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CurriculumVitaeSAMINASALIM,Ph.D.AssociateProfessor PersonalMissionStatementMylife-longgoalistostudy,contributeandadvanceanapproachthatsituatesthetopicofhealthwithinaneuro-socioecologicalcontext,thusincorporatingmethodologiesandconceptualapparatusfromvariousdisciplines to target health from vantage points of basic neuroscience, ethnic and racial contexts ofcommunitiesandsociety.Asascientist,Ihaveextensiveexperienceinbasicneuroscienceworkfocusedonneurobehavioralstudies,butmycoreinterestsareanchoredinthereal-lifedomainsofhealth,social,andhumanphenomenathatcouldbeempiricallystudiedandunderstoodtoimprovementalhealthandgeneralwell-being.Pursuing this lineofworkandbuildingonmybasicneuroscienceexpertise, Ihaveinitiated large scale population-based self-report data collection work in refugee populations in thegreater Houston area. Within this framework, I work extensively on biological, methodological,theoretical, and empirical anchoring of the constructs of social participation, social support, post-migratory living conditions, and trauma susceptibility and resiliency among refugees. My work ispresentlyfocusedontwoareas:basicneuroscienceworkandthedesignoflongitudinalstudiesofrefugeehealth delineating the process of post-resettlement change in health in relation to social contexts.Throughthiswork,Ihaveinitiatedextensivecollaborationswiththecivilsociety,andnationalandlocalnon-profitorganizations.CONTACTINFORMATION:UniversityofHouston,CollegeofPharmacyDept.ofPharmacologicalAndPharmaceuticalSciencesHealth2Room5019HoustonTX-77204-5037,TexasOffice:713-743-1776;Lab:713-743-1228E-mail:[email protected]:
⢠B.S,Biochemistry,1990,AligarhMuslimUniversity,Aligarh,India⢠Masters,Biochemistry,1992,AligarhMuslimUniversity,Aligarh,India⢠Ph.D.Biochemistry,1997,AligarhMuslimUniversity,Aligarh,India
POST-DOCTORALTRAINING:
⢠Laboratory of Dr. Carmen W. Dessauer, Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology,UniversityofTexasHealthScienceCenteratHouston,TX(2001-2004)
⢠Laboratory of Prof. Anita Aperia,Member, Nobel Academy, Department of Pediatrics, St. GoranChildrenâsHospital,KarolinskaInstitutet,Stockholm,Sweden(1996-1997)
⢠Laboratory of Prof. Hans Jornvall, Secretary, Nobel Forum and Dr. Udo Oppermann, Dept. ofMedicalBiochemistryBiophysics,KarolinskaInstitute,S-17177Stockholm,Sweden(1997-1998)
PROFESSIONALEXPERIENCE:
⢠Research Assistant Professor (Research track), University of Houston, Department ofPharmacologicalandPharmaceuticalSciences,Houston,TX,(2004-2012)
⢠Assistant Professor (Tenure-track), University of Houston, Department of Pharmacological andPharmaceuticalSciences,Houston,TX(2012-2017)
⢠Associate Professor (Tenured), University of Houston, Department of Pharmacological andPharmaceuticalSciences,Houston,TX(2017-present)
⢠AssistantDept.Chair,DepartmentofPharmacologicalandPharmaceuticalSciences,UniversityofHouston,Houston,TX(11/01/2019-06/01/2020)
PEER-REVIEWEDPUBLICATIONS:*correspondingauthor
1. Kochi,C,SalviA,atroozFandSalimS*.SimulatedVehicleExhaustExposureInducesSex-DependentBehavioralDeficitsinRats.EnvironToxicolPharmacol.2021Apr15;86:103660.doi:10.1016/j.etap.2021.103660.Onlineaheadofprint.PMID:33865999
2. AditiMarwaha,MarjanZakeri,SujitSansgiryandSaminaSalim.CombinedEffectofDifferentTeachingStrategiesonStudentPerformanceinaLarge-EnrollmentUndergraduateHealthSciencesClass.AdvPhysiolEduc.2021Sep1;45(3):454-460.doi:10.1152/advan.00030.2021.PMID:34124955
3. Samina Salim*. The Stress Of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Beyond the Data. CurrentNeuropharmacology,2021March10,Onlineaheadofprint
4. KochiC,PokkunuriI,SalviA,AsgharMandSalimS*.Simulatedvehicleexhaustexposure(SVEE)inrats impairs renal mitochondrial function. Clinical and Experimental Hypertensionhttps://doi.org/10.1080/10641963.2020.1766059,May20,2020.
5. SafiyyaZaidi,FatinAtrooz,DanielValdez,HesongLiu,CamilaKochi,RichardA.BondandSaminaSalim*. Protective Effect of Propranolol and Nadolol on Social Defeat-Induced BehavioralImpairmentsinRats.NeurosciLett.2020Mar9;725:134892.doi:10.1016/j.neulet.2020.134892.
6. AnkitaSalvi,CamilaKochiandSaminaSalim*.InvolvementOfOxidativeStressAndMitochondrialMechanismsInAirPollution-RelatedNeurobiologicalImpairments.NeurobiologyofStress.12(2020),100205
7. AtroozF,andSalimS*.Assessmentofsleepandwakefulnesspatterninananimalmodelofearlylifesleepdeprivation.InternationalJournalofAdvancesinScience,EngineeringandTechnologyVol8,Issue1,2020.
8. AtroozF,andSalimS*.Sleepdeprivation,oxidativestressandinflammation.AdvProteinChemStructBiol.2020;119:309-336.doi:10.1016/bs.apcsb.2019.03.001.Epub2019Apr24.PubMedPMID:31997771
9. AtroozF,LiuH,SalimS*.Stress,psychiatricdisorders,moleculartargets,andmore.ProgMolBiolTranslSci.2019;167:77-105.doi:10.1016/bs.pmbts.2019.06.006.Epub2019Jul13.PubMedPMID:31601407.
10. SalviA,SalimS*.NeurobehavioralConsequencesofTraffic-RelatedAirPollution.FrontNeurosci.2019Nov21;13:1232.doi:10.3389/fnins.2019.01232.eCollection2019.Review.PubMedPMID:31824243;PubMedCentralPMCID:PMC6881276.[ImpactFactor:4.2]
11. AtroozF,LiuH,KochiC,SalimS*.EarlyLifeSleepDeprivation:RoleofOxido-InflammatoryProcesses.Neuroscience.2019Mar1;406:22-37.doi:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2019.02.021.[Epubaheadofprint]PubMedPMID:30826520.
12. LiuH,PatkiG,SalviA,KellyM,SalimS*.Behavioraleffectsofearlylifematernaltraumawitnessinrats.ProgNeuropsychopharmacolBiolPsychiatry.2018Feb2;81:80-87.doi:10.1016/j.pnpbp.2017.10.013.PubMedPMID:29074097.
13. Salvi,A,Patki,G,LiuHandSalimS*.PsychologicalImpactofVehicleExhaustExposure:InsightsfromanAnimalModel.ScientificreportsNaturePublishingGroup,August16,2017DOI:10.1038/s41598-017-08859-1SREP-17.
14. LiuH,PatkiG,Salvi,A,KellyMandSalimS*.BehavioralEffectsofEarlyLifeMaternalTraumaWitnessInRats.ProgNeuropsychopharmacolBiolPsychiatry.2018,February2;81:80-87.
15. LiuH,AtroozF,SalviA,SalimS*.Behavioralandcognitiveimpactofearlylifestress:Insightsfromananimalmodel.ProgNeuropsychopharmacolBiolPsychiatry.2017Aug1;78:88-95.doi:10.1016/j.pnpbp.2017.05.015.Epub2017May17.PubMedPMID:28527907.
16. KochiC,LiuH,ZaidiS,AtroozF,DantoinP,SalimS*.Priortreadmillexercisepromotesresiliencetovicarioustraumainrats.ProgNeuropsychopharmacolBiolPsychiatry.2017Jul3;77:216-221.doi:10.1016/j.pnpbp.2017.04.018.Epub2017Apr18.PubMedPMID:28428145.
17. SolankiN,SalviA,PatkiG,SalimS*.ModulatingOxidativeStressRelievesStress-InducedBehavioralandCognitiveImpairmentsinRats.IntJNeuropsychopharmacol.2017Feb24.doi:10.1093/ijnp/pyx017.[Epubaheadofprint]PubMedPMID:28339814.
18. SalimS.OxidativeStressandtheCentralNervousSystem.JPharmacolExpTher.2017Jan;360(1):201-205.Epub2016Oct17.Review.PubMedPMID:27754930;PubMedCentralPMCID:PMC5193071.
19. SalimS,FarooquZ,AsgharM,KhundmiriSJ,KhanFandYusufiANK.EffectofFastingonEnzymesofCarbohydrateMetabolism,BrushBorderMembraneandonTransportFunctionsinSuperficialandJuxta-MedullaryCortexofRatKidney.JNutrFoodSci,2017,7:588.doi:10.4172/2155-9600.1000588
20. SalimS,FarooquiZ,AsgharM,KhundmiriSJ,KhanFandYusufiANK.Effectoffastingandfasting-refeedingonthestructure,metabolismandtransportfunctionsofrenalcorticalproximaltubulesfromdifferentkidneyregions.IntegrFoodNutrMetab,2017doi:10.15761/IFNM.1000196Volume4(6):1-6
21. SalviA,PatkiG,KhanE,AsgharMandSalimS*.ProtectiveEffectofTempolinButhioninesulfoximine(BSO)-inducedoxidativestressinhippocampalderivedHT22cells.Oxidativemedicineandcellularlongevity,January2016
22. SaminaSalim.Oxidativestressaslinkbetweenemotionalwellbeingandimmuneresponse.Invitedreviewarticlepeer-reviewed.CurrentOpinioninPharmacology.Inpress,March2016
23. SolankiN,AtroozF,AsgharS,SalimS*.Tempolprotectssleep-deprivationinducedbehavioraldeficitsinaggressivemaleLong-Evansrats.NeurosciLett.2015Dec23;612:245-250.doi:10.1016/j.neulet.2015.12.032.[Epubaheadofprint]PubMedPMID:26724222.
24. PatkiG,SalviA,LiuH,SalimS*.Witnessingtraumaticeventsandpost-traumaticstressdisorder:Insightsfromananimalmodel.NeurosciLett.2015Jul23;600:28-32.doi:10.1016/j.neulet.2015.05.060.Epub2015Jun1.PubMedPMID:26044989.
