Juhi Sharma

Juhi (she/her, 2022 Cohort) is originally from Herndon, VA. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Virginia Tech with a B.S. from Clinical Neuroscience and a minor in Chemistry. She was a part of the Farris Lab research team in Fralin Biomedical Research Institute (FBRI) at the Virginia Tech Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke, VA where they ran social behavior tests on mice to understand the RNAs in the CA2 area in the hippocampus. During her undergrad, she held leadership positions in Alpha Chi Sigma Professional Chemistry Fraternity for chemistry outreach and to give back to students in the community as well. For the past year, she was a medical assistant at an ENT office where she helped check-in patients, collected vitals, gave out allergy shots, and assisted with in-office procedures. Currently, she is working part-time as an Ophthalmic Medical Technician at a medical office where she conducts eye exams using the GDx Nerve Fiber Analyzer and Humphrey Field Analyzer. she is hoping her time in Georgetown will help her gain subject matter expertise in a highly relevant, ever-changing, and critical area that affects the general well-being of society. 

Career/Academic Interests: Biodefense, Global Health Security, Emergency Medical Services, Neurology, Psychology

Hobbies: hiking, traveling, swimming, watching movies, and avid plant collector