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April 3, 2025
We are thrilled to celebrate Dr. Afaf Saliba, recent PhD graduate and postdoc in the Sharma Lab at the Center for Precision Medicine, at UT Health SA! Her abstract has been selected for an oral presentation and a travel award of $1000 at the upcoming American Society of Nephrology “Bench to Bedside” Conference in May 2025! Dr. […]
February 25, 2025
Led by our PhD graduate, Dr. Afaf Saliba, under the mentorship of our director Dr. Kumar Sharma! https://insight.jci.org/articles/view/180229 This research highlights a crucial connection between kidney disease and brain health. The team found that quinolinic acid, a byproduct of tryptophan metabolism, builds up in the plasma kidney and brain during kidney failure, associated with inflammation […]
October 21, 2024
October 17, 2024
We are excited to announce that Dr. Saliba, our recent PhD graduate, has accepted a postdoctoral fellowship position at the Center for the Genetics of Host Defense at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center under the mentorship of Nobel Laureate Bruce Beutler, MD starting June 2025! We are proud of her achievements and excited for her […]
September 7, 2023
UT Health San Antonio President William L. Henrich, MD, MACP; Robert Clark, MD, Department of Medicine; and Afaf Saliba, PhD student, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Center for Precision Medicine were quoted in this story which appeared on the front page of Monday’s print editions of San Antonio Express News. Ian Tamayo of the […]