{"id":2649,"date":"2022-11-25T19:52:47","date_gmt":"2022-11-25T19:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bme.ufl.edu\/labs\/sharma\/?page_id=2649"},"modified":"2026-04-17T17:40:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T21:40:26","slug":"2649-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/sharma\/2649-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Values"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-default has-accent-5-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-system-sans-serif-font-family wp-elements-92ef389f1c2db387c18ef8979405dff8\" style=\"font-size:1.8em;font-style:normal;font-weight:200\"><em>We are committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment, valuing diversity as a strength that should be celebrated. Diversity drives innovation and creativity, supporting our goals of advancing biomedical technologies and improving human health. To be fully engaged, each lab member must feel safe, valued, and included. To continually be aware of inequalities that exist in our profession and community, we are listening to the experiences of students and colleagues from groups historically excluded in our field, educating ourselves on the roots of these inequalities, and actively working to address them.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide has-base-2-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-99bea790 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-system-sans-serif-font-family has-large-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-sans-serif-font-family\">Our laboratory embraces and encourages diversity in our research topics, practices, and team. The Sharma Lab believes that diversity in the lab is not only important, but necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:44px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/multicultural.ufl.edu\/\">UF Multicultural &amp; Diversity Affairs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:44px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdo.ufl.edu\/\">UF Chief Diversity Officer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:44px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/counseling.ufl.edu\/services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UF Counseling and Wellness Center (CWC) services<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:44px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lgbtq.multicultural.ufl.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UF LGBTQ+ Affairs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:44px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ombuds.ufl.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UF Ombuds Office<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-system-sans-serif-font-family has-large-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Mental Health<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-system-sans-serif-font-family\">We believe that mental&nbsp;health&nbsp;is an important component in overall&nbsp;health and encourage prioritizing making mental health a priority in the laboratory.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:44px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/counseling.ufl.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Counseling &amp; 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