25. PatkiG,AliQ,PokkunuriI,AsgharM,SalimS*.Grapepowdertreatmentpreventsanxiety-likebehaviorinaratmodelofaging.NutrRes.2015Jun;35(6):504-11.doi:10.1016/j.nutres.2015.05.005.Epub2015May15.PubMedPMID:26022140.
26. SolankiN,AlkadhiI,AtroozF,PatkiG,SalimS*.Grapepowderpreventscognitive,behavioral,andbiochemicalimpairmentsinaratmodelofposttraumaticstressdisorder.NutrRes.2015Jan;35(1):65-75.doi:10.1016/j.nutres.2014.11.008.Epub2014Dec5.PubMedPMID:25533441;PubMedCentralPMCID:PMC4329242.
27. PatkiG,SalviA,LiuH,AtroozF,AlkadhiI,KellyM,SalimS*.Tempoltreatmentreducesanxiety-likebehaviorsinducedbymultipleanxiogenicdrugsinrats.PLoSOne.2015Mar20;10(3):e0117498.doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0117498.eCollection2015.PubMedPMID:25793256;PubMedCentralPMCID:PMC4367986.
28. PatkiG,AtroozF,AlkadhiI,SolankiN,SalimS*.Highaggressioninratsisassociatedwithelevatedstress,anxiety-likebehavior,andalteredcatecholaminecontentinthebrain.NeurosciLett.2015Jan1;584:308-13.doi:10.1016/j.neulet.2014.10.051.Epub2014Nov1.PubMedPMID:25450144;PubMedCentralPMCID:PMC4322760.
29. PatkiG,SolankiN,SalimS*.Witnessingtraumaticeventscausesseverebehavioralimpairmentsinrats.IntJNeuropsychopharmacol.2014Dec;17(12):2017-29.doi:10.1017/S1461145714000923.Epub2014Jun2.PubMedPMID:24887568;PubMedCentralPMCID:PMC4318493.
30. PatkiG,SolankiN,AtroozF,AnsariA,AllamF,JanniseB,MaturiJ,SalimS*.Novelmechanisticinsightsintotreadmillexercisebasedrescueofsocialdefeat-inducedanxiety-likebehaviorandmemoryimpairmentinrats.PhysiolBehav.2014Apr13;130C:135-144.doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2014.04.011.[Epubaheadofprint]PubMedPMID:24732411.
31. PatkiG,LiL,AllamF,SolankiN,DaoAT,AlkadhiK,SalimS*.Moderatetreadmillexerciserescuesanxietyanddepression-likebehavioraswellasmemoryimpairmentinaratmodelofposttraumaticstressdisorder.PhysiolBehav.2014Mar19;130C:47-53.[Epubaheadofprint]PubMedPMID:24657739.
32. SalimS.Oxidativestressandpsychologicaldisorders.CurrNeuropharmacol.2014Mar;12(2):140-7.doi:10.2174/1570159X11666131120230309.PubMedPMID:24669208;PubMedCentralPMCID:PMC3964745.
33. NeurobiologicalConsequencesofOxidativeStress.SpecialEditioninCurrentNeuropharmacology,EditorsSalimSandAlkadhiKA.CurrNeuropharmacol.2014March.Mar;12(2):99.Publishedonline2014Mar.doi:10.2174/1570159X1202140307122223PMCID:PMC3964751
34. AlkadhiKAandSalimS*.NeurobiologicalConsequencesofOxidativeStress.SpecialEditioninCurrentNeuropharmacology,Volume12,Number2,2014.Pp99-99,DOI:10.2174/1570159X1202140307122223.
35. DaoAT,ZagaarMA,SalimS,EriksenJL,AlkadhiKA.Regularexercisepreventsnon-cognitivedisturbancesinaratmodelofAlzheimer'sdisease.IntJNeuropsychopharmacol.2014Apr;17(4):593-602.doi:10.1017/S1461145713001351.Epub2013Nov14.PubMedPMID:24229510.
36. TheroleofGrapePowderinEmotionalWell-BeingandMemoryImprovement.BookChapter,DietandDementia,SalimS,ElsevierPubs,2014.
37. AlkadhiK,ZagaarM,AlhaiderI,SalimS,AleisaA.Neurobiologicalconsequencesofsleepdeprivation.CurrNeuropharmacol.2013May;11(3):231-49.doi:10.2174/1570159X11311030001.PubMedPMID:24179461;PubMedCentralPMCID:PMC3648777.
38. PatkiG,SolankiN,AtroozF,AllamF,SalimS*.Depression,anxiety-likebehaviorandmemoryimpairmentareassociatedwithincreasedoxidativestressandinflammationinaratmodelofsocialstress.BrainRes.2013Nov20;1539:73-86.doi:10.1016/j.brainres.2013.09.033.Epub2013Oct3.PubMedPMID:24096214.
39. PatkiG,AllamFH,AtroozF,DaoAT,SolankiN,ChughG,AsgharM,JafriF,BohatR,AlkadhiKA,SalimS*.Grapepowderintakepreventsovariectomy-inducedanxiety-likebehavior,memory
impairmentandhighbloodpressureinfemaleWistarrats.PLoSOne.2013Sep9;8(9):e74522.PubMedPMID:24040270;PubMedCentralPMCID:PMC3767647.
40. ChughG,AsgharM,PatkiG,BohatR,JafriF,AllamF,DaoAT,MowreyC,AlkadhiK,SalimS*.Ahigh-saltdietfurtherimpairsage-associateddeclinesincognitive,behavioral,andcardiovascularfunctionsinmaleFischerbrownNorwayrats.JNutr.2013Sep;143(9):1406-13.doi:10.3945/jn.113.177980.Epub2013Jul17.PubMedPMID:23864508;PubMedCentralPMCID:PMC3743272.
41. DaoAT,ZagaarMA,LevineAT,SalimS,EriksenJL,AlkadhiKA.TreadmillexercisepreventslearningandmemoryimpairmentinAlzheimer'sdisease-likepathology.CurrAlzheimerRes.2013Jun;10(5):507-15.PubMedPMID:23627709;PubMedCentralPMCID:PMC4004077.
42. AllamF,DaoAT,ChughG,BohatR,JafriF,PatkiG,MowreyC,AsgharM,AlkadhiKA,SalimS*.Grapepowdersupplementationpreventsoxidativestress-inducedanxiety-likebehavior,memoryimpairment,andhighbloodpressureinrats.JNutr.2013Jun;143(6):835-42.doi:10.3945/jn.113.174649.Epub2013Apr17.PubMedPMID:23596160;PubMedCentralPMCID:PMC3652881.
43. AlkadhiKA,SalimS,andAlzoubiK.PreventionofBrainDisordersbyNicotine.Bookchapter,NaturalProducts,Springer-VerlagBerlinHeidelberg.2013.
44. SalimS*,ChughG,AsgharM.Inflammationinanxiety.AdvProteinChemStructBiol.2012;88:1-25.doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-398314-5.00001-5.Review.PubMedPMID:22814704.
45. ZoladzPR,ParkCR,HalonenJD,SalimS,AlzoubiKH,SrivareeratM,FleshnerM,AlkadhiKA,DiamondDM.Differentialexpressionofmolecularmarkersofsynapticplasticityinthehippocampus,prefrontalcortex,andamygdalainresponsetospatiallearning,predatorexposure,andstress-inducedamnesia.Hippocampus.2012Mar;22(3):577-89.doi:10.1002/hipo.20922.Epub2011May2.
46. SalimS*,AsgharM,TanejaM,HovattaI,ChughG,VollertC,VuA.Potentialcontributionofoxidativestressandinflammationtoanxietyandhypertension.BrainRes.2011Aug2;1404:63-71.Epub2011Jun16.PubMedPMID:21704983;PubMedCentralPMCID:PMC3402065.
47. VollertC,ZagaarM,HovattaI,TanejaM,VuA,DaoA,LevineA,AlkadhiK,SalimS*.Exercisepreventssleepdeprivation-associatedanxiety-likebehaviorinrats:potentialroleofoxidativestressmechanisms.BehavBrainRes.2011Oct31;224(2):233-40.Epub2011May19.PubMedPMID:21621560.
48. TanejaM,SalimS,SahaK,HappeHK,QutnaN,PettyF,BylundDB,EikenburgDC.DifferentialeffectsofinescapablestressonlocuscoeruleusGRK3,alpha2-adrenoceptorandCRF1receptorlevelsinlearnedhelplessandnon-helplessrats:apotentiallinktostressresilience.BehavBrainRes.2011Aug1;221(1):25-33.doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2011.02.018.Epub2011Feb17.PubMedPMID:21333691;PubMedCentralPMCID:PMC3108052.
49. SalimS*,AsgharM,TanejaM,HovattaI,WuYL,SahaK,SarrajN,HiteB.NovelroleofRGS2inregulationofantioxidanthomeostasisinneuronalcells.FEBSLett.2011May6;585(9):1375-81.Epub2011Apr16.PubMedPMID:21510939;PubMedCentralPMCID:PMC3108258.
50. SalimS.OxidativeStressinAnxiety:ImplicationsforPharmacotherapy.TheAmericanJournalofIntegrativeMedicine,Vol.1,No.1,pp.1-2,2011.
51. SalimS*,AsgharM,ChughG,TanejaM,XiaZ,SahaK.Oxidativestress:aPotentialrecipeforanxiety,hypertensionandinsulinresistance.BrainRes.2010Nov4;1359:178-85.Epub2010Sep26.PubMedPMID:20816762;PubMedCentralPMCID:PMC2955800.
52. SalimS*,SarrajN,TanejaM,SahaK,Tejada-SimonMV,ChughG.Moderatetreadmillexercisepreventsoxidativestress-inducedanxiety-likebehaviorinrats.BehavBrainRes2010Apr2;208(2):545-52.doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2009.12.039.Epub2010Jan12.PubMedPMID:20064565.
53. Salim,S.,Desai,A,andEikenburg,DC.ChronicEpinephrineTreatmentFailstoDown-RegulatetheDel(301-303)Alpha2B-AdrenergicReceptorinNeuronalCells.BritishJournalofPharmacology,Sep;158(ThemedIssue:GPCR):314-327.Sept.2009.
54. Srivareerat,M.,Tran,T.,Salim,S.,Aleissa,AM.,andAlkadhi,KA.ChronicnicotinerestoresnormalA-betalevelsandpreventsshorttermmemoryandE-LTPimpairmentinA-betaratmodelofAlzheimerâsdisease.NeurobiolAging2011May;32(5):834-44.Epub2009May22.PMID:19464074[PubMed-indexedforMEDLINE]
55. Salim,S.,Standifer,KMandEikenburg,DC.ERK1/2MediatedTranscriptionalRegulationofGRK3ExpressionInNeuronalCells.JPharmacolExpTher.2007Jan25.
