Lab Members

Principal Investigator

Arun Sharma, PhD

Associate Professor, Departments of Urology and Biomedical Engineering,
Feinberg School of Medicine and Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, Northwestern University
Director, Pediatric Urological Regenerative Medicine, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

arun-sharma( at )northwestern.edu
(312) 503-1101

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Research Staff

Shidrukh Ali, MS

Research Tech I

shidrukh.ali( at )northwestern.edu

MS in BME- Thesis: analyzing structure-functional relationship, by changing synthesis ratio of a Novel compound: Panthenol Citrate

My research interest lies in tissue regeneration, aiming to develop innovative approaches to restore and regenerate damaged tissues

Matthew Bury, MS

Laboratory Manager, Research Operations

mbury( at )luriechildrens.org
(312) 503-6104

My research interest is in the field regenerative medicine with the focus of tissue engineering in urologic models. I focus on the utilization of biomaterials, nanomolecules and small molecules to aid in the regenerative process.

Nora Zimmerman

Research Student Assistant

norah.zimmerman( at )northwestern.edu

Urology Residents

Jamie Michael, MD

jamie.michael( at )nm.org

Undergrad: UNC Medical school: UNC

Research interest: pediatric urology - specifically patient reported outcomes and improving quality of life

Cassandra Palmer, MD

cpalme9( at )uic.edu

Post-Doctorates

Neeti Gandhi, PhD

Postdoctoral Scholar

neeti.gandhi( at )northwestern.edu

PhD in Chemical Engineering, Virginia Tech

Research interests: Tissue engineering & regenerative medicine translatable solutions.

Graduate Students

Jay Ganesan

MS Student, Biomedical Engineering

jayganesan2025( at )u.northwestern.edu

Sumin Jeong

Graduate Student in Biomedical Engineering

SuminJeong2027( at )u.northwestern.edu

Educational experience: Northwestern University, MS in Biomedical Engineering (current) Rice University, BS in Bioengineering

Research interest: Tissue engineering, nanoparticles, and small molecule drugs

Students

Brooke Hilderbrant

UIC/GPPA Undergraduate Researcher

I am currently an undergraduate chemistry major at UIC as part of their BS/MD program

I am interested in methods to improve the regenerative process through anti-inflammatory nanomolecules and tissue engineering.

Kendall Hong

Aitran Le

IMSA Student

My name is Aitran Le, and I’m currently a rising senior. I’ve had the privilege of being part of the Sharma Laboratory for over a year now. Through hands-on work, I developed an interest in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). At the end of the program, I had the opportunity to present my work at a national conference attended by public health leaders and professionals. There, I was incredibly honored to place second overall with a near-perfect score. I believe this recognition was formulated from not just the content of my project but also from the passion and understanding of IBD I developed over time. This wouldn’t be possible without the continuous guidance I've received from the Sharma laboratory.