Sharon Vijayanand, B.Pharm. (she/her/hers)

Ph.D. Candidate
Mercer University

Sharon Vijayanand, B. Pharm., is a Graduate Research/ Teaching Assistant in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Mercer University. She works in the Vaccine Nanotechnology Laboratory in the College of Pharmacy. Her Ph.D. thesis research work focuses on developing and testing inactivated microparticle vaccines for COVID-19 and Influenza and their administration using novel vaccination approaches such as microneedles (transdermal vaccination), oral dissolving films (buccal vaccination), and nasal drops (intranasal vaccination). Her career goal is to develop and establish a needle-free vaccination strategy that can be widely used for vaccination against various infectious diseases.

Poster(s):

• (M0930-01-01) Brain-Targeted Oxytocin Nanoparticles Formulated via Microfluidics for Epilepsy
  Monday, October 23, 2023

  9:30 AM – 10:30 AM ET

• (M0930-02-09) Combating SARS-CoV-2 Variants: Pain-Free Bivalent Intranasal Vaccination Delivery
  Monday, October 23, 2023

  9:30 AM – 10:30 AM ET

• (M1430-02-12) Microfluidics Generated Aspirin Loaded Albumin Nanoparticles for Targeted Brain Delivery in the Treatment of Ischemic Stroke
  Monday, October 23, 2023

  2:30 PM – 3:30 PM ET

• (W1030-02-12) Pain-Free Alternatives for Vaccinating against the Zika Virus Using 3D Printed Orally Dissolving Films (ODF) and Intranasal Drops
  Wednesday, October 25, 2023

  10:30 AM – 11:30 AM ET

• (M0930-02-14) T Lymphocyte Proliferation in Response to Microparticulate Vaccine Candidates against H1N1 Flu and Neisseria gonorrhea Pathogens
  Monday, October 23, 2023

  9:30 AM – 10:30 AM ET

• (M1330-11-76) Triggering Mucosal Immunity: An Intranasal Combination Vaccine for COVID-19 and Influenza
  Monday, October 23, 2023

  1:30 PM – 2:30 PM ET