56. Salim,S.,Hite,B.,andEikenburg,DC.ActivationofCRF-1receptorcausesERK1/2mediatedincreaseinGRK3expressioninCATH.acells.FEBSLett.2007Jul10;581(17):3204-10.
57. Gu,S,Anton,A.,Salim,S.,Blumer,K.J.,Dessauer,C.W.,andHeximer,S.P.(2007)AlternativetranslationinitiationofhumanRGS2yieldsasetoffunctionallydistinctproteins.MolPharmacol.2007Sep27;[Epubaheadofprint]
58. Salim,S.,Farooq,N.,Priyamvada,S.,Asghar,M.,Khundmiri,SJ.,Khan,S.,Khan,F.,andAhadNoorKhanYusufi.InfluenceofRamadan-typefastingoncarbohydratemetabolism,brushbordermembraneenzymesandphosphatetransporttransportinratkidneyusedasamodel.BritishJournalofNutrition,2007.
59. Salim,SandEikenburg,DC.RoleofHsp90andProteinDegradationinRegulatingNeuronalLevelsofGRK3.JPharmacolExpTher.2006Dec19
60. Desai,A.,Salim,S.,Standifer,K.M.andEikenburg,D.C.InvolvementofGRK3andGRK2inDownregulationofthealpha2B-Adrenoceptor.JPharmacolExpTher.2006Jun;317(3):1027-35.
61. N.Farooq,PrivamvadaS,ArivarasuNA,SalimS,KhanF,YusufiAN.InfluenceofRamadan-typefastingonenzymesofcarbohydratemetabolismandbrushbordermembraneinsmallintestineandliverofratusedasamodel.BrJNutr.2006Dec;96(6):1087-94.
62. KhundmiriSJ,AsgharM,BandayAA,KhanF,SalimS,LeviM,YusufiAN.Effectofischemiareperfusiononsodium-dependentphosphatetransportinrenalbrushbordermembranes.BiochimBiophysActa.2005Oct1;1716(1):19-28.
63. Salim,SandDessauer,CW.AnalysisoftheinteractionbetweenRGS2andadenylylcyclase.MethodsinEnzymology2004Vol.390,83-99
64. KhundmiriSJ,AsgharM,KhanF,SalimS,YusufiAN.Effectofischemiaandreperfusiononenzymesofcarbohydratemetabolisminratkidney.JNephrol.2004May-Jun;17(3):377-83.
65. ShafqatN,MarschallHU,FillingC,NordlingE,WuX,BjorkL,ThybergJ,MartenssonE,SalimS,JornvallH,OppermannU.ExpandedsubstratescreeningsofhumanandDrosophilatype1017beta-hydroxysteroiddehydrogenaserevealmultiplespecificitiesinbileacidandsteroidhormonemetabolism.Characterizationofmultifunctional3alpha/7alpha/7beta/17beta/20beta/21-hydroxysteroiddehydrogenase.BiochemJ.2003Aug14.
66. Salim,S.,Sinnarajah,S.,Kehrl,J,H.,andDessauer,CW.IdentificationofRGS2andtypeVAdenylylCyclaseinteractionsites.JBiolChem.2003May2;278(18):15842-9.
67. SalimS,FillingC,MartenssonE,OppermannUCT.Lackofquinonereductaseactivitysuggeststhatamyloid-betapeptide/ERABinducedlipidperoxidationisnotdirectlyrelatedtoproductionofreactiveoxygenspeciesbyredoxcycling.Toxicology.2000April;144(1-3):163-8.
68. OppermannUCT*,SalimS*,TjernbergLO,TereniusL,JornvallH.Bindingofamyloidbeta-peptidetomitochondrialhydroxyacyl-CoAdehydrogenase(ERAB):regulationofanSDRenzymeactivitywithimplicationsforapoptosisinAlzheimerâsdisease.FEBSLett1999May28;451(3):238-42*Bothauthorscontributedequallytothiswork.
69. OppermannU,SalimS,HultM,EissnerG,JornvallH.RegulatoryfactorsandmotifsinSDRenzymes.AdvExpMedBiol1999;463:365-71
70. KhundmiriSJ,AsgharM,KhanF,SalimS,YusufiANK.EffectofreversibleandirreversibleischemiaonmarkerenzymesofBBMfromrenalcorticalPTsubpopulations.AmJPhysiol1997Dec;273(6pt2):F849-56
TEXTBOOKS/BookChapters
71. SaminaSalim.ModelingPsychologicalTraumaInRats.BookChapter,Neuromethods,Springer.72. PrinciplesofDrugAction,EditedbyAditiMarwaha,ThomasLemkeandSaminaSalim,Cognella
Pub.,UniversityReadersInc.USA
UnderReview/InPress73. FatinAtrooz,KarimAlkadhiandSaminaSalim.UnderstandingStress:InsightsFromRodent
Studies.InvitedReviewArticle.CurrentResearchinNeurobiology.(InPress,April2021)74. KochiC,AhmadSandSalimS*.Theeffectsofairpollutiontoxicantsonthemitochondria.Invited
BookchapterElsevierInc.(InPress)75. ShaziaShakil,JuanXavierMasjoanJuncos,NithyaMariappan,IramZafar,ApoorvaAmudhan,
ArchitaAmudhan,DuhaAishah,SimmoneSiddiqui,ShajerManzoor,CristinaSMoldonado,WilsonKRumbeiha,SaminaSalim,AftabAhma,ShamaAhmad*.Behavioralandneuronaleffectsofinhaledhalogengas;oxidativebrainstemdamage(InternationalJournalofmolecularSciences,InPress)
76. FatinAtrooz,BrianBiekman,JohannaBickandSaminaSalim.InsightsfromaSurveyofSyrianRefugeesinHouston,Texas,USA.BriefReport,FrontiersinPublicHealth(Inprepration)
77. FatinAtrooz,ZainAkbar,GhalyaAlrousan,SaminaSalim*.ComparativeAnalysisofBehavioralResponsestoEarly-LifeStressinMaleandFemaleRats.ProgNeuropsychopharmacolBiolPsychiatry(Inprepration)
SELECTEDABSTRACTS/PROCEEDINGS:
1. SaminaSalim,FatinAtrooz,BrianBiekman,JohannaBick.EvaluationofMentalWell-Being,andPerceivedStressinSyrianRefugeesinHouston,Texas,USA.InternationalSocietyofBehavioralNeuroscience(IBNS)AnnualMeeting,June1-4,2021,PuertoVallarta,Mexico
2. FatinAtrooz,GhalyaAlrousan,SaminaSalim.Early-LifeSleepDeprivationIncreasesAlcoholIntakeinAdolescentRats.InternationalSocietyofBehavioralNeuroscience(IBNS)AnnualMeeting,June1-4,2021,PuertoVallarta,Mexico.
3. ZainAkbar,Ghalya-Alrousan,F.Atrooz,JohannaBickandSaminaSalim.AcclimationThroughEnrichment:AnEnrichmentPilotProgramforSyrianRefugeeChildrenintheGreaterHoustonArea.CollegiateAssociationforInequalityResearch,WakeForestUniversity,USA,04/24/2021
4. ZainAkbar,Ghalya-Alrousan,F.Atrooz,JohannaBickandSaminaSalim.ProvidingEnrichmentFortheSyrianRefugeeAdolescentsintheGreaterHoustonArea.UndergraduateResearchDay,UniversityofHouston,04/01/2021.
5. G.Alrousan,F.Atrooz,Z.Akbar,S.Salim.DigitalabstractpresentationattheSocietyforNeuroscienceGlobalConnectomemeeting,January11-13,2021.ComparativeAnalysisofBehavioralResponsestoEarlyLifeStressinMaleandFemaleRats.
6. SylviaStefanos,BenjaminLewing,SujitS.Sansgiry,andSaminaSalim.Sourcesandimpactofstressonphysical,behavioral,psychologicalandcognitivefunctionsofPharmDstudents.ASHPMidyearClinicalMeetingandExhibition.2019.(poster)
7. AtroozFandSalimS.Assessmentofsleepandwakefulnessinratmodelofearlylifesleepdeprivation.755thInternationalConferenceonScience,TechnologyandManagement(ICSTM)Dubai,UAE.2019.(Oral)
8. SaminaSalim,HesongLiu.EarlyLifeStress:RoleofOxido-InflammatoryProcesses.3rdNeuroNordicConference,Finland,Helsinki,June12-14th,2019(poster).
9. FatinAtrooz,SaminaSalim.ExaminationofEarlyLifeSleepDeprivation(ELSD)andLearning-MemoryFunctioninRats.NeuroNordicConference,Finland,Helsinki,June12-14th,2019.
10. SaminaSalim*.EarlyLifeStressandTheBrain.BITâs10thAnnualWorldCongressofNeuroTalk,Osaka,Japan,May13-15,2019.(oral)
11. CamilaKochi,AnkitaSalvi,HesongLiu,FatinAtrooz,SaminaSalim*.Sex-dependentCognitiveDeficitsfromSimulatedVehicleExhaustExposureinRats.BITâs10thAnnualWorldCongressofNeuroTalk,Osaka,Japan,May13-15,2019.(oral)
12. AtroozFandSSalim,2018.EarlylifesleepdeprivationinratsenhancedexpressionofMKP-1inthebrainlaterinlife.Sleepmeeting,Baltimore,MD,USA(poster).
13. AtroozF,KochiC,andSSalim,2018.Earlylifesleepdeprivationinducesmkp1expressionleadingtoreductioninsynapticdensityandplasticityinprefrontalcortexofrats.Mentalhealthannualmeeting,GulfCoastConsortia(GCC),Houston,TX,USA(poster)
14. AtroozF,LiuH,KochiC,andSSalim,2018.Theimpactofearlylifesleepdeprivationonlaterlifebehaviorsinrats.Experimentalbiology,SanDiego,CA,USA(poster)
15. AtroozF,LiuH,KochiC,andSSalim,2018.Thebehavioralandbiochemicalconsequencesofearlylifesleepdeprivationinrats.Translationalpainconference,GulfCoastConsortia(GCC),Houston,TX,USA(poster)
16. KochiC,SalviA,LiuH,AtroozF,SalimS,2018.Insightsoncognitivedeficitsfromsimulatedvehicleexhaustexposureinrats.Mentalhealthannualmeeting,GulfCoastConsortia(GCC),Houston,TX,USA(poster).
