
Tamer Sallam
Executive Co-Director · UCLA Specialty Training and Advanced Research (STAR) Program
Credentials: · · · · ·
History
- Present
Executive Co-Director · UCLA Specialty Training and Advanced Research (STAR) Program
PresentMedicine · UCLA School of Medicine
Present
Until 2014- Until 2013
UCLA Specialty Training and Advanced Research (STAR) Program
- Until 2013
UCLA Specialty Training and Advanced Research (STAR) Program
- Until 2008
Chief ResidentUntil 2009
- Until 2006
- 2005
UC Irvine School of Medicine
Research
Cell Metabolism · 2015 · 582 citations
Crosstalk between epitranscriptomic and epigenetic mechanisms in gene regulation
Review · Trends in Genetics · 2022 · Last of 3 authors · Corresponding · 261 citations
Long Noncoding RNA Discovery in Cardiovascular Disease: Decoding Form to Function
Review · Circulation Research · 2018 · First of 3 authors · Corresponding · 213 citations

16 papers

3 papers

3 papers · 3 as a fellow

3 papers

3 papers

3 papers · 3 as a resident
- TG
3 papers · 2 as a resident
- AE
2 papers
Grants
- 2026–2031
NIDDK HERITAGE: Harnessing Tandem Repeats in Multi-Ancestry Metabolic Gene-Phenotype Relationships
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · RC2
Contact PI · $1.6M · University of California Los Angeles
- 2025–2030
Interdisciplinary Training Program in Metabolism (UCLA-ITPM)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · T32
PI · $911.5K · University of California Los Angeles
- 2018–2029
RNA Binding Proteins in Atherosclerosis
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · R01
Contact PI · $3.3M · University of California Los Angeles
- 2026–2028
Hidden Layers of RNA Regulation in Inflammation, Lipid Metabolism, and Atherosclerosis
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · R01
Contact PI · $1.6M · University of California Los Angeles



