Category: Research

From October 23-26, 2024, the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) held its annual meeting in Baltimore, Maryland. Suzanne, Gabby, and Dr. Sharma traveled to participate in the conference. Gabby Once in Seattle, they were able to reconnect with former undergraduate students, Ethan To and Benjamin Kaufman! Gabby was a member of a team of biomedical engineering […]

On September 23rd, the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering held its annual graduate research day. This celebration holds special significance as it coincides with the birthdate of Dr. J. Crayton Pruitt Sr., whose vision and generosity were instrumental in founding our department. Dr. Pruitt was always passionate about student achievements and research, […]

On September 19th, Suzanne traveled to Atlanta, Georgia to present her research at the 2024 Society for Biomaterials (SFB) Southeast Symposium hosted by the Georgia Institute of Technology. This two-day meeting showcased exceptional research presentations and plenary speakers from various parallel regional symposia. After presenting her research, Suzanne made a quick trip to the Atlanta […]

The 2024 Gordon Conference (GRC) on Signal Transduction by Engineered Extracellular Matrices (STEEM), featured themes that included: ECM regulation of cell death mechanisms; co-evolution with cancer and neurodegeneration; the synthesis of living material environments and microphysiological systems; effects of sex and ancestry on cell-ECM signaling; and integration of systems biology, screening, and multi-scale modeling tools […]

In April, Jessica Aldrich, a PhD student in the Sharma Lab, presented her work at the Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) World Congress in Vienna, Austria! OARSI is the premier international organization for scientists and health care professionals focused on the prevention and treatment of osteoarthritis. At this conference, Jessica shared her research on the […]

On Thursday, March 28th, Jessica Aldrich, a fifth year PhD student, and Gabriella Flinn, a senior undergraduate, disseminated their research at the 13th Annual UF Biomaterials Day. The theme of this year’s Biomaterials Day was “Assembling Interfaces for Innovation.” Jessica’s and Gabby’s work titled “Manganese Dioxide Nanozymes as a Chondroprotective Therapy for Osteoarthritis“ and “Engineering 3D […]

This February, undergraduate Sharma Lab researcher Victoria Consalvo presented her work at the Florida Undergraduate Research Conference (FURC) at the University of North Florida. FURC is one of the nation’s largest multi-disciplinary research conferences. It is an annual event open to all undergraduate researchers in the state of Florida to present their research in a […]

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 […]

From October 11-14, 2023, the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) held its annual meeting in Seattle, Washington. Jessica and Dr. Sharma traveled across country to participate in the conference. Once in Seattle, they were able to reconnect with former undergraduate student, Ethan To, who was presenting his work in the Sharma Lab! Together, the Sharma Lab […]

Be sure to check out the newest paper from our group, Drug Delivery Strategies and Nanozyme Technologies to Overcome Limitations for Targeting Oxidative Stress in Osteoarthritis, an invited review published in Pharmaceuticals. In this review, Jessica discusses the current state of nanozyme technologies for use as a therapeutic treatment for osteoarthritis. At this time, there […]