17. KochiC,SalviA,LiuH,AtroozF,SalimS,2018.Simulatedvehicleexhaustexposure:Ananimalmodel.PPSsymposium,Houston,TX,USA(poster)
18. SaminaSalim,HesongLiu,FatinAtrooz.EarlyLifeStress,Stress-Resilience/SusceptibilityandOxidativeStress.International:SocietyForFreeRadicalResearchInternational(SFFRRI),Lisbon,Portugal,4-7June,2018
19. HesongLiu,FatinAtrooz,AnkitaSalviandSaminaSalim.AnimalModelofEarlyLifeStress:UnderstandingStressResilienceandSusceptibilityâ,ASIOA,Houston,TX,January16,2017.
20. AtroozF,LiuH,andSSalim,2017.Theeffectofearlylifesleepdisturbanceonratâsbehavioratdifferentlifestages,ASIOA,Houston,TX,January16,2017.
21. AnkitaSalvi,GauravPatki,HesongLiu,SafiyyaZaidiandSaminaSalim.PsychologicalandNeurobiologicalImpactofSimulatedVehicleExhaustExposure(SVEE)inRats.ASIOA,Houston,TX,January17,2017.(Oralpresentation)
22. SafiyyaZaidi,HesongLiu,DanielValdez,CamilaKochi,FatinAtrooz,AnkitaSalvi,RichardA.BondandSaminaSalim.EffectivenessofBetaBlockersinPreventingPTSD-LikeBehaviorinRats.ASIOA,Houston,TX,January16,2017.(Oralpresentation,FirstPlaceAward)
23. CamilaKochi,SafiyyaZaidi,HesongLiu,FatinAtrooz,PhoebeDantoin,SaminaSalim.PhysicalExerciseandTrauma:InsightsfromanAnimalModel.ASIOA,Houston,TX,January16,2017
24. CamilaKochi,SafiyyaZaidi,HesongLiu,FatinAtrooz,PhoebeDantoin,SaminaSalim.PriorTreadmillExercisePromotesResilienceinTraumatizedRats.ExperimentalBiology,Chicago4/22-4/26,2017
25. IndiraPokkunuri,AnkitaSalvi,SaminaSalim,MohammadAsghar.SimulatedvehicleexhaustexposureinduceskidneymitochondrialdamageinSpragueDawley(SD)rats.Keystonesymposium,SantaFe,May8-12,2017,SantaFe,NM.
26. SafiyyaZaidi,HesongLiu,DanielValdez,CamilaKochi,FatinAtrooz,AnkitaSalvi,RichardBond,SaminaSalim.ProtectiveEffectofPropranololandNadololonPTSD-LikeBehaviorinRats.ExperimentalBiology,Chicago4/22-4/26,2017.
27. A.Salvi,G.Patki,H.Liu,S.Salim.BehavioralandBiochemicalConsequencesofSimulatedVehicleExhaustExposure(SVEE)inRats.ExperimentalBiology,Chicago4/22-4/26,2017.
28. FatinAtrooz,HesongLiu,andSaminaSalim.ImpactofEarlyLifeSleepDisturbanceonBehavioralParametersinRats:PotentialRoleOfOxidativeStressMechanisms.Sleep,Boston06/03-06,2017
29. EarlyLifeExposuretoStress:InsightsfromaRatModel.HesongLiuandSaminaSalim.AnxietyandDepressionassociationofAmerica(ADAA)Conference,March31-April3,Philadelphia.
30. Behavioral,cognitiveandbiochemicalconsequencesofwitnessingmaternalabuse:Insightsfromananimalmodel.HesongLiu,GauravPatki,AnkitaSalvi,MathewKellyandSaminaSalim.ExperimentalBiology,March29-April1,2015,Boston,MS.
31. AnkitaSalvi,GauravPatki,HesongLiuandSaminaSalim.Behavioralandbiochemicalconsequencesofsimulatedvehicleexhaustexposure.AnnualMeetingoftheSocietyForNeuroscience(SFN),October17-21,2015,Chicago,IL.
32. SolankiN,PatkiG,AtroozF,andSalimS.Grapepowdersupplementationpreventscognitive,behavioral,andbiochemicalimpairmentsintheratmodelofsocialstress(2015).SocietyforNeuroscience,Chicago.
33. SolankiN,PatkiG,AtroozF,andSalimS.Beneficialeffectsofgrapepowdersupplementinaratmodelofsocialstress.GRASP,2015.
34. SolankiN,PatkiG,AtroozF,andSalimS.Grapepowdersupplementationpreventsandreversescognitive,behavioralandbiochemicalimpairmentsinaratmodelofsocialstress.PharmacologicalandPharmaceuticalSymposium,Houston.
35. SalimS,LuiH,SalviAandPatkiG.WitnessingMaternalAbuseduringPost-NatalDay21-27InducesDepression-LikeBehaviorinAdultRats.(2014),AmericancollegeofNeuropsychopharmacology,Phoenix,Arizona,)
36. PatkiG,SalviA,LiuH,AtroozFandSalimS.Tempolprotectsanxiogenicdruginducedanxiety-likebehaviorinrats(2014),SocietyforNeuroscience,WashingtonD.C.
37. SolankiN,AlkadhiI,AtroozF,PatkiGandSalimS.Grapepowdersupplementationpreventscognitive,behavioralandbiochemicalimpairmentsinratmodelofposttraumaticstressdisorder(2014).SocietyforNeuroscience,WashingtonD.C.
38. SalviA,PatkiG,AsgharMandSalimS.Effectoftempolonoxidativestress-inducedmitochondrialdysfunctioninHT22cells(2014).5thWorldCongressonTargetingMitochondria,Berlin,Germany.
39. KellyM,LiuH,PatkiGandSalimS.Copingdeficitsinpost-partumfemalerats(2014).UniversityofHoustonundergraduateresearchday,Houston.
40. Liu,H,SalviA,AlkadhiI,KellyM,PatkiGandSalimS.Post-partumtraumaticeventstriggerseverebehavioraldeficitsinfemalerats(2014).PharmacologicalandPharmaceuticalSymposium,Houston.
41. SalviA,PatkiG,LiuH,AtroozFandSalimS.Tempolrescuessocialdefeat-inducedbehavioraldeficitsinrats(2014).2ndPharmacologicalandPharmaceuticalSymposium,Houston.
42. PatkiG,SolankiN,AllamF,AlkadhiIandSalimS.Increasedanxiety-likebehaviorsisassociatedwithdifferentialaggressionobservedinretiredbreederLongEvansrats(2014).ExperimentalBiology,SanDiego.SelectedforBestPosterCompetition.
43. SalimS,PatkiG,ChughG,BohatR,AllamF,JafriF,SaleemM,AsgharM,andAlkadhiK.Grapepowdersupplementationimprovesbloodpressure,anxiety-likebehaviorandlearningandmemoryfunctioninovariectomizedrats(2013).ExperimentalBiology,Boston(20-24April2013).
44. PatkiG,AllamF,BohatR,JafriFandSalimS.Roleofoxidativestressmechanismsinanxiety-likebehaviorandlearningandmemoryimpairmentinaratmodelofsocialstress.ExperimentalBiology,Boston(20-24April2013).
45. SalimS,PatkiG,SolankiN,AnsariA,AllamF,AtroozF,JanniseBandMaturiJ.Potentialroleofhistoneacetylationintreadmillexercisebasedrescueofsocialdefeat-inducedanxietyanddepression-likebehaviors,andlearning-memoryimpairmentinrats.FASEB,Lucca,Italy.(18-23August2013).
46. SolankiN,PatkiG,AtroozF,AllamF,AnsariA,JanniseB,MaturiJandSalimS.Preventiveeffectofmoderatetreadmillexerciseonsocialdefeat-associatedcognitive,behavioralandbiochemicalimpairmentsinrats(2013).SocietyofNeuroscience,SanDiego(9-13November2013).
47. SalimS,PatkiG,SolankiN,AllamFandAnsariA.Anewmodelforstudyingeffectsofwitnessingtraumaticeventsinrats.AmericancollegeofNeuropsychopharmacology,Florida(8-12December2013).
48. SolankiN,PatkiG,AnsariA,AllamF,JanniseB,MaturiJ,AtroozFandSalimS.Moderatetreadmillexerciserescuessocialdefeat-inducedanxietyanddepression-likebehaviorandlearning-memoryimpairmentinrats.1stPPSSymposium.DepartmentofPharmacologicalandPharmaceuticalSciences,CollegeofPharmacy,UniversityofHouston,Houston,TX(15thAugust2013).
49. PatkiG,SolankiN,AllamF,AmberA,SalimS.Anewmodelforstudyingeffectsofwitnessingtraumaticeventsinrats.1stPPSSymposium.DepartmentofPharmacologicalandPharmaceuticalSciences,CollegeofPharmacy,UniversityofHouston,Houston,TX(15thAugust2013).
50. LiL,PatkiG,SolankiN,AllamF,AmberA,SalimS,AlkadhiK.Moderatetreadmillexerciserescuesanxietyanddepression-likebehaviorandmemoryimpairmentinaposttraumaticstressmodel.ResearchPosterDay.DepartmentofPharmacologicalandPharmaceuticalSciences,CollegeofPharmacy,UniversityofHouston,Houston,TX(10thOctober2013).
51. AnsariA,PatkiGandSalimS.Biochemicalchangesinthebraininresponsetosocialstressandtreadmillexerciseinrats.ResearchPosterDay.DepartmentofPharmacologicalandPharmaceuticalSciences,CollegeofPharmacy,UniversityofHouston,Houston,TX(10thOctober2013).
52. SalimS,ChughG,DaoA,AsgharMandAlkadhiK.Salt-sensitivityisassociatedwithanxiety(2012).SocietyofNeuroscience,NewOrleans,LA(13-17October).
53. SaminaSalim,GauravChugh,AnDao,MohammadAsgharandKarimAlkadhi.Saltsensitivityisassociatedwithanxiety.SocietyforNeurosciencemeeting,2012.
54. SaminaSalim,FaridaAllam,GauravChugh,AnDao,MohammadAsghar,ManishTaneja,KaustuvSaha.ProtectiveEffectofGrapePowderOnAnxiety-LikeBehavior,BloodPressureandLearningandMemory.,ExperimentalBiology,SanDiego,2012.
