About This Lab
Ongoing funded projects include:
VA Merit Award BX002006
Oct. 1, 2023 – Sept. 30, 2027 (with extension through 2031)
Title: Megalin, and transition from AKI to CKD.
Role: Primary Investigator
Pending: NIH 1R01ES036195
July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2030
Title: CKDu, impaired lysosomal biogenesis.
Role: Primary Investigator
Primary Investigator
Dr. David Sheikh-Hamad is a professor in the Department of Nephrology focusing on acute kidney injury (AKI) and transition to chronic kidney disease (CKD).
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Contact Information
David Sheikh-Hamad, M.D., FAHA, FASN
Professor of Medicine, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Director for basic research in the Selzman Institute for Kidney Health
Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
One Baylor Plaza
ABBR R706, M/S BCM395
Houston, TX 77030
Phone: 713-798-1301
Fax: 713-798-5010