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2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

July<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Sharma Lab is moving to the University of Michigan, Pharmaceutical Sciences Department in the College of Pharmacy, starting on July 15th, 2026. https:\/\/pharmacy.umich.edu\/news\/sharmas-mission-precision-drug-development-to-meet-unmet-needs\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

January<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Congratulations to Anu Rani and team for the newest article published in Theranostics<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

November<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Huge congratulations to Sharma Lab undergrad Jo for winning a Student Poster Presentation Award at ABRCMS!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Congratulations to Vikranvir Jain for successfully passing the qualifying exam, Well Done!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

September<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Congratulations to Anubhav, Anunay, Aqib and team for their recent publication in ACS Applied Nanomaterials <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sharma lab welcomes two new graduate students Ananya and Toyin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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August<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Congratulations to the Sharma Lab for Securing Two NIH R01 Grants to Advance Nanomedicines for Brain and Eye Disorders<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

R01 #1 ($2.6M over 5 years):<\/strong> This project will advance our 2-deoxyglucose dendrimer (2DG-D) technology<\/strong> for precise, targeted delivery of therapeutics to injured neurons, with the goal of developing effective treatments for pediatric traumatic brain injury<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

R01 #2 ($2.6M over 5 years):<\/strong> This grant focuses on mixed-layered glycodendrimer-based therapies<\/strong> to target and treat corneal neovascularization<\/strong>, a sight-threatening process underlying numerous ocular diseases where current treatment options remain limited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Congratulations to first authors Anunay, Anubhav and team for their recent publication in Biomacromolecules<\/em><\/strong>.Pulukuri, AJ.; Dhull, A.; Dar, AI.; Sharma, R.; Berkman, CE.; Sharma, A*.<\/u><\/strong> Dendrimer-Mediated Delivery Enhances Therapeutic Efficacy in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Biomacromolecules; <\/em>2025<\/strong>, <\/em>26, 9, 5979\u20136000. https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/full\/10.1021\/acs.biomac.5c00917<\/p>\n\n\n\n

July<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Congratulations to Sharma Lab graduate student <\/a>Shamila Gopalakrishnan<\/a> on receiving the Controlled Release Society (CRS) 2025 Local Chapter Young Scientist Travel Grant Award!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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June<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Congratulations to our star graduate student Anubhav Dhull for securing a summer internship at Intel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

May<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Congratulations to our undergraduate students Jo and Kenneth for receiving  Leo Millam Undergraduate Research Scholarship<\/strong> from the College of Arts & Sciences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

April<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Congratulations to the team on the publication of our latest review article, “Nano Approaches to Nucleic Acid Delivery: Barriers, Solutions, and Current Landscape,” in WIRES Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology, in collaboration with the Stanford University School of Medicine. https:\/\/wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/wnan.70010<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Heartiest congratulations to Sharma Lab star undergrad <\/a>Joan Felipe Casta\u00f1eda Gonzalez<\/a> for being named as 2025 Barry Goldwater Scholar. Way to go, Jo, this is just the beginning!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Huge Congratulations to our undergrad Joan Castaneda<\/strong> for being selected as Carson Fellow<\/strong> for the 2025-2026 academic year and receiving the award “Scott and Linda Carson Undergraduate Research Endowed Excellence Fund<\/em>“.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

March<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Congratulations to Sharma Lab graduate student Anubhav Dhull<\/strong> for receiving Donald S. Matteson Graduate Fellowship!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Congratulations our graduate student Ritama Ghosh<\/strong> on receiving E.L. Wagner Graduate Endowment CAS scholarship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Congratulations Aqib, Vikrant, Anu and team for our recent publication in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces “Silibinin-Conjugated Galactose Dendrimers for Targeted Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma<\/strong>” https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/10.1021\/acsami.5c04744?fig=agr1&ref=pdf<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dr. Sharma gave an invited talk at The Ohio State University College of Medicine<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Congratulations to Sharma Lab graduate student Shamila Gopalakrishnan for winning first place at CAS 3 Minute Thesis Competition. Well done, Shamila!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dr. Sharma hosted Dr. Tanya Parish from Seattle Children’s Research Institute for Departmental seminar. Thank you Dr. Parish for your visit and a great talk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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February<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Congratulations to Anubhav Dhull and team for our latest publication in ACS Sensors<\/em> “Mixed-Layered Glycodendrimer Probe for Imaging Inflammation at Surgical Site Infections”. Well Done!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sharma lab presented at the  19th International Symposium on Recent Advances in Drug Delivery Systems<\/a> (RADDS 2025) at the University of Utah<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

