Dr. Nina Sharp | Healthcare Applications | Best Researcher Award

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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

Ms. Rebekah Fretwell | Healthcare Applications | Best Researcher Award

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Ms. Rebekah Fretwell | Healthcare Applications | Best Researcher Award

Rebekah Fretwell at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom

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Education

  • Doctorate Degree: Thesis submission due December 2024
  • MSc Pathological Sciences: University of Sheffield, 2005
  • BSc (Hons) Medicine & Pharmacology: University of Sheffield, 2003
  • A-Levels: Biology, Chemistry, English Literature, General Studies (1999)
  • GCSEs: 13 subjects including Biology, Chemistry, and Mathematics (1997)

💼 Professional Experience

  • Current Position: Senior Specialist Biomedical Scientist in Coagulation; ADAMTS-13 Section Lead; Lead Training Manager at Royal Hallamshire Hospital and Northern General Hospital, Sheffield
  • Past Roles: Union Representative for Department of Medicine & Pharmacology, University of Sheffield (2001-2003)

🔬 Research Interests

  • Recent Projects:
    • Developing automated ADAMTS-13 activity assays (2023-2024) 
    • Assessing Factor Xa inhibitors and their reversal (2012-present) 
    • Evaluating effects of Direct Thrombin Inhibitors (2004-2005) 
  • Key Contributions:
    • Setting up ADAMTS-13 activity and antibody assays 
    • Research into FVIII Inhibitor assays and new anticoagulant therapies 

🌐 Professional Membership

  • Member: Institute of Biomedical Science (MIBMS) 

📚 Teaching and Mentoring

  • Lecturer: BSc & MSc courses at University of Sheffield, Sheffield Hallam University, and Bradford University 
  • Practice Tutor/Assessor: University of Hull, supervising and assessing students in biomedical science placements

 

Publications

Practical Considerations for the Use of the Rapid AcuStar® ADAMTS13 Activity Assay in the Diagnosis of Acute Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)

  • Authors: Yong, J., MacDonald, S., Downey, C., Pitchford, T., Dutt, T.
  • Journal: Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • Year: 2024

Pharmacodynamic Effects of a 6-Hour Regimen of Enoxaparin in Patients Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PENNY PCI Study)

  • Authors: Sumaya, W., Parker, W.A.E., Fretwell, R., Ajjan, R.A., Storey, R.F.
  • Journal: Thrombosis and Haemostasis
  • Year: 2018

Multiple Centre Evaluation Study of ADAMTS13 Activity and Inhibitor Assays

  • Authors: Langley, K., Fretwell, R., Kitchen, S., Murphy, P., Scully, M.
  • Journal: International Journal of Laboratory Hematology
  • Year: 2018