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Francis Ali-Osman, MD
General Surgery Resident
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Education:
MD, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio - 2004
BA, Microbiology, University of Texas at Austin, 1999
Other Postgraduate Training:
General Surgery Resident, University of Texas Health Science Center, current
Graduate Student, 2006, University of Texas Health Science Center, Masters In Clinical Investigation Degree Plan
Publications:
Presentations:
June 2008, J. Bradley Aust Surgical Society Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX. 2nd place, oral presentation, basic science.
May 2008, 'Lentiviral Mediated Genetic Downregulation of Murine CCR2', poster presentation for the 11th Annual Department of Medicine Research Day, UT Health Science Center San Antonio School of Medicine.
Jan 2008, Oral presentation, "Lentiviral silencing of CCR2 inhibits the progression of nephropathy in a Type II diabetic mouse model," 3rd Annual Academic Surgical Congress, Huntington Beach, CA.
April 2001, Poster presentation at the 5th Annual National Hispanic Medical Association in Washington, DC. Presented work on sequencing of Autocrine Motility Factor
June 2007, J. Bradley Aust Surgical Society Annual Meeting in San Antonio, TX. Oral presentation: Does genetic inactivation of CCR2 offer protection from progressive renal disease in a type II diabetic mouse model?
Research:
1999-2000 Research Assistant, Pediatrics, Baylor Medical School, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX.
Involved in sequencing of various genes expressed in pediatric ALL cells PI: Dr. Judith Margolin
2000-2001 Research Assistant, Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Studied the role of Autocrine Motility Factor in breast cancer metastasis to bone PI: Dr. John Chirgwin
2006-2008 General Surgery Research Resident, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Currently conducting research in the roles of cytokines and their receptors in inflammatory disease in collaboration with the department of Medicine. PI: Dr. Seema Ahuja, Dr. Sunil Ahuja
Honors and Awards:
2008, 1st place in resident competition of the Department of Medicine 11th Annual Research Day
2007, Won 3rd place in the resident scientific presentation competition, J. Bradley Aust Surgical
Society Annual Meeting
2001, Won 1st place in the student scientific poster competition, UTHSCSA research day
Biosketch: Dr. Ali-Osman attended the University of Texas at Austin and later received his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio. He is currently a resident with the Department of Surgery, and is working with Dr. Sunil Ahuja and Dr. Seema Ahuja, researching the role of chemokines and their receptors in immune functions. He is also currently a graduate student in the School of Biomedical Sciences here at the Health Science Center.
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