55. SaminaSalim,ManishTaneja,GauravChugh,KaustuvSaha.NovelroleofRGS2inanxiety.Posterpresentation,RGSColloquium,Satellitesymposium,ExperimentalBiology,WashingtonDC,April13-14,2011
56. SaminaSalim,GauravChugh,ManishTaneja,KaustuvSahaandMohammadAsghar.Roleofoxidativestressinanxiety-likebehavior,bloodpressureandinsulinresistanceinrats.SocietyforNeurosciencemeeting,SanDiego,CA,November2010.
57. Sarraj,N.,TanejaM.,ChughC.HovattaIandSalim,S.ModerateTreadmillExercisePreventsOxidativeStress-InducedAnxietyinRats.TravelawardtopresentposterattheâPostersontheHillâ,CouncilforUndergraduateResearch(CUR).WashingtonDC.April13,2010.TravelAward.
58. SaminaSalim,ManishTaneja,GauravChugh,KaustuvSaha,NadaSarraj,CraigVollert,MariviTejada-Simon,DouglasCEikenburgandIirisHovatta.ApotentialprotectiveroleofRGS2inoxidativestressmediatedanxiousbehaviorinrats.ExperimentalBiologyNewOrleans,April17-22,2009
59. SaminaSalim,NadaSarraj,M.FLokhandwala,ManishTaneja,GauravChugh,KasutuvSaha,DouglasCEikenburgandIirisHovatta.Treadmillexercisereducesoxidativestress-mediatedanxiousbehaviorofrats.SocietyforNeurosciencemeeting,Chicago,IL,October,17-20,2009
60. DouglasCEikenburg,SaminaSalim,ManishTaneja.AnSNPintheHumanGRK3GenePromoter-LuciferaseConstructEliminatesHormone-InducedActivationofGRK3Transcription.ExperimentalBiology,NewOrleans,April17-22,2009
61. SaminaSalim,ManishTaneja,GauravChugh,KaustuvSaha,NadaSarraj,CraigVollert,MariViTejada-Simon,DouglasCEikenburgandIrisHoavatta.ApotentialprotectiveroleofRGS2inoxidativestressmediatedanxiousbehaviorinrats.ExperimentalBiology,April17-22,NewOrleans,2009
62. SaminaSalim,DouglasC.Eikenburg,CarmenW.DessauerandBrianHite.OxidativestressincreasesRGS2expressionwhichsuppressesincreasedcAMPaccumulationinresponsetoCRFactivationinCATH.acells.ExperimentalBiology,SanDeigo,CAApril5-9th,2008.
63. DouglasC.Eikenburg,SaminaSalim,AartiGokhaleandManishTaneja.ChronicEpinephrinetreatmentfailstodown-regulatetheDel(301-303)alpha2B-adrenergicreceptor.ExperimentalBiology,SanDeigo,CAApril5-9th,2008.
64. ManishTaneja,SaminaSalim,H.KevinHappe,FrederickPetty,DavidB.BylundandDouglasC.Eikenburg.ChangesinGRK3/2levelsinbrainregionsoflearnedHelplessandNon-Helplessrats.ExperimentalBiology,SanDeigo,CAApril5-9th,2008.
65. SaminaSalim,KellyMStandiferandDouglasCEikenburg.Simultaneousactivationofalpha2andbeta2-adrenergicreceptorbyEPIisrequiredfortheERK1/2dependentincreaseinGRK3transcriptioninneuronalcells.ExperimentalBiology,WashingtonDCApril28-May3,2007
66. DouglasCEikenburg,SaminaSalim,BrianHiteandMunderZagar.CRFtreatmentresultsinERK1/2mediatedincreaseinGRK3expressioninCATHacells.ExperimentalBiology,WashingtonDCApril28-May3,2007
67. DouglasCEikenburg,SaminaSalim,AartiGokhaleandManishTaneja.Del(301-303)alpha2B-AR,doesnotdown-regulateinresponsetochronicepinephrinetreatment.âG-ProteinMediatedSignalingNetworksâ,June10-15,2007,UniversityofNewEngland
68. SaminaSalimandDouglasC.Eikenburg.RegulationofGRK3expressionviaERK1/2-MediatedTranscriptionandHsp90-MediatedProteinStabilization.ExperimentalBiology,Abst.#6661,2006.SanFranciscoLA.
69. Eikenburg,D.CandSaminaSalim.RegulationofGRK3expressionviaERK1/2-MediatedTranscriptionandHsp90-MediatedProteinStabilization.GProtein-CoupledReceptors:EvolvingConceptsandNewTechniques,February12-17,2006KeystoneSymposium,CO.
70. SaminaSalim,KatherineGraves,SrikumarSinnarajah,JohnH.KehrlandCarmenW.Dessauer.DirectinteractionofRGS2andthecytoplasmicdomainsoftypeVAdenylylcyclase.ResearchDay(PosterPresentation)2001,UniversityofTexasHealthSciencecenteratHouston(UTHSC),TX.
71. SaminaSalim,KatherineGraves,SrikumarSinnarajah,JohnH.KehrlandCarmenW.Dessauer.DirectinteractionofRGS2andthecytoplasmicdomainsoftypeVAdenylylcyclase.BiochemistryandMolecularBiologyRetreat.(Poster),2002CampAllen,TX.
72. IdentificationofRGS2andtypeVAdenylylCyclaseinteractionsites.BiochemistryandMolecularBiologyRetreat.(Awardedbestoralpresentation)Feb.2003,CampAllen,TX.
73. SaminaSalim,SrikumarSinnarajah,JohnH.KehrlandCarmenW.Dessauer.IdentificationofRGS2andtypeVAdenylylCyclaseinteractionsites.Secondmessengersandproteinphosphorylation(GordonResearchconference).June8-14,2003,NewHampshire.
74. SaminaSalim,Md.Asghar,S.Jalal,F.Khan&ANKYusufi.Effectofhighcarbohhydratediet&highproteindietonphosphatetransportinbrushbordermembranevesiclesofratrenalproximaltubules.AmericanSocietyofNephrologyMeeting(Abs),1999.
75. Md.Asghar,S.Jalal,F.Khan,SaminaSalim,ANK.Yusufi.Postnatalmaturationoftransportfunctionsofrenalproximaltubuleduringdevelopmentandgrowth.FASEBMeeting(Abs),1996.
76. F.Khan,Md.Asghar,S.Jalal,SaminaSalim,ANK.Yusufi.MaturationofcertainmetabolicandBBMenzymesinsuperficial,juxtamedullarycortexandmedulladuringdevelopmentandgrowth.FASEBMeeting(Abs),1996.
77. Jalal,Md.Asghar,F.Khan,SaminaSalim,ANK.Yusufi.Propertiesofphosphatetransportinrenalproximaltubulesduringischemiaandreflow.S.FASEBMeeting(Abs),1996.
78. SaminaSalim,Md.Asghar,S.Jalal,F.Khan,ANK.Yusufi.Effectoffastingonphosphatetransportinbrushbordermembraneofrenalproximaltubules.FASEBMeeting(Abs),1994,USA.
79. Md.Asghar,S.Jalal,F.Khan,SaminaSalim,ANK.Yusufi.Enzymesofcarbohydratemetabolisminrenalcoretx&medulla&liverduringpostnataldevelopment&growth.FASEBMeeting(Abs),1994.
80. S.J.Khudmiri,Md.Asghar,F.Khan,SaminaSalim,ANK.Yusufi.Effectofrenalischemiaonphosphatetransportinbrushbordermembraneofrenalproximaltubules.FASEBMeeting(Abs),1994.
GrantReviewService:2008 AmericanHeartAssociation(AHA),UnifiedPeerReview2009 AmericanHeartAssociation(AHA),EMIVcommittee2010 AmericanHeartAssociation(AHA),Brain1&3committee2010 UniversityofHouston,GrantstoEnhanceandAdvanceResearch(GEAR)2011 NationalScienceFoundation(NSF)GraduateResearchFellowshipProgram(GRFP)2011 AmericanHeartAssociation(AHA),Brain1&3committee,20112012 AmericanHeartAssociation(AHA)2012AHAPeerReviewMeeting,WesternStatesInnovativeresearchAward2013 Adhocmember,NIH,PathophysiologicalBasisofMentaldisordersandAddictionsStudySection
(PMDA)RosterFebruary7-82013 Adhocmember,NIH,PMDARosterJune6-72013 Adhocmember,NIH,PMDARosterOctober10-112013 Adhocmember,NIH,ZRG1PMDA-J(02)October112014Adhocmember,NIH,PMDARoster,February6-72014Adhocmember,NIH,PMDARoster,June2-32014 Scientific Research Support Fund (SRSF), Ministry of Jordan, Amman, Jordan, March2015TheNetherlandsOrganisationforHealthResearchandDevelopmentGrants2015NationalScienceFoundation(NSF)GraduateResearchFellowshipProgram(GRFP),January2015 InvitedReviewer,OklahomaCenterfortheAdvancementofScienceandTechnology(OCAST),May
17-18,Tulsa,OklahomaCity,OK2015Adhocmember,NIH,NeuralBasisofPsychopathology,AddictionsandSleepDisorders(NPAS),May28-292015Adhocmember,NIH,PMDARosterOctober01-022015Adhocmember,NIH,NeuralBasisofPsychopathology,AddictionsandSleepDisorders(NPAS),October08-092015Invitedreviewer,GeneralDirectionforScientificResearchandHealthInnovationGrants,ItalianMinistryofHealth,Italy,May,20152016NationalScienceFoundation(NSF)GraduateResearchFellowshipProgram(GRFP),January11th,14th2016Adhocmember,NIH,PMDARosterJune2-3rd.2016Invitedreviewer,AmericanAssociationofCollegesofPharmacy(AACP)NewInvestigatorAward2017Adhocmember,NIH,NPASRosterFeb2-3rd2017Adhocmember,NIH,NPASRosterOctober5-6th.2017Invitedreviewer,GeneralDirectionforScientificResearchandHealthInnovationGrants,ItalianMinistryofHealth,Italy2017NationalScienceFoundation(NSF)GraduateResearchFellowshipProgram(GRFP)2018Adhocmember,NIH,NPASRosterFeb15-16th2019Adhocmember,NIH,BiobehavioralMechanismsofEmotions,Stress,andHealth(MESH),Feb19-
202019InvitedReviewer,OklahomaCenterfortheAdvancementofScienceandTechnology(OCAST),May
19-20,Tulsa,OklahomaCity,OK2019InvitedReviewer,EuropeanResearchCouncil2019Invitedreviewer,AACPNewInvestigatorAward2020 Adhocmember,MESH,NIH,April1st
2020 NationalScienceFoundation(NSF)GraduateResearchFellowshipProgram(GRFP)2020Invitedreviewer,GeneralDirectionforScientificResearchandHealthInnovationGrants,ItalianMinistryofHealth,Italy2020 Adhocmember,F01Afellowshipreviewroster,NIH2021Adhocmember,F01Afellowshipreviewroster,NIHREVIEWERFORTHEFOLLOWINGJOURNALS:1.BiologicalPsychiatry2.Physiology&Behavior3.BrainResearchBulletin4.EuropeanNeuropsychopharmacology5.BehaviouralBrainResearch6.Psychoneuroendocrinology7.BulletinofEnvironmentalContaminationandToxicology8.JournalofBiomedicineandBiotechnology9.ClinicalandExperimentalHypertension10.BMCBiochemistry11.JournalofToxicology12.AdvancesinPharmacologicalSciences13.Neuropharmacology14.BritishJournalofNutrition15.PsychiatryResearch16.Hippocampus17.PLOSONE18.Medicine&ScienceinSports&Exercise19.CurrentNeuropharmacology20.EuropeanJournalofPharmacology21.ScientificReports,NPG22.NeuroscienceLetters23.Neuroscience24.PsychiatryResearch25.JournalofNeuroinflammation26.Phytomedicine27.AirQuality,AtmosphereandHealth28.Brain,BehaviorandImmunity29.ProgressinNeuropsychopharmacology&BiologicalPsychiatry30.JournalofAffectiveDisorders31.Psychopharmacology32.MolecularPsychiatry33.Neuropharmacology34.NeurobiologyofStress35.EnvironmentalToxicologyandPharmacology36.FrontiersinNeuroscience37.FrontiersinPsychiatry38.FreeRadicalBiologyandMedicine39.Mitochondrion
EDITORIALBOARD:⢠BulletinofEnvironmentalContaminationandToxicology⢠PhysiologyandBehavior,Elsevier⢠ScientificReports,NaturePublishingGroup
LECTURES:
1. InvitedSpeaker,UH-HEARTworkshoponscientificwriting,06/15/21,UniversityofHouston,TX2. InvitedSpeaker,MentalHealthResearchConsortiumSymposium,09/16/2020,Houston,TX3. InvitedSpeaker,NeuroTalk,Osaka,Japan,May12-14th,2019.4. Speakerandsessionorganizer,âAPlaceForUsâ,EmpowerWomenConference,Universityof
Houston,March1st,20195. InvitedSpeaker,SessionChair.InternationalConferenceonfuturediagnostictherapeuticand
theranosticsmodalities,InterdisciplinaryBiotechnologyUnit,AligarhMuslimUniversity,India,Dec29-31,2018
