The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation has added Amanda Sharpe, Ph.D., to the faculty of its Aging & Metabolism Research Program.
Sharpe, an associate professor, studies how chronic low levels of inflammation in the brain can affect the entire body. She comes to OMRF from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, where she was an associate professor in the College of Pharmacy and also collaborated with OMRF scientists.
“I’ve worked closely with OMRF scientists for the past decade,” said Sharpe. “I’m excited to officially become part of the OMRF team, which I hope will strengthen both my own research and that of my colleagues.”
Sharpe received her bachelor’s degree in pharmacy from Ohio Northern University and her doctorate in pharmacology from Wake Forest University. She completed postdoctoral training at Oregon Health & Science University.
At OMRF, in addition to running her own research lab, she will serve as director of OMRF’s new preclinical behavioral suite. This shared scientific resource will help OMRF scientists use experimental models to accelerate the process of moving laboratory discoveries to the clinic, with an eye toward developing new therapies for neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
“Dr. Sharpe strengthens our growing group of researchers who study the brain,” said Benjamin Miller, Ph.D., who chairs the Aging & Metabolism Research Program. “She brings new expertise that will benefit many investigators throughout OMRF.”