December<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Our graduate student Shamila Gopalakrishnan received the Alaska Airlines Travel Grant. Congratulations Shamila!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our postdoc Dr. Anu Rani received a prestigious Postdoctoral Entrepreneurship Program (PEP) fellowship. Congratulations Anu!! Well deserved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Congratulations to The Sharma Lab for receiving Commercialization Gap Fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Congratulations to our graduate students, Anubhav Dhull and Shamila Gopalakrishnan for successfully qualifying their preliminary exam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

September<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Congratulations to Dr. Anjali Sharma for receiving Commercialization Initiation Grant from Murdock Trust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

August<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Sharma group is excited to have their newest graduate student, Ritama Ghosh. Welcome Ritama!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Congratulations to Dr. Anu Rani and team for their latest publication in Biomacromolecules<\/em>. https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/full\/10.1021\/acs.biomac.4c00878<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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June<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Sharma receives another Washington Research Foundation grant for the development of targeted treatments for prostate cancer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joan Castaneda Gonzalez joins as an undergraduate researcher. Jo is supported by the NIH MARC program. Welcome Jo!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sharma Lab presents at ACS NORM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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May<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Sharma Lab received their first federal funding (R21) from NIH National Cancer Institute<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Congratulations to Anubhav Dhull for his latest publication in Theranostics. Well done!
<\/em><\/strong>Discovery of 2-deoxy glucose surfaced mixed layer dendrimer: a smart neuron targeted systemic drug delivery system for brain diseases. Theranostics <\/em>2024; 14(8):3221-3245. doi:10.7150\/thno.95476.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

April<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Sharma gave an invited talk in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Missouri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

March<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Sharma received funding from the Washington Research Foundation to develop nanotherapies for endometriosis in collaboration with Dr. Kanako Hayashi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dallin Evans joins as an undergraduate researcher. Welcome Dallin!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Congratulations Kenneth on getting Gray award at SURCA 2024 for his poster presentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Feb<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Aqb Iqibal joins Sharma Lab as a postdoctoral researcher. Welcome Aqib!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Congratulations to Anubhav for his research article in Nanoscale<\/em>. PSMA-targeted dendrimer as an efficient anticancer drug delivery vehicle for prostate cancer. Nanoscale<\/strong><\/em><\/strong>, 2024,16<\/strong>, 5634-5652.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Nina Palmer joins as an undergrad researcher.  Welcome Nina!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2023<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sept<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Sharma gave a talk in the WSU College of Veterinary Medicine seminar series \u201cAdvances in Immunology and Microbiology\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kenneth J. Goody joins Sharma lab as an undergrad researcher. Welcome Ken!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

August<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Roya Kashfi Sadabad joins as a graduate student in Sharma Lab. Welcome Roya!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

May<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Sharma receives the WSU New Faculty Seed Grant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Congratulations to Dr. Sharma on receiving a $1.3 M Shared Resources and Infrastructure Grant from Andy Hill Care Fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anubhav Dhull published his first article: Dendrimers in Corneal Drug Delivery: Recent Developments and Translational Opportunities. Pharmaceutics 2023;15(6):1591<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Anu Rani joins as a postdoctoral fellow. Welcome Anu!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

April<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Congratulations Anubhav on getting accepted to NIH Biotech Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

March<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Congratulations Sylvia on getting Crimson award at SURCA 2023 for her poster presentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Sharma Lab welcomes 2 new PhD students, Vikrantvir Jain and Shamila Gopalakrishnan. Welcome Sham and VJ!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2022<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Nov<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Sylvia Vi Xaivong joins as an undergraduate researcher. Welcome Sylvia!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aug<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Sharma Lab opens their door at WSU Chemistry<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anubhav Dhull joins as the first graduate student of Sharma Lab<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alex Wilmoth Hunter joins as an undergraduate researcher<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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