Rate My Professor Paul Sharp

Paul Sharp is a Teaching Professor in Biology at Florida International University, serving in the Department of Biological Sciences within the College of Arts, Sciences & Education. He holds the position of Assistant Director of Biological Sciences and manages the DNA Sequencing Core Facility, providing essential sequencing services to support research across the university. With a Ph.D., Sharp is dedicated to undergraduate education, instructing courses such as General Parasitology (ZOO 4234 and 4234L), where he covers topics including symbiotic relationships and corequisite laboratory components, and Biotechnology (BSC 4422), focusing on microbial and animal biotechnology aspects. His teaching syllabi detail office hours in AHC1 318B or 332 and emphasize core course requirements at Florida International University.

Paul Sharp has contributed to peer-reviewed literature in biological sciences. Notable publications include "Distribution and densities of the invasive New Guinea flatworm (Tricladida: Geoplanidae) in forest conservation areas of the Miami Rock Ridge in Southeast Florida" (Florida Entomologist, 108, 2025); "Provenance and genetic diversity of the non-native geckos Phelsuma grandis Gray 1870 and Gekko gecko (Linnaeus 1758) in southern Florida, USA" (Biological Invasions, 23:1649-1662, 2021); "Investigating the Bivalve Tree of Life – an exemplar-based approach combining molecular and novel morphological characters" (Invertebrate Systematics, 28:32-115, 2014); and "Imported Asian swamp eels (Synbranchidae: Monopterus) in North American live food markets: Potential vectors of non-native parasites" (Aquatic Invasions, 6:69-76, 2011). He also serves as faculty contact for the Biological Sciences – Biotechnology Track. His ORCID iD is 0000-0003-0435-6621.