Author: Lightsey, Suzanne

The Sharma Lab celebrated the end of a great semester with a White Elephant Gift Exchange Party. We hope that everyone had a restful break.

Matthew Rexroad, a Master’s student, was selected to be an HSF Scholar. The HSF selects 10,000 outstanding students as HSF scholars making this scholarship extremely competitive and prestigious. Matthew’s research focuses on the development of a non-invasive knee injury model for the study of post-traumatic osteoarthritis. Congratulations, Matthew!

On November 29th, the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering celebrated its 20th anniversary as a department by commemorating with Pruitt Research Day. At Pruitt Research Day, three pivotal leaders in the early development of the BME program gave the keynote speeches where they shared the successes of their research program and reflected…

On November 12th, Nahis Cruz-Delgado presented her research at the American Institute for Chemical Engineers (AIChE) 2022 Annual Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. 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 spent the summer conducting research in…

National Nanotechnology Day (NanoDay) is a time to celebrate nanoscale engineering, science, and technology, to recognize researchers advancing the field, to applaud innovators translating outcomes into valuable products and services, and to increase understanding for its potential to positively impact lives.  This year, Jessica Aldrich and Quincy Barton represented the Sharma Lab. Jessica presented her…

On Saturday, October 29th, the Sharma Lab gathered at Dr. Sharma’s house to watch the Florida Georgia football game. Win or lose, the Sharma Lab, family, and friends gathered to cheer on the Gators and eat amazing food, including a roasted pig! Go Gators!

This Halloween, the Sharma Lab partnered with the Allen lab to recreate the Land of Oz. The Sharma Lab was transformed into Munchkin Land and a yellow brick road led to the Emerald City. This year’s theme idea came from Jessica Aldrich, a PhD candidate in the lab, who is (fittingly) co-mentored by Dr. Sharma…

Congratulations to Quincy Barton, who successfully defended his Master’s thesis on Friday, October 21st, 2022! The title of his defense was “Establishing Methodology for Probing Mechanisms of Nanoparticle Uptake in Natural Killer Cells” and reflected his work conducted as a researcher in the Sharma Lab. Quincy has been a member of the Sharma Lab since…

From October 12-15, 2022, the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) held its annual meeting in the vibrant multicultural city of San Antonio, Texas. Four Sharma Lab members traveled to San Antonio to participate in the conference. Together, the Sharma Lab delivered three poster presentations and one podium presentation, visited the Alamo, and ate their fill of…

Congratulations to Tiffany Conklin, who successfully defended her Master’s thesis on Friday, October 7th, 2022! The title of her defense was “Particle Delivery Systems to Mitigate Macrophage-Induced Inflammation in Osteoarthritis” and reflected her work conducted as a researcher in the Sharma Lab. Tiffany has been a member of the Sharma Lab since December 2018. As…