6. PanelChairandSessionOrganizer,âEverydayLeadershipâ,EmpowerWomenConference,UniversityofHouston,March2nd,2018
7. InvitedSpeaker,InternationalStressandBehaviorSociety(ISBS)Meeting,May16th,2017,St.Petersburg,Russia.
8. InvitedSpeaker,JordanUniversityofScienceandTechnology(JUST),August2-3,2017,Irbid,Jordan
9. Selectedspeaker,AssistantProfessorExcellenceSpeakerSeries(Apex)organizedbyUniversityofHoustonfacultysenate,April27,2016.
10. Symposiumspeakerandsessionchair,Sessiontitle:âStressandBehavior,âBudapest,Hungary,June7-9,2016,InternationalSocietyofBehavioralNeuroscience(IBNS)annualmeeting.
11. Invitedspeaker,4thGlobalExpertsMeetingonNeuropharmacologySeptember15-17,2016,SanAntonio,USA
12. Invitedspeaker,AssociationofScientistsofIndianOrigin(ASIO),Orlando,Florida,January,201513. 1stGlobalConferenceofBiologicalPsychiatry,NewDelhi,India.WhyPersistentPsychological
StressContributestoAnxiety,DepressionandCognitiveImpairment?(September,2014).14. 1stAnnualGraduateResearchandScholarshipProjects(GRaSP)Daypreptalk,Universityof
Houston,âITISNOTWHATYOUSAY,ITISHOWYOUSAYITâ,FacilitatedbySaminaSalim,09/12/2014,
15. NationalInstituteofEnvironmentalHealthSciences(NIEHS)oftheNationalInstitutesofHealth,UTMB,Galveston,TX10/30/13
16. BiologyColloquium,DepartmentofBiologyUHDowntown,TX,02-15-201317. DepartmentofBiologyandBiochemistry,UniversityofHouston,03-18-201318. BasicMedicalSciencesCollegeofOsteopathicMedicineofthePacificWesternUniversityofHealth
Sciences,Pomona,California,10-06-201119. Invitedspeaker,AmericanCollegeofNeuropsychopharmacology(ACNP)annualmeetingspecial
panel,âOxidativeStressinPsychiatricDisorders:ImplicationsforPathophysiologyandPharmacotherapyâ,Miami,FL,Dec5-9,2010
20. DepartmentofPharmacology,CollegeofPharmacy,UniversityofToledo,Ohio,June16th,200921. DepartmentofPharmaceuticalSciences,WesternUniversityofHealthSciences,Pomona,
California,April16th,200922. DepartmentofBiomedicalSciences,MarquetteUniversity,Milwaukee,Wisconsin.January22nd,
200823. CollegeofPharmacy,UniversityofHouston,TX.Sept11,200724. DepartmentofIntegrativeBiologyandPharmacology,UTHSC,Houston,TX.Oct,5th2007.
25. âEmergingInvestigatorsSymposiumâ,sponsoredbyHoustonCenterforClinicalandTranslationalScience,Houston,TX,May21,2007.
26. DepartmentofIntegrativeBiologyandPharmacology,UTHSC,Houston,TX.04-08-02,02-11-03RESEARCHRECOGNITION:2007 SpecialcitationofthepublicationâSalim,S.andEikenburg,DC.J.Phamacol.Exptl.Ther.
320:1106-1112â, featured in the Nascent Transcripts Emerging concepts from therecentliterature),MolecularInterventions,Vol7(1)
2009 SpecialcitationonSFNpublication,âWhyexercisemakesyoulessanxious?â,NewYorkTimes,November,18,2009
2010 ResearchfeaturedinKatyNewspaper,04/15/20102010 ResearchfeaturedinUniversityofHoustonnewspaper,TheDailyCougar,04/02/20102010 UHmediareleasecoveringnationalrecognition,April20102013 Publication entitled, âGrape Powder Supplementation PreventsOxidative Stress-Induced
Anxiety-LikeBehavior,MemoryImpairmentandHighBloodPressureinRatsâselectedbyTheAmericanSocietyforNutrition(ASN)forvideoJNvideopubcast
2015 FeaturedinâPharmacologistâ,anewsletteroftheASPET,Decemberissue.2021Featured,AuthorQ&A,ElsevierInc.01/01/2021 https://www.journals.elsevier.com/current-research-in-neurobiology/author-interviews/author-qa-understanding-stress-insights-from-rodent-models HONORS:1993 AligarhMuslimUniversityfellowshipforM.Phil,India1994 AligarhMuslimUniversityfellowshipforPh.D,India1998 WennerGrenFoundationFellowship,Stockholm,Sweden2003 BestoralpresentationinBiochemistryandMolecularBiologyRetreat. CampAllen,TX,USA.2004 Judge, National Student Research Forum, University of Texas Medical Branch,
Galveston.2007 Travelaward,RGSProteinColloquium,ExperimentalBiology,SanDiego,CA.2008 Judge,BehavioralNeuropharmacologyPosterSession,ExperimentalBiology,SanDiego,
CA.2010 Sarraj, N., Taneja M., Chugh C. Hovatta I and Salim, S. Treadmill Exercise Prevents
Oxidative Stress-Induced Anxiety-Like Behavior in Rats. Selected for âPosters on theHillâ,NationalCouncilforUndergraduateResearch(CUR),CapitolHill,WashingtonD.C.April13,2010.MentorandmenteeTravelAward
2010 Judge, Behavioral Neuropharmacology Poster Session, Experimental Biology, NewOrleans,LA.
2010 Invited attendee, American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) annualmeeting,Miami,Florida.
2014InvitedAttendee,ACNP,Phoenix,Arizona.2015InvitedAttendee,ACNP,Hollywood,Florida.2015 EarlyCareerFacultyAwardforMentoringUndergraduateResearch,Universityof
Houston,TX2015 ExcellenceinResearchAward,CollegeofPharmacy,UniversityofHouston,TX2015Sessionchair,AssociationofScientistsofIndianOrigin(ASIO)annualmeeting,Orlando,Florida,January19-20.2016Symposiumsessionchair,Sessiontitle:âStressandBehavior,âBudapest,Hungry,June7-
9,InternationalSocietyofBehavioralNeuroscience(IBNS).
2016 CouncilMember,ASIOA2017 SessionChair,InternationalStressandBehaviorSociety(ISBS)Meeting,May16th,2017,
St.Petersburg,Russia.2017 Tableleader,AmericanCollegeofNeuropsychopharmacology(ACNP)WomenLuncheon,December2017.2017 ProvostâsTravelAward,UniversityofHouston2017 InductionPhiBetaDelta,HonorSocietyofInternationalScholars2017 ExcellenceinTeachingAward,CollegeofPharmacy,UniversityofHouston,TX2019 Member,2019-2020UniversityofHoustonCougarChairsLeadershipAcademy(CCLA)2019 ProvostâsTravelAward,UniversityofHouston2019 MetroAwardforAsianPacificAmericanHeritageMonthCelebration2019 RhoChiTeachingExcellenceAward,CollegeofPharmacy,UniversityofHouston2019 Inducted,MadingSociety,CollegeofPharmacy,UniversityofHouston2020-23Inducted,FulbrightSpecialistRoster2021 Advisor-in-Residence,LEdByFoundation(set up with seed funding from the Social
Innovation and Change Initiative at the Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University).PROFESSIONALAFFILIATIONS:
⢠Member,SocietyForNeuroscience(SFN),2007-present⢠Member, American Society For Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET), 2004-
present⢠Member,AssociationofScientistsofIndianOrigin(ASIOA),2007-present⢠Member,InternationalSocietyofBehavioralNeuroscience(IBNS),2015-present⢠Member,PhiBetaDelta,HonorSocietyforInternationalScholars⢠Member,MentalHealthresearchConsortiumSteeringCommittee,Houston,Texas
TEACHINGANDSERVICE:PharmacyProfessionalProgram:
⢠OrganSystemLifeSciencesIIPHAR4421-Sensory,anatomyandphysiology,somaticsensations,visual system,mechanism of hearing, central nervous system control ofmotor activity, higherbrainfunctionsandaging,limbicsystemandthehypothalamus.
