Arun Sharma

Biography
Arun Sharma, PhD, is Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences at Cedars-Sinai and Director of the Center for Space Medicine Research. He is also a research scientist in the Board of Governors Regenerative Medicine Institute, with affiliations spanning the Smidt Heart Institute and Cedars-Sinai Cancer. His laboratory uses human induced pluripotent stem cells, genome editing, organoids, organ-on-chip systems, and other advanced models to study cardiovascular disease and improve the prediction of drug effects on the heart. Dr. Sharma has helped develop stem-cell-based models of chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity and cardiovascular disease, translating basic biology into platforms for therapeutic testing. He also leads research on how microgravity and spaceflight alter human cells and tissues, including experiments involving organoids and stem-cell manufacturing in space. His work sits at the intersection of regenerative medicine, cardiovascular biology, cancer treatment, and space biomedicine, with the goal of building more predictive human models for discovery and translational research.