sentences:  Sharmila Bhattacharya
  
  Sharmila Bhattacharya (born in Lagos, Nigeria and grew up in India) is the Chief Scientist for Astrobionics and head of the Biomodel Performance and Behavior laboratory at NASA Ames Research Center.She is the Subject Matter Expert of the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation and the Principal Investigator for Biomodel Performance Laboratory of Space Biosciences Division of NASA Ames Research Center.