Who We Are – Israni Lab
Dr. Israni is a Professor of Medicine (tenured) and Division Chief of Nephrology at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB). He leads the Molecular Epidemiology Laboratory and has extensive experience conducting multi-center transplantation studies and mentoring post-doctoral fellows. Many of his fellows have become independent investigators. His work spans large administrative datasets (UNOS/USRDS/SRTR) and genetics, including pharmacokinetics and genomics in transplantation. He served as Project Director for the NIAID-funded GEN03 study and leads an NIH R01 on gut microbiota and immunosuppressant metabolism.
Education & Training
Rutgers College, New Brunswick, NJ
B.A., Biochemistry
New York University, New York, NY
M.D., Medicine
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
M.S., Epidemiology
Honors & Memberships
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Physician Faculty Scholar
- Young Investigator Award, American Transplant Congress
Contact
University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), Division of Nephrology
Research Scientists
Kajal Gupta, PhD
Cinthia Lozano, PhD
Faculty
Guillaume Onyeaghala, PhD
Students:
Duy (Tin) Vo
Supriya Kotnani
Kelly Georgestone
Pranav Ramesh
Padmashree Venkatraman
Aditya Kandarpa
Research Coordinator
Diego Anchondo Ley
Programmer
Jithendra Kagathi
Lab Alumni
Casey Dorr, PhD – Postdoc and Faculty
Warren McKinney, PhD – Postdoc and Faculty
Israni Lab @ UTMB Galveston 