Sunil Kumar Ahuja (born March 13, 1961)[1] is a professor of Medicine, Microbiology, Immunology & Biochemistry at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and an expert on the role of immunogenetics on HIV pathogenesis. Ahuja is also the Director of the Veterans Administration Research Center for AIDS and HIV-1 Infection. His most recent work, first published in the 2005 issue of Science, involves the ethnic group-specific role of CCR5 haplotype and CCL3L1 gene copy number on the progression of HIV to AIDS.[2]
Ahuja has been the recipient of many honors and awards, including being named in 2001 the Elizabeth Glaser Scientist and the Burroughs Wellcome Clinical Scientist in Translational Research.[4][5] In 2005 he also was the recipient of the MERIT award from the National Institutes of Health. Less than 5% of NIH-funded researchers receive this award.[5]
In February 2008, Ahuja was listed as one of "35 People Who Will Shape Our Future" by Texas Monthly magazine.[3]
Scientific disagreementsedit
Some of Sunil Ahuja's work has been questioned by the scientific community. In July 2008, Ahuja's group reported that the DARC gene influenced HIV/AIDS susceptibility.[6] This finding was then questioned by four other groups of scientists, reporting the failure to replicate.[7][8][9][10] Ahuja's group responded in the same issue of Cell Host & Microbe,[11] and also in a subsequent study published in 2011.[12]
Referencesedit
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^Gonzalez, Enrique; Kulkarni, Hemant; Bolivar, Hector; Mangano, Andrea; Sanchez, Racquel; Catano, Gabriel; Nibbs, Robert J.; Freedman, Barry I.; Quinones, Marlon P.; Bamshad, Michael J.; Murthy, Krishna K.; Rovin, Brad H.; Bradley, William; Clark, Robert A.; Anderson, Stephanie A.; O'Connell, Robert J.; Agan, Brian K.; Ahuja, Seema S.; Bologna, Rosa; Sen, Luisa; Dolan, Matthew J.; Ahuja, Sunil K. (6 January 2005). "The Influence of CCL3L1 Gene-Containing Segmental Duplications on HIV-1/AIDS Susceptibility". Science. 307 (5714): 1434–1440. Bibcode:2005Sci...307.1434G. doi:10.1126/science.1101160. PMID 15637236. S2CID 8815153.
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^ ab"News - UT Health Science Center San Antonio - UT Health Science Center News". UT Health Science Center News. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
^He W, Neil S, Kulkarni H, Wright E, Agan BK, Marconi VC, Dolan MJ, Weiss RA, Ahuja SK (2008). "Duffy Antigen Receptor for Chemokines Mediates trans-Infection of HIV-1 from Red Blood Cells to Target Cells and Affects HIV-AIDS Susceptibility". Cell Host Microbe. 4 (1): 52–62. doi:10.1016/j.chom.2008.06.002. PMC2562426. PMID 18621010.
^Walley NM, Julg B, Dickson SP, et al. (2009). "The Duffy Antigen Receptor for Chemokines Null Promoter Variant Does Not Influence HIV-1 Acquisition Or Disease Progression". Cell Host Microbe. 5 (5): 408–410. doi:10.1016/j.chom.2009.04.011. PMC2720554. PMID 19454339.
^Winkler CA, An P, Johnson R, Nelson GW, Kirk G (2009). "Expression of Duffy antigen receptor for chemokines (DARC) has no effect on HIV-1 acquisition or progression to AIDS in African Americans". Cell Host Microbe. 5 (5): 411–413. doi:10.1016/j.chom.2009.04.010. PMC7241868. PMID 19454340.
^Julg B, Reddy S, van der Stok M, et al. (2009). "Lack of Duffy Antigen Receptor for Chemokines: No Influence on HIV Disease Progression in an African Treatment Naïve Population". Cell Host Microbe. 5 (5): 413–415. doi:10.1016/j.chom.2009.04.009. PMC2749504. PMID 19454341.
^Horne KC, Li X, Jacobson LP, et al. (2009). "Duffy antigen polymorphisms do not alter progression of HIV in African Americans in the MACS cohort". Cell Host Microbe. 5 (5): 415–417. doi:10.1016/j.chom.2009.04.013. PMID 19454342.
^He, Weijing; Marconi, Vincent C.; Castiblanco, John; Kulkarni, Hemant; Clark, Robert A.; Dolan, Matthew J.; Weiss, Robin A.; Ahuja, Sunil K. (2009). "Author reply". Cell Host Microbe. 5 (5): 418–419. doi:10.1016/j.chom.2009.05.007.
sunil, kumar, ahuja, born, march, 1961, professor, medicine, microbiology, immunology, biochemistry, university, texas, health, science, center, antonio, expert, role, immunogenetics, pathogenesis, ahuja, also, director, veterans, administration, research, cen. Sunil Kumar Ahuja born March 13 1961 1 is a professor of Medicine Microbiology Immunology amp Biochemistry at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and an expert on the role of immunogenetics on HIV pathogenesis Ahuja is also the Director of the Veterans Administration Research Center for AIDS and HIV 1 Infection His most recent work first published in the 2005 issue of Science involves the ethnic group specific role of CCR5 haplotype and CCL3L1 gene copy number on the progression of HIV to AIDS 2 Sunil K AhujaBorn13 March 1961EducationUniversity of Alberta M S 1986 Armed Forces Medical College India M D 1983 Scientific careerFieldsGenetics immunology molecular biologyInstitutionsCenter for Personalized Medicine director 2009 present University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio professor 2002 present VA Center for HIV and AIDS Infection San Antonio 2001 present Audie L Murphy Memorial VA Hospital 1996 present Contents 1 Education 2 Publications 3 Honors 4 Scientific disagreements 5 References 6 External linksEducation editSunil Ahuja received his medical degree from the Armed Forces Medical College India in