Erica Marie Sharpe
Thesis: Nanoparticles-based Paper Sensors for Field -
Portable Analysis of Antioxidants
Research: - Study the metal oxides nanoparticles as artificial antioxidants
- Paper bioassay based on ceria nanoparticles as colorimetric probes for the detection of H2O2 and glucose
- Portable assay for rapid antioxidants detection in food samples (NanoCerac)
- Metal oxide based multisensor array and portable database for field antioxidants analysis
Awards and honors:
Young Investigator Award for the most outstanding presentation,
The Linus Pauling Dietary and Optimal Health Conference, Corvallis, OR, May 15-18, 2013
Research Fellowship - NSF-DMR-0954919, Italy's National Nutritional Research Center (INRAN), Rome, Italy, September -December, 2013
Best poster award (2nd place), the 16th summer symposium on undergraduate research experience, Clarkson University, August 1, 2013
Research Fellowship in Botanical Medicine - NIH - Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), Bastyr University, WA
May - August 2011, and September - December 2012.
Patent:
US Patent: Portable Nanoparticle Based Assay for Rapid Detection of Food Antioxidants (NanoCerac)
Erica Sharpe, E. Silvana Andreescu, and Daniel Andreescu,
patents.google.com/patent/US8969085
Publications:
[7] A single use electrochemical sensor based on biomimetic nanoceria for the detection of wine antioxidants
V. Andrei, E. Sharpe, A. Vasilescu and S. Andreescu
Talanta, 156-157, 2016, 112-118
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.talanta.2016.04.067
[6] Effects of brewing conditions on the antioxidant capacity of twenty-four commercial green tea varieties
E. Sharpe, F. Hua, S. Schukers, S. Andreescu, and R. Bradley
Food Chem., 192, 2016, 380-387
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.07.005
[5] Integration of Nanoparticle Based Paper Sensors into the Classroom: an Example of Application for Rapid Colorimetric Analysis of
Antioxidants
E. Sharpe, and S. Andreescu
J. Chem. Educ., 92, 2015, 886-891
https://doi.org/10.1021/ed400851m
[4] Metal oxide based multisensor array and portable database for field analysis of antioxidants
E. Sharpe, B. Bradley, T. Fresco, D. Jayathilake, A. Marsh, and S. Andreescu
Sens. Actuators B Chem., 193, 2014, 552-562
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2013.11.08
[3] Portable nanoparticle based technology for rapid detection of food antioxidants (NanoCerac)
E. Sharpe, T. Fresco, D. Andreescu, and S. Andreescu
Analyst, 138(1), 2013, 249-262
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2AN36205H
[2] Nanoparticle based technologies for the detection of food antioxidants
A. Vasilescu, E. Sharpe, and S. Andreescu
Curr. Anal. Chem., 8(4), 2012, 495-505
https://doi.org/10.2174/157341112803216780
[1] Ceria nanoparticles as colorimetric probes in paper-based bioassays
M. Ornatska, E. Sharpe, D. Andreescu, and S. Andreescu
Anal. Chem., 83(11), 2011, 4273-4280
Conferences:
Oral presentations:
- "Effect of Brewing Conditions and Re-Infusion on the Antioxidant Activity of Green Tea: a side-by-side analysis using the ORAC and NanoCerac assays"
The Linus Pauling Dietary and Optimal Health Conference, Corvallis, OR, May 15-18, 2013
- "Portable Ceria Nanoparticle based Biosensor for the Detection of Hydrogen Peroxide and Glucose”
CAMP spring meeting, Albany, NY, May 17, 2012
- "Ceria Nanoparticles as Novel Colorimetric Probes in Bioanalysis"
PITTCON, Orlando, FL, March 11-15, 2012
Meetings with poster presentations:
- Institute for a Sustainable Environment (ISE), Clarkson University, 2013
- The 16th annual summer symposium on undergraduate research experience, Clarkson University, August 1, 2013
- PITTCON, Philadelphia, March 17-21, 2013
- The 244th ACS fall national meeting, Philadelphia, Aug 19-23, 2012
- CAMP Spring Meeting, Albany, NY, May 17, 2012
- The 3rd Undergraduate and Graduate chemistry and biology research symposium of the ACS - NNY Section , SUNY-Potsdam, April 21, 2012
- PITTCON, Orlando, FL, March 11-15, 2012
Thesis defense: April 11, 2014
Congratulation Dr. Sharpe !
Thesis defense: April 11, 2014.
Committee: Profs: Silvana Andreescu, Evgeny Katz, Paul Goulet (signing), Costel Darie and Shane Rogers
Good job Erica !
BIOsem group after Erica defense
May 10 -Commencement day, Congratulation Erica !
May 10- Erica and her parents celebrating her PhD graduation. Congratulations to all !!
The green tea research
Erica's mentees (l-r): Jessica, Lauren and Thalia
(right) February 2013 - Erica Sharpe won the Young Investigator’s Award at the Linus Pauling Institute’s Diet and Optimum Health conference in Corvallis, OR
Congratulation Erica !
