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Valeria Mas, PhD

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Valeria Mas, PhD, MS, FAST

Endowed Professor of Transplant Research
Professor of Surgery
Professor of Genetics, Genomics, and Informatics
Director, Transplant Research Institute
Methodist University Transplant Institute

 
Dr. Mas has been conducting studies in genomics and proteomics related to kidney and liver transplant recipients for the past 18 years. Research focus includes: the evaluation of molecular pathways that associate with graft fibrosis development and loss of function post-kidney transplantation, the effects of organ donor biology in short-and long-term outcomes post-transplantation, and the identification of early biomarkers that distinguish those organs for high risk post-transplant dysfunction.

May 2017, Prague Mentor, Young Investigator Award. International Society Liver Transplantation
Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research
2016 The AST’s Basic Science Investigator Award
2016 Fellow of the American Society of Transplantation (FAST).
2016 The International Transplantation Science Mentee 
2017 Study in "Pre and Post-Implantation Renal Grafts for Early Detection Markers of Delayed Graft Function and Recovery”.
2016 Mentor, Mid-Atlantic Young Investigator Award Fellows Forum
2016 Mentor, American Society Pediatric Nephrology (ASPN)
2016 Basic Science Award. Mentee, Erika Rhone, MD, Nephrologist fellow
2015 Rising Star Award 2015 (mentor, Valeria R. Mas, mentee: Jihee Suh, MS)
2014 Epigenetic in kidney transplantation: characteristic paired donor-recipient DNA methylation patterns correlate with long term graft function.
Abstract # 590. World Transplant Congress. Discussed at: AST/ESOT Meeting 2014 - Personalized Transplantation, on What's novel in transplantation from around the world” Madrid, October 17 2014. (Speaker: Dr. Mannon)
2013 Mentor, Young Investigator Travel Award ILTS 2013, Mentee: Ricardo Gehrau, PhD
2012 Rising Star Award 2012 (Mentor, Valeria R. Mas, PhD, Mentee: Ricardo Gerhau, PhD)
2007 Rising Start Award 2007, (Mentee: Valeria R. Mas; Mentor: Daniel Maluf, MD)
2003 American Association Clinical Chemistry student travel grant award
2001 Young Investigator Award, Association for Molecular Pathology. Philadelphia, PA. “SNPs in pro-fibrotic pro-inflammatory genes predict progression to chronic allograft dysfunction in kidney transplant patients”
2001 Best Clinical Research Project in Transplantation Award, 6th Meeting of Argentine Society of Transplantation. Argentina, November 2001. “Personalization of medicine: using clonality evaluation of B and T-cell receptor for evaluating minimal residual disease in children with leukemia”
2001 Young Investigator Award, 6th Meeting of Argentine Society of Transplantation, Argentina, November 2001. “Quantification of cytomegalovirus using an internal mimic in PCR reactions in kidney transplant recipients”
1999 Young Investigator Award, Argentine Society of Clinical Investigation, Argentina, November 1999. “Use of losartan decrease the expression of fibrotic genes in biopsies from patients with decline in graft function”
1998 Young Investigator Award, Argentine Society of Internal Medicine, Argentina

May 26, 2022