Author

Nisha Sharma

Central University of Punjab

Listed by name: these papers carry no ORCID for this author, so different people with the same name may be mixed together.

Biology Disciplines

Click to filter author papers

Neuroscience· 1 Pharmacology & Toxicology· 1

Signature Assays, Organisms & Methods

Click to filter · or open tag

Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:Drosophila· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

Frequent Co-Authors

Adolfo Garcı́a-OcañaiD· 1 shared Alon Roy L. Agua· 1 shared Archana VenkataramaniD· 1 shared David HorneiD· 1 shared Holly Yin· 1 shared J. Jefferson P. Perry· 1 shared Jennifer Jossart· 1 shared Ji SuniD· 1 shared

Activity by Year

2021-2026 · peak 1/yr

Co-Author Collaboration Network

10 top collaborators · 36 mutual co-author links

Click any collaborator node to inspect or filter shared papers

Focal author (center)Selected co-authorORCID co-authorUnlinked name

Curved chords = mutual co-authorship

1 shared paperPharmacology & Toxicology

Adolfo Garcı́a-OcañaORCID

Mutual co-authors in cluster

Author profile →

2 papers

Recent·Most cited

Development of CYP8B1-specific inhibitors for metabolic diseases

Zhipeng Fang, Alon Roy L. Agua, Jennifer Jossart, Nisha Sharma, Xintian Lyu, Zhe Wang, Shili Zhang, Ji Sun, Linsen Shi, Juan Ayard, Maggie Chang, Jiahui Liu, Kevin Kou, John Shively, Adolfo Garcı́a-Ocaña, , Wendong Huang

This study develops CYP8B1-specific inhibitors that alter bile acid composition, remodel gut microbiota, and improve metabolic disease in a mouse model.

bioRxiv · Oct 22, 2026 · PreprintPharmacology & Toxicology

Mechanosensory stimulation via Nanchung expressing neurons can induce daytime sleep in Drosophila

Shahnaz Rahman Lone, Sheetal Potdar, Archana Venkataraman, Nisha Sharma, Rutvij Kulkarni, Sushma Rao, Sukriti Mishra, Vasu Sheeba, Vijay Kumar Sharma

This study shows that mechanosensory stimulation via Nanchung-expressing neurons in Drosophila promotes sleep, independent of the circadian clock but controlled by the homeostatic system.

Journal of Neuroscience · Oct 11, 2021Peer-reviewedNeuroscience