TL1 Deep South KUH PRIME Translational Research Training Program
NIH-funded pre and post-doctoral fellowships are available for research training in the areas broadly related to
Kidney, Urology, and non-malignant Hematology diseases.
Current Post Doctoral Fellows
Andrew Barbera, MD
Clinical And Molecular Features of Acute Kidney Injury without Rejection in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation (CAMpFIRE)
UAB
Katherine McKeon, PhD
Investigating the role of
environmental omic
signatures and kidney
health in the Chronic
Renal Insufficiency
Cohort: A multi-omic multi-level research project
UAB
Udeme Ekrikpo, PhD
Development and Validation of Deep Learning-based Risk Prediction Models for Short and Long Term Outcomes in Acute Kidney Injury Individuals
UAB
Maria Venegas, PhD
Estrogen Receptor Alpha Regulates the Sex Difference in Jet Lag in Mice
UAB
Kayla Nist, PhD
Renal Immune Cell Infiltration in Salt Sensitive Hypertension
Tulane
Samuel Walton, PhD
Investigation of the Sexual Dimorphic Relationship Between T Cells and the Gut Microbiota in Salt-Sensitive Hypertension
Augusta
Natasha Claxton, PhD
Engineering Bone Marrow Niches and Biomaterial Platforms to Improve Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Sickle Cell Disease
Tulane
Rawdah Elbahrawi, MD
Exploring SDOH in pediatric patients with SCD and the association with early development of albuminuria
UAB
Cailin Kellum, PhD
Stress Trained
Hematopoiesis is Driven by
Catecholamines and Bone
Marrow Progenitors
UAB
Past Post Doctoral Fellows
Megan Rhoads, PhD
9/01/2023 – 07/31/2024
Timing of Salt Intake and Blood Pressure Regulation in Rats
Amanda Clark, PhD
01/01/2024 – 12/31/2025
Implications of Gene Regulatory Mechanisms Involving PKDH1/PKHD1 During Development
Stephanie Rakestraw, MD
9/01/2023 – 07/31/2024
Determine outcomes for patients with end-stage renal disease and chronic limb-threatening ischemia
Denisha Spires, PhD
6/01/2024 – 03/31/2025
The Role of ANP in Proximal Tubule Injury in Type 1 Diabetes
Maggie Jones-Carr, MD
09/01/2023-07/31/2025
Promoting Health Equity in Access to kidney transplantation by developing unconscious bias mitigation strategies: the HEAL study
Lance Benson, PhD
09/01/2023-08/31/2025
Dysregulation of the circadian rhythm of T cell function exacerbates hypertension