Kumar Sharma
Director of Center for Precision Medicine · University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine
Credentials: · · · · · · · ·
History
PresentCenter for Precision Medicine · University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine
- Present
Hillis Chair and Vice Chair of Research Division · University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine
- Present
Center for Renal Precision Medicine · University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine
- 1988–1990
Nephrology
- 1985–1988
Internal Medicine
1981–1985
Research
Nature Medicine · 2015 · 1,337 citations
Review · Nature Reviews Disease Primers · 2015 · 1,065 citations
Cell Metabolism · 2008 · 910 citations
- FZ
22 papers
18 papers
15 papers · 7 as a resident
12 papers
12 papers
10 papers
9 papers
9 papers
Grants
- 2026–2031
Metabolite Markers of Diabetic Kidney Disease
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · R01
Contact PI · $825.3K · University of Texas Hlth Science Center
- 2012–2027
New Insights in Mechanisms of Renal Injury
Department of Veterans Affairs · I01
Contact PI · South Texas Veterans Health Care System
- 2017–2027
Spatial Multi-Omics to Profile Metabolic Pathways for Kidney Disease
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · U01
Contact PI · $3.9M · University of Texas Hlth Science Center
- 2011–2024
Mechanisms of Renal Cell Injury
Department of Veterans Affairs · I01
Contact PI · South Texas Veterans Health Care System
Clinical trials
- 2021–2022
Nicotinamide Riboside in SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Patients for Renal Protection
Principal investigator · Completed · Phase 2
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
- 2003–2009
Pirfenidone: A New Drug to Treat Kidney Disease in Patients With Diabetes
Principal investigator · Completed · Phase 1, Phase 2
Sharma, Kumar, M.D.