Joshua Sharp, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Associate Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Associate Professor of Pharmacology
Research
TCRC WEST 113F
662-915-1758 | jsharp@olemiss.edu
http://massspec.olemiss.edu
EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Ph.D. The University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Laboratory
APPOINTMENTS
Associate Professor of Pharmacology
Research Assistant Professor in the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Dr. Sharp’s group is active in the development and application of new mass spectrometry-based technologies for studying the structure-function relationships of proteins and carbohydrates of biomedical interest. Current applications focus on the study of interactions between neutralizing antibodies and the glycoprotein coat of HIV; characterization of chemokines and the structural factors mediating their oligomerization and function; and the identification of glycosaminoglycan structures with potential biomedical applications for a wide variety of fields including anti-microbial agents, anti-cancer therapies, and anti-inflammatory therapies.