Dr Shiwani Sharma has been pursuing ophthalmic research in the School of Medicine for more than seventeen years. She has undertaken many research projects including on corneal dystrophies, cataract, glaucoma, and published research findings in leading international scientific journals including Nature Genetics, Journal of Cell Science, American Journal of Human Genetics and Human Molecular Genetics. She has been an invited speaker at meetings of national and international scientific societies including the International Society for Eye Research, Asia and Oceania Society for Photobiology, and Australian Society of Biochemists and Molecular Biologists.