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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 […]


San Antonio’s Top Doctors 2025

January 21, 2025

San Antonio’s Top Doctors 2025




Congratulations to Dr. Afaf Saliba on her Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Nobel Laureate Bruce Beutler’s Lab at UTSW!

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 […]