Dr Aikta Sharma

Research fellow at @uclmecheng. Bone biologist gone rogue 🤓 🦴🔬. Shameless foodie and fluffy animal fanatic.

[Dr Aikta Sharma @dr_aikta]

Graduated exactly a year after passing my viva, on my first viva-anniversary! What a journey it’s been, cheers to the future! 🥂🎓 @ClarkinBoneBiol @GoodFriendBigM @DrAliceGoring @sotonbiosci #PhDone #onwardsandupwards

[Saaim Tanveer Randhawa 🇵🇰 @SaaimRandhawa]

Kicking off Day 1 of #BRS2025 with the Imaging Animal Models Workshop @roslininstitute
Starting strong with cutting-edge talks on zebrafish, chicken, and large animal models🐟🐔🦴🎗️🔬
Exciting science ahead! 🔬📸
@BoneResearchSoc 🦴
#BoneResearch #Imaging

[Saaim Tanveer Randhawa 🇵🇰 @SaaimRandhawa]

Day-01 ended by crushing the quiz at the #BRS2025 Early Career Researchers event — team “Humerous Group” takes the crown (short breads)🦴🏆🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Brilliant brains, and great networking all around @BoneResearchSoc #ECR #BoneScience #BoneResearchers #ScienceNetworking #EdiburghUni

[TranSpread @transpread]

This study was published in Bone Research, the team investigates the impact of LGK974, a Porcupine inhibitor, on bone mass regulation in a sclerosteosis mouse model.
#Bone #Sclerosteosis
Details: https://t.co/107mIpAuFi

[Dr Aikta Sharma @dr_aikta]

@DrScottJRoberts @DocBruggsBunny @apitsillides50 @GrigoriadisLab 👏🏽 👏🏽 👏🏽

[Dr Aikta Sharma @dr_aikta]

Another super afternoon at @RoyalVetCollege for the Xmas #BloomsburyCentreforSkeletalResearch Meeting. What an excellent program! A big thank you goes to the organising committee and our speakers for their engaging talks. Delighted to be joining the committee as an #ECRRep 🦴👩🏽‍💻🥼

[Dr Aikta Sharma @dr_aikta]

So excited to be joining @DS_x_HE as a #themelead along with @clarkinbonebiol, @Dr_KatherineS, @biomechanic_al, @RWithaview and Lucy Gates for the #MSKHealthWebinar series! 💥🦴💪🏽 Stay tuned for an update on our work in the next webinar in January 👀…

[Data Science for Health Equity @DS_x_HE]

💥Today 14 Nov @ 4pm
We're kicking off the launch of #DSxHE Musculoskeletal Health with amazing webinar
🔊Dr. Tom O’Leary will join us to explore Predictive Models to Detect Musculoskeletal Injuries in Military Recruits
👥Everyone is welcome!
🖇️Sign up👇https://t.co/muLfFmGkWi

[QMUL School of Engineering and Materials Science @QMULSEMS]

@dr_aikta @QMUL @BioMedEngAssoc @Dr_KatherineS @apitsillides50 @hip_ct @uclmecheng Great to have you here, hope you have an insightful day!

[Queen Mary University of London @QMUL]

The stage is set for the #BioMedEng conference, taking place across our Mile End campus today and tomorrow @QMULSciEng @QMULSEMS

[Dr Aikta Sharma @dr_aikta]

Made it to @QMUL for day 1 of #BioMedEng24! Looking forward to hearing about the latest advances in bioengineering research. Excited to present our work on the #biomechanics of #OA this afternoon too! 👩🏽‍💻🔬🥼@BioMedEngAssoc @Dr_KatherineS @apitsillides50 @hip_ct @uclmecheng

[Katherine Staines @Dr_KatherineS]

Yay team! Super excited to start this work and thanks to @AgeingBlast for the funding @STRAND_Brighton @uniofbrighton

[Dr Aikta Sharma @dr_aikta]

@DocBruggsBunny @BBSRC @The_MRC @LucieBourne @Dr_KatherineS @apitsillides50 @uclmecheng Thank you!! We’re on a winning streak! 🥇

[Dr Aikta Sharma @dr_aikta]

Great news this morning - we have been awarded funding from @BBSRC & @The_MRC as part of the BLAST Pump-Priming Call to support our #pilotstudies into #sexualdimorphism in #agerelated #osteoarthritis! @LucieBourne @Dr_KatherineS @apitsillides50 @uclmecheng 💡🔬🦴🐁

[HiP-CT @hip_ct]

Ever seen a heart like this??!! Amazing work by @Joseph__Brunet of @uclmecheng using @hip_ct at the @esrfsynchrotron to uncover views of the human heart you’ve never seen before. A big team effort as always with supported by @cziscience

[Andrew Pitsillides @apitsillides50]

@Dr_KatherineS @dr_aikta Go with free style every time..
Nice

[Andrew Pitsillides @apitsillides50]

@dr_aikta @BRS2024 @BoneResearchSoc @Dr_KatherineS @LucieBourne Go Aikta

[Dr Aikta Sharma @dr_aikta]

@clarkinbonebiol @BRS2024 @BoneResearchSoc @apitsillides50 @Dr_KatherineS @LucieBourne Thank you!! Best pick me up! ⛅️

[Dr Aikta Sharma @dr_aikta]

After completely forgetting my perfectly scripted speech (followed by a very unexpected freestyle), I’m so chuffed to have won #BestPosterPitch at @BRS2024!! Thanks to @BoneResearchSoc for a great conference! 🦴 ☢️ 🥂 🥳 @apitsillides50 @Dr_KatherineS @LucieBourne

[Dr Aikta Sharma @dr_aikta]

@special_stains @BRS2024 @BoneResearchSoc @apitsillides50 @Dr_KatherineS @LucieBourne Thank you!! 🤩

[Dr Aikta Sharma @dr_aikta]

@DocBruggsBunny @BRS2024 @BoneResearchSoc @apitsillides50 @Dr_KatherineS @LucieBourne Thank you! 🤩

[Dr Aikta Sharma @dr_aikta]

@DrJemmaKerns @BRS2024 @BoneResearchSoc @apitsillides50 @Dr_KatherineS @LucieBourne Thank you!! Missed catching up with you - hope all is well at your end! 😁