Jhanvi Sharma

Jhanvi Sharma is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Oxford, affiliated with Engineering Science and located at Begbroke Research Park. She works under Prof. Wei Huang and Prof. Cathy Ye, focusing on developing SimCell-based biocatalysts to enhance sustainability in cultured meat production. Her research integrates synthetic biology, protein engineering, and cell engineering to address challenges in biotechnology and regenerative medicine.

Education: She earned her PhD in synthetic biology from Indiana University Bloomington (USA), specializing in engineering virus-like particles (protein nanocages) for vaccine development. Post-PhD, she completed postdoctoral fellowships at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt University’s Biomedical Engineering Department, working on TB vaccine development and stem cell-based therapies for arthropathies.

Research Interests: Her work spans engineering biology, protein engineering, and sustainable biocatalyst systems. She applies synthetic biology to create biomimetic materials, including enzymatic nanoreactors and vaccine constructs targeting pathogens like Influenza A and Tuberculosis. Her current project aims to reduce costs and environmental impacts in cultured meat production through innovative biocatalyst design.

Labs/Teams: Collaborates with Prof. Huang and Prof. Ye’s teams at Oxford, leveraging interdisciplinary approaches in biomedical engineering and sustainable biotechnology. Her prior work involved the Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology, and Inflammation (VI4).