Scholar Honorable Mention Award! Suzanne Lightsey, a 5th year PhD student, was selected by the Madelyn Lockhart Dissertation Awards Committee for the 2024 Association for Academic Women’s (AAW) Emerging Scholar Honorable Mention Award. AAW at the University of Florida established the Madelyn Lockhart Dissertation Fellowship […]

Sharma Lab sweeps at the 2025 Biomaterials Day On Thursday, March 13th, the Sharma Lab disseminated their research at the 14th Annual UF Biomaterials Day. The theme of this year’s Biomaterials Day was “Building Tomorrow with Biomaterials Today.” Suzanne, a fifth year PhD student, gave a podium presentation on her research and Rylee, Tomas, Touraj, and […]