⢠CellularLifeSciencesIPHAR4400-Hemostasisandanticoagulants ⢠CellularLifeSciencesIIPHAR4301-SignaltransductioninBandT-cellreceptors⢠Pharmacology II PHAR5403- Therapeutics for anxiety disorders and sleep, eating disorders,
ADHD.⢠Physiology 1- Course coordinator. Sensory, anatomy and physiology, somatic sensations, visual
system, mechanism of hearing, central nervous system control of motor activity, higher brainfunctionsandaging,limbicsystemandthehypothalamus.
⢠FoundationsinMedicinalChemistry,MicrobiologyandReceptor(FIMMRA)PHAR4275⢠IntegratedPsychiatryModulePHAR5368
GraduateProgram:⢠Cellular Pharmacology PCOL7350- Recent advances in adenylyl cyclases, RGS proteins and G-
proteins(2004-2015).⢠AdvancedPharmacologyII PCOL6370-Autonomicnervoussystemmechanisms⢠AdvancedPharmacologyI-Majoraffectivedisorders⢠Neuropharmacology-Animalmodelsofanxiety,depression,PTSDandempathy.Traumawitness
behaviors in rodents. Rodent models of social defeat, single prolonged stress, trauma witness,aggressionandaging.
Scientificwriting(PCOL7370)-CareerGoals/TrainingPlan,RespectiveContrib./Biosketch(2018-2020)
Serviceactivities:International
⢠2021InternationalBehavioralNeurosceinceSocietyAnnualMeeting,Posterjudge,06/01/21⢠Advisor-in-Residence, Led By Foundation (set up with seed funding from the Social Innovation and
Change Initiative at the Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University).⢠SSGSA panelist, selection of international graduate student schoalrships to US institutions⢠2020Ph.DThesisExaminer,AligarhMuslimUniversity,Aligarh,India⢠2019-presentExpertPanelist,Dept.ofPharmacy,COMSATSUniversity,Islamabad,Pakistan⢠ConductedworkshoponScientificWriting,JordanUniversityofScienceandTechnology(JUST),
August2,2017,Irbid,JordanNational
⢠2013 External Reviewer, Promotion & Tenure dossier for Associate Professor, College ofPharmacy,WesternUniversity,Pomona,CA
⢠2014 External Reviewer, Promotion & Tenure dossier for Associate Professor, College ofPharmacy,WesternUniversity,Pomona,CA
⢠2014 Reviewer, Career Development Travel Awards, Anxiety and Depression Association ofAmerica,(ADAA)
⢠2014Reviewer,âworkshop,symposia,ignitesymposiaandroundtablesubmissionsâ,ADAA⢠2015Reviewer,Postersubmissions,ADAA.⢠2015Reviewer,travelawardsubmissions,ADAA.⢠2016 Member,AwardsCommittee,ASIOA⢠2017Councilmember,ASIOA⢠2018 Member,AwardsCommittee,ASIOA⢠2018Councilmember,ASIOA⢠2020-21Scientificadvisor-UtahNRMNGrant-WritingCoachingGroupsStudy
UniversityLevelCommittees:
⢠UniversityTeachingExcellenceAwardcommittee,2018-2021⢠UniversityStudentAffairsSub-Committee,UHFacultySenate,2018⢠UniversityofHoustonHearingBoard,September2019-August2020⢠UniversityLearningAbroadScholarshipSelectionCommittee,September2019-August2021⢠UniversityCullentravelawardcommittee,2017-2019⢠UniversityofHoustonSpecialHearingTribunalMember,2019-present
CollegeLevelCommittees
⢠Member:CollegeofPharmacyAssessmentcommittee,2014⢠Member:CollegeofPharmacyadmissionsandprogressionscommittee,2015-2017⢠ElectedMember,FacultySenate,UniversityofHouston,2017-2019⢠Chair,GraduateStudiesCommittee,CollegeofPharmacy,UniversityofHouston,2017-2019⢠Member,GraduateProfessionalStudiesCommittee(GPSC),UniversityofHouston,2017-present⢠Reviewer:CollegeofPharmacyResearchExcellenceAward,2017,2018⢠Facultymentor:StudentCollegeofClinicalPharmacy(SCCP),2018,2021⢠CollegeofPharmacyCurriculumCommittee,2020-2023
⢠PI:ProvostâsMulticulturalSuccessInitativeGrant,2020
Dept.LevelCommittees⢠Member:DepartmentalResearchSymposiumCommittee,2013-2015⢠Member:SearchcommitteeforAssistantProfessorinImmunology,2014-15⢠Member:SearchcommitteeforAssistantProfessorinCardiovascularPharmacology,2016⢠Member,DepartmentGraduateEducationCommittee(GEC),2017-2019⢠Departmentfacebookpageadministratorandmoderator⢠FoundingEditor,PPSChronicle(anyearlygraduatestudentnewsletter),2017-2020⢠Member:PPSDept.ChairSearchCommittee,2018⢠Chair,GraduateEducationCommittee,PPS(2018-2019)⢠Asghar Memorial Undergraduate Student Research Scholarship (AMUSRF)- Established
AMUSRFendowment fordispersingperpetualundergraduate research scholarships, July,2019.
⢠Chair,SymposiumCommittee,2019-2020⢠AssistantDept.Chair,PPSDept,Nov2019-June2020⢠PPSDept.FacultyEvaluationCommittee,2020-2021
MENTORINGANDADVISING:UndergraduateStudents:1.BrianHite(co-mentor):2007,SummerUndergraduateResearchFellowshipProjectco-advisor.2.NadaSarraj(mentor):2009,SummerUndergraduateResearchFellowshipProjectadvisor,2009.3.CraigVollert(mentor):2008-2011,SummerUndergraduateResearchFellowshipProjectandhonorsthesisadvisor,2010-11.4. Anthony Vu (mentor): 2010, Provosts Undergraduate Research Scholarship (PURS), University ofHouston.5.FaridaAllam(mentor):2011-present,SummerUndergraduateResearchFellowshipProject,2011-12.6.FaizanJafri(mentor):20127.AmberAnsari(mentor):20138.MathewKelly(mentor):20149.LumengLi(mentor):2014,UniversityofHoustonPURSaward.10.PhoebeDantoin(Honorsthesismentor):2015-201611.PhoebeDantoin(mentor):2016,UniversityofHoustonPURSaward.12.EishaKhan,(mentor):(2015-2016)13.SafiyyaZaidi(mentor):2016-201814.HassanMonir(mentor):June-August,201715.HibaAl-Shiakhly(mentor):201716.ShauryaAggarwal(mentor):May-July201917.SuhaQuadri(mentor):June-August201918.ZainAkbar(mentor):June-present,202019.GhaliyaAlrousan(mentor):July-present,202020.FacultyAdvisor:UHsororietyMuslimahForChange(M4C),2020-present21.FarzanaAhmad,UHVIndependentStudyAdvisor,Spring-Fall2021(PSYCH4398)HighSchoolStudents:1.ChristopherMowrey(June-August2012)2.Facultyhost,CollegeofPharmacyCampforhighschoolstudents,June26-28,20133.SamanAsghar(June-August,2015)4.ArhamHassan(June-August,2021)
5.SamiAhmad(July-August,2021)RotationStudents:(Graduatestudents)1.MohammadSaleem2.NaimeshSolanki3.AnkitaSalvi4.HesongLui5.CamilaKochiPh.D.Students:
1. NaimeshSolanki (graduated2016)2. AnkitaSalvi (graduated2017)3. HesongLui (graduated2017)4. FatinAtrooz (graduated2018)5. CamilaKochi (graduated2020)
Ph.D.ThesisCommittees:1.TrinhTran,2010,Advisor:Prof.KarimAlkadhi2.QuaisarAli,April25,2011,Advisor:Prof.TahirHussain3.MunderZagaar,August18,2011,Advisor:Prof.KarimAlkadhi4.AbeerRababah,Ph.D.Candidate,Advisor:Dr.BradleyMcConnell5.AnDao,Ph.D.Candidate,Advisor:Prof.KarimAlkadhi6.SourashishNag,Ph.D.Candidate,Advisor:Prof.TahirHussain7.CraigCVollert,Ph.D.Candidate,Advisor:Dr.JasonEriksen8.LouisMartinez,Ph.D.Candidate,Advisor:Dr.Maria-VictoriaTejadaSimon9.SantoshSuryavanshi,Ph.D.Candidate,Advisor:Dr.BradleyMcConnell10.TashaWolmack,Ph.D.Candidate,Advisor:Dr.JasonEriksen11.Yaxi,Li,Ph.D.Candidate,advisor;Dr.TianfuWu,Dept.BiomedicalEngineering,NSM,UHPharm.D.Students:1.JagMathuri,20132.BrittanyJannise,20133.IsamAlkadhi,20144.NatashaThalicherry,20145.JulinaJoseph,20186.SylviaStefanos,20197.SarahZeidat,20218.MackenzieLuke,20219.SukainaMakzoumi,2021Pharm.D.StudentExchangeProgramHost:(InternationalPharmaceuticalStudentsAssociation)1.SvenjaLaarhuis(Denmark),September,2013 2.OmneyaElmorshedy(Egypt),September2013 3.Joana(Portugal),August,20154.TsaiTsai(Taiwan),August,2015
Post-DoctoralFellows:Dr.GauravPatki,2012-2015Dr.FatinAtrooz,2019-present
