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Reducing Cardiovascular Risk in Patients w/Chronic Kidney Disease
April 28, 2025
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a growing public health concern. However, the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in CKD is not kidney failure but cardiovascular (CV) disease. In this panel ReCAP, nephrologist Dr Shweta Bansal of the University of Texas, San Antonio, and cardiologist Dr Charles Herzog from Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, Minnesota, discuss the […]
Sharma lab: Dr. Saliba takes the stage at ASN
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. […]
Kidney International article
March 18, 2025
New Commentary in “Kidney International” by Dr. Soumya Maity and Dr. Kumar Sharma delving into the pivotal study by Patil et al. on the mitochondrial choline transporter SLC25A48 and its role in regulating urinary and blood choline levels. Check out the full discussion: https://www.kidney-international.org/article/S0085-2538(24)00811-1/fulltext#fig1 Check out the study by Patil et al.: https://www.kidney-international.org/article/S0085-2538(24)00526-X/fulltext
Cooking with PKD: A Plant Based Approach
March 13, 2025
Cooking with PKD: A Plant-Based Approach is a four-part cooking series focusing on increasing participants’ understanding and skills in preparing plant-based healthy meals with a focus on dietary concerns of people affected by PKD. Each session will be a one-hour chef-led interactive cooking session that will be live streamed & recorded for participants who are […]
New publication alert on the Kidney-Brain axis!
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 […]
Dr. Kumar Sharma Receives 2024 Presidential Award for Exceptional Contributions to Nephrology
April 29, 2024
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to Dr. Kumar Sharma, Professor of Medicine, Distinguished Hillis Chair and Vice Chair for Research, Director of the Center for Precision Medicine and Chief of the Division of Nephrology for his exceptional contributions to the field of nephrology. Recently honored as the “Distinguished Research Scholar”, Dr. Sharma’s transformative work […]
Exciting interview with Dr. Kumar Sharma, MD, our Chief of Nephrology, as he discusses a major breakthrough in Nephrology, by research at the Center for Precision Medicine, Department of Medicine here at UT Health San Antonio!
January 11, 2024
Exciting interview with Dr. Kumar Sharma, MD, our Chief of Nephrology, as he discusses a major breakthrough in Nephrology, by research at the Center for Precision Medicine, Department of Medicine here at UT Health San Antonio! https://foxsanantonio.com/news/local/ut-health-san-antonio-discovers-molecule-predicting-kidney-failure-in-diabetics
Metabolite in urine predicts diabetic kidney failure 5-10 years early; oral therapeutic drug shows promise in mice.
August 24, 2023
Urine levels of adenine, a metabolite produced in the kidney, are predictive and a causative biomarker of looming progressive kidney failure in patients with diabetes, a finding that could lead to earlier diagnosis and intervention, researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (also called UT Health San Antonio) reported Aug. […]