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Dr. Aldrich defends her thesis!
On November 6th, Jessica Aldrich successfully defended her PhD, titled ‘Advancing a Reactive Oxygen Species Scavenging Nanomaterial Platform to Target Oxidative Stress In Osteoarthritis’! This work is the culmination of the last five and a half years of Jessica’s work in both the Sharma Lab and the Allen Lab. While at the University of Florida,
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You shall not pass! (without proper PPE)
This Halloween, the Sharma Lab partnered with the Allen lab to recreate Middle Earth in the Lord of the Rings. The Sharma Lab was transformed into the Shire and the Mirkwood Forrest lined the hallway that connected to Mordor (aka the Allen lab). This year’s theme idea came from Shane Priester, a PhD student in
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Natalia and Victoria represent at the SHPE National Convention
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
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Suzanne presents at Building Bridges Across NIH and the Broader Engineering Community
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
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BMES 2024
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
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Pruitt Research Day 2024
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,
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SFB 2024 Southeast Regional Symposia
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
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Tomas interns at Amend Surgical, Inc.
This fall, Tomas Clavijo-Garcia, a second-year Master’s student, worked part-time at Amend Surgical, Inc. as a Product Development Intern. Amend Surgical, Inc. is a medical device company in Gainesville, FL. They are dedicated to the discovery, development, and manufacture of breakthrough medical devices. Specifically, they are developing a platform of strong adhesive barriers. As a
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Mattie graduates with her Master’s degree
Mattie McKinzie graduated with her Master’s degree this past August 2024. We look forward to following her work and impact in the upcoming years! Congratulations!
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Sharma Lab Retreat 2024
This year, the Sharma Lab trekked across campus to Herbert Wertheim Laboratory for Engineering Excellence to host a lab retreat. Our lab retreats comprise of scientific sessions where each lab member gives a presentation. This year, the focus was working in interdisciplinary teams to propose new projects that incorporated resources available at the university of