ResearchTechnicians:1.RituBohat,2012-20132.FaridaAllam,2012-20133.IsamAlkadhi,20144.FatinAtrooz,20145.EishaKhan,2015RESEARCHSUPPORT:ONGOING:1. Agency: National Institute onMinority Health andHealth Disparities (NIMHD)-Research Centers inMinorityInstitutions(RCMI)PilotGrantNIMHD-U54MD015946ProjectTitle:âExaminingHealthDisparitiesandPromotingBreastCancerAwarenessandPreventioninSyrianRefugeeWomenintheUnitedStatesâStatus:May15,2021-May15,2022 Role:PrincipalInvestigator2.Agency:BridgeFunds,DivisionofResearch(DOR),UniversityofHoustonProjectTitle:âBehavioralandBiochemicalImpactofStressandTraumaâStatus:Sept.1,2020-June1,2021 Role:PrincipalInvestigator3.Agency:GranttoEnhanceandAdvanceResearchonRacism(GEAR-R),UniversityofHoustonProjectTitle:âUnderstandingImpactofRacismonPsychologicalandPhysicalHealthinSyrianRefugeeChildrenRe-SettledinHouston,TexasâStatus:Sept15,2020-February15,2022 Role:PrincipalInvestigator4.Agency:ActionResearchInCommunitiesAward,UniversityofHoustonProjectTitle:âUnderstandingtheImpactofEnrichmentActivitesinSyrianRefugeeChildrenRe-SettledinHouston,TexasâStatus:September,2020-2021 Role:FacultyMentor 5.Agency:HoustonGlobalHealthCollaborativeStudentResearchandServiceGrantProjecttitle:Assessingawareness,access,andacceptanceofCOVID-19vaccinationsintheMiddleEasternandNorthAfrican(MENA)communityoftheGreaterHoustonareaStatus:May-August,2021StudentPI:SarahZeidat,P3studentRole:FacultyPI/mentor6.Agency:Provostâs50-in-5Award,UniversityofHoustonProject Title: âPsychological and Neurobehavioral Impact of Early Life Trauma in Syrian RefugeeChildrenâStatus:November,2019-2021 Role:PrincipalInvestigator 7.Agency:SmallGrantsProgram,UniversityofHoustonProjectTitle:âSex-BasedNeurobehavioralResponsetoStressâStatus:November,2020-2021
Role:PrincipalInvestigator OtherGrants:7.ProvostâsMulticulturalSuccessInitiativeProjectTitle:âPPSGraduateStudentRetreatâStatus:Awarded2020Role:PrincipalInvestigator PENDING:1.Agency:PillarsFundProgramProjectTitle:âAddressingPhysicalandMentalWell-BeingofMuslimRefugeeWomenResettledInHouston,TexasâStatus:Pending(submitted04/01/2021)Role:PrincipalInvestigator2.Agency:JohnTempleltonFoundationProjectTitle:âTheMuslimHealthincubatorLab:APilotExperimentâStatus:Pending(submitted04/15/2021)Role:PrincipalInvestigatorCOMPLETED:1.Agency:NIH,Renewal2R15MH093918-02ProjectTitle:âOxidativeStress-APotentialRecipeforAnxietyandcognitiveimpairmentâStatus:2015-2018Role:PrincipalInvestigator2.Agency:NIH,R15MH093918-01A1ProjectTitle:âOxidativeStress-APotentialRecipeforAnxiety-likebehaviorâStatus:2012-2015Role:PrincipalInvestigator3.Agency:GranttoAdvanceandEnhanceResearch(GEAR),UniversityofHoustonProjectTitle:âMitochondrialOxidativeStress:InsightsFromanAnimalModelofSocialStressâStatus:June1,2019-August31,2020Role:PrincipalInvestigator4.Agency:UniversityofHoustonProjectTitle:âPPSBehaviorCoreâStatus:Awarded2014Role:Co-PrincipalInvestigator(PI:Eikenburg)5.Agency:GranttoAdvanceandEnhanceResearch(GEAR),UniversityofHoustonProjectTitle:âNeuronalRGS2Expression:MechanismsandImplicationsInOxidativeStressandAnxietyâRole:PrincipalInvestigator6.Agency:AmericanHeartAssociation,TexasAffiliateGrantNo.:0555032YProjectTitle:RegulationofAlpha2-AdrenceptorDown-RegulationbyGRK3AwardDate:July1,2005toJune30,2007
Role:Co-Investigator(PI:Eikenburg)
7.Agency:NARSAD(NationalAllianceForResearchonSchizophreniaandDepression)GrantNo:93041ProjectTitle:RegulationofGRK3Expression,ACriticalModulatorofSignalinginBipolarDisorderAwardDate:Sept.2006-2008Role:Co-Investigator(PI:Eikenburg)CommunityEngagement
⢠FoundingPresident,AligsCare,a501(C)(3)Non-ProfitOrganization(Registered,August2018).AcancerfoundationservingtheunderprivilegedcancerpatientsandtheirfamiliesinIndia.
⢠Rising Beyond The Ceiling: Global Inspirations. Inspiringindianmuslimwomen.org. [Recognized among 100 Indian Muslim women]
⢠InvitedSpeaker,TX-22DemocraticCongressionalcandidateEugeneHowardâsCommunityEvent(06/06/21).
⢠InvitedSpeaker,HoustonCityCouncilMemberLetitiaPlummerâsCommunityEvent(04/19/21).⢠InvitedSpeaker,DemocraticCongressionalPrimary,forChicago,IL(03/28/2021).⢠InvitedSpeaker,SevenLakesHighSchool,Katy,TX.(03/04/2021).⢠Judge,EssayandArtCompetitionforSouthAsianStudents,Grade6-12,,HindusForHuman
Rights.org(March,2021)⢠InvitedSpeaker,AdminstrativeProfessionalsMeeting,02/10/2021,UniversityofHouston,TX⢠Moderator,Webinar,IndianAmericanMuslimCouncil,IndianFarmLawsCrisis,12/27/20⢠InvitedSpeaker,NationalScienceHonorSociety,VillageHighSchool,12/08/2020,Houston,TX⢠Moderator,Webinar,CongressionalDistrict22ElectionRepublicanCandidateQ&A,09/25/20⢠InvitedSpeaker,FBCountyShrerrif(nowCongressman)TroyNehlâsofficeevent,09/15/20⢠InvitedSpeaker,IndianAmericanMuslimCouncil,DemocracyEvent,01/18/2020,Houston,TX⢠InvitedSpeaker,WomenâsMarch,January25th,2020,CityHall,Houston,TX⢠Panelist,PeaceandCivilLiberties,CodeBlueRadio,106.1FM,January11th,2020,Houston,TX⢠NationalCollegeScholarshipCommittee,IslamicSocietyofNorthAmerica(ISNA),2020⢠Panelist,PeaceandJustice,ProgressiveForum,December,18,2019,RadioKPFT95.7FM.⢠KeynoteSpeaker,AsianPacificAmericanHeritageMonth,MetroHouston,May30th,2019.⢠Panelistandspeaker,IndianMuslimReliefandCharities,SocialJusticeEvent,August30,2019.⢠Panelist,ProgressiveForum,September,12,2019,RadioKPFT95.7FM.⢠InvitedSpeaker,AllianceForJustice,andAccountability,September,22,2019,Houston,TX⢠InvitedSpeaker,VigilForKashmir,October,27th,2019,Houston,TX⢠Panelist,NetworkingForAmericanMuslimProfessionals,November17,2019,Houston,TX⢠Invited Speaker, Annual function, Aligarh Alumni Association of Texas, Houston, TX, October,
2019⢠InvitedSpeaker,AmericanFederationofMuslimsofIndianOrigin,October,2019,Houston,TX⢠InvitedSpeaker,Annualconvention,Federationof theAligarhAlumniAssociation, Houston,TX,
August,2018⢠InvitedSpeaker,NetworkingForAmericanMuslimProfessionals,November16,2018SelectedPublishedOp-EdsandBooks(GeneralInterest)â
1. FeaturedAuthorâsQ&A,ElseiverInc.2. ââPandemic Surge: When Leaders Fail, Citizens Riseâ, Author: Samina Salim.
http://clarionindia.net,May3,2021,NewDelhi,India3. âConnectedByFaithâ,Author: SaminaSalim. IslamicHorizons, ISNApublications, January
2021
4. Reflections2020â,December30,2020,Author:SaminaSalim.Countercurrents.org5. âWhatWeSee,WeEmulateâ,October26th,2020,Author:SaminaSalim.TheDailyCougar,
http://thedailycougar.com,UniversityofHouston,Houston,TX6. âThePrice of Freedomof Expressionââ,Author: Samina Salim.http://clarionindia.net,Nov. 5,
2020,NewDelhi,India7. âRe-definingIndo-USRelationsââ,Author:SaminaSalim.http://clarionindia.net,Sept.25,2020,
NewDelhi,India8. âTimesSquare:WhoOrganizedaCelebrationofHateIntheMiddleofaPandemicâ,Author:
SaminaSalim.Clarionindia.net,August8,2020,NewDelhi,India9. âHurt, Hate and Healingâ, July 17th, 2020, Author: Samina Salim. The Daily Cougar,
UniversityofHouston,Houston,TX10. âRacialJusticeâ,Author:SaminaSalim,HoustonChronicle,June25,202011. âCravingConnectionsâ,June2nd,2020,Author:SaminaSalim.TheDailyCougar,University
ofHouston,Houston,TX12. âChilly Winds Blowing From Home Spoil the Party Overseasâ. Author: Samina Salim.
Clarionindia.net(CaravanDaily),May27,2020,NewDelhi,India13. âCoronaCrisis LaysBare Chinks in Sociopolitical Fabric In Indiaâ.Author: Samina Salim.
Clarionindia.net(CaravanDaily),April20,2020,NewDelhi,India14. âThePoliticsofCOVID-19PointstoOminousPortentsForCountryâAuthor:SaminaSalim.
Clarionindia.net(CaravanDaily),April9,2020,NewDelhi,India15. âDelhiviolence:TheGoryOutcomeofHateAgainstFellowCitizensâ,Author:SaminaSalim.
Clarionindia.net(CaravanDaily),March13,2020,NewDelhi,India16. âNewDelhiViolenceintheNameofCAAandMoreâAuthor:SaminaSalim.Clarionindia.net
(CaravanDaily),March2,2020,NewDelhi,India17. âNewDelhiandMoreâ,Author:SaminaSalim.Countercurrents.org,March1,202018. âThank You Shaheen Bagh Womenâ, Author: Samina Salim, Clarionindia.net (Caravan
Daily,NewDelhi,India,January28,2020,19. âTime to Uphold the Message of Sarvadharma Sambhavaâ, Author: Samina Salim.
TDNworld,Kolkata,India,January25,202020. âPluralism is the Only Way Forward for Indiaâ, Author: Samina Salim, Clarionindia.net
(CaravanDaily),NewDelhi,India,January20,2020.21. âAHolocaustintheMakingâ,Author:SaminaSalim,Muslimmirror.com,January20,202022. âDefeatingPoliticsofHateinIndiaâ,Author:SaminaSalim,Clarionindia.net(CaravanDaily),
NewDelhi,India,January10,202023. âIProtestâ,Author:SaminaSalim,HoustonPeaceandJusticeSociety,Houston,TX,January
6,202024. âFreedomofExpression:AglobalThreatâ,countercurrents.org,May30,201825. âSaveAligarhMuslimUniversityâ,Author:SaminaSalim,HoustonPeaceandJusticeCenter,
Houston,TX,May23,201826. âDistinguishedAligs:PadmaAwardsandMoreâ,BookAuthor:SaminaSalim,CognellaInc.
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