Dr. Nina Sharp | Healthcare Applications | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Nina Sharp | Healthcare Applications | Best Researcher Award

Doctorate at Arizona State University, United States

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Education

  • Ph.D. in Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2020)
  • Master of Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2016)
  • M.S. in Architectural Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology (2011)
  • B.S. in Architectural Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology (2009)

🏛️ Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor, The Design School, Arizona State University (2021-present)
  • Research Affiliate, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ (2023-present)
  • Senior Global Futures Scientist, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory (2022-present)
  • Assistant Professor, School of Human Ecology, University of Wisconsin, Madison (2020-2021)
  • Adjunct Faculty, Interior Design Department, Maryville University (2018-2019)

🔬 Research Interests

Dr. Sharp’s research intersects architecture, environmental design, and healthcare, focusing on the impact of lighting and thermal environments on cognitive performance, health, and well-being, particularly in older adults and clinical settings. She has secured multiple research grants, including projects funded by the National Institute on Aging and the National Science Foundation.

🏆 Honors and Awards

  • 2023 Best Oral Contribution Award, Healthy Buildings Europe Conference
  • 2023 The Design School Knowledge Enterprise Award
  • 2020 ARCC Dissertation Award
  • Multiple scholarships and fellowships from the Illuminating Engineering Society and University of Illinois.

🛠️ Professional Development

  • 2023 ASU NSF I-Corps Five-Week Training Program
  • 2022 Daylight Awareness Week, Velux
  • 2021 Partnership for Innovation, National Science Foundation

 

Publications

Photophobia is associated with lower sleep quality in individuals with migraine: results from the American Registry for Migraine Research (ARMR)

  • Authors: Nina Sharp, Mark J Burish, Kathleen B Digre, Jessica Ailani, Mahya Fani, Sophia Lamp, Todd J Schwedt
  • Journal: The Journal of Headache and Pain
  • Year: 2024

Exploring Methodological Considerations: A Literature Review on How Lighting Affects the Sleep and Cognition in Healthy Older Adults

  • Authors: Mahya Fani, Nina Sharp
  • Journal: Journal of Daylighting
  • Year: 2024

Lighting up living spaces to improve mood and cognitive performance in older adults

  • Authors: Nastaran Shishegar, Mohamed Boubekri
  • Journal: Journal of Environmental Psychology
  • Year: 2022

An Investigation of Light Spectrum and Intensity on Depression among Older Adults

  • Authors: Mohamed Boubekri, Nina Sharp
  • Journal: Journal ISSN
  • Year: 2023

Tuning environmental lighting improves objective and subjective sleep quality in older adults

  • Authors: Nastaran Shishegar, Mohamed Boubekri, Elizabeth AL Stine-Morrow, Wendy A Rogers
  • Journal: Building and Environment
  • Year: 2021

Dr. Yuki Higashimoto | Healthcare Applications | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Yuki Higashimoto | Healthcare Applications | Best Researcher Award

Doctorate at Fujita Health University, Japan

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Education

Dr. Yuki completed his primary education with 6 years in primary school, followed by 3 years in junior high school and 3 years in senior high school. He pursued his university education at Fujita Health University School of Health Sciences from 2003 to 2007. He continued his graduate studies at Fujita Health University Graduate School of Health Sciences, earning his Master’s degree from 2007 to 2009. He later obtained his Doctor of Philosophy in Medicine (PhD) in September 2018 from the Graduate School of Medicine, Fujita Health University.

Professional Experience

From 2009 to 2017, Dr. Yuki worked as a Medical Technologist in the Department of Clinical Laboratory at Fujita Health University Hospital, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan. He served as an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Medical Technology, Fujita Health University, from 2017 to August 2021. Additionally, he continued as a Medical Technologist at Fujita Health University Hospital until 2022.

📚 Teaching and Academic Appointments

Since September 2021, Dr. Yuki has held the position of Senior Assistant Professor of Clinical Microbiology and Clinical Immunology at the Faculty of Medical Technology, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan.

🏆 Honors and Awards

In 2018, Dr. Yuki received the Young Scientist Incentive Award from The Japanese Society of Clinical Virology.

🔬 Professional Memberships

Dr. Yuki is an active member of several professional organizations, including The Japanese Society for Virology, The Japanese Society of Clinical Virology, The Japanese Society of Vaccinology, The Japanese Society for Clinical Microbiology, The Japan Association for Clinical Laboratory Science, and the Japanese Society of Food Science and Risk Analysis.

 Publications

Generation of Recombinant Authentic Live Attenuated Human Rotavirus Vaccine Strain RIX4414 (Rotarix<sup>®</sup>) from Cloned cDNAs Using Reverse Genetics
  • Authors: Saori Fukuda, Masanori Kugita, Kanako Kumamoto, Yuki Akari, Yuki Higashimoto, Shizuko Nagao, Takayuki Murata, Tetsushi Yoshikawa, Koki Taniguchi, Satoshi Komoto
  • Journal: Viruses
  • Year: 2024
Andrographolide, isolated from Andrographis paniculata, induces apoptosis in monocytic leukemia and multiple myeloma cells via augmentation of reactive oxygen species production
  • Authors: Doi H, Matsui T, Dijkstra JM, Ogasawara A, Higashimoto Y, Imamura S, Ohye T, Takematsu H, Katsuda I, Akiyama H
  • Journal: F1000Research
  • Year: 2021
Diagnostic accuracy of LAMP versus PCR over the course of SARS-CoV-2 infection
  • Authors: Inaba M, Higashimoto Y, Toyama Y, Horiguchi T, Hibino M, Iwata M, Imaizumi K, Doi Y
  • Journal: International Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Year: 2021
Evaluation of varicella vaccine effectiveness during outbreaks in schools or nurseries by cross-sectional study
  • Authors: Kawamura Y, Hattori F, Higashimoto Y, Kozawa K, Yoshikawa T
  • Journal: Vaccine
  • Year: 2021
Dry loop–mediated isothermal amplification assay for detection of SARS-CoV-2 from clinical specimens
  • Authors: Higashimoto Y, Ihira M, Kawamura Y, Inaba M, Shirato K, Suzuki T, Hasegawa H, Kageyama T, Doi Y, Hata T et al.
  • Journal: Preprint
  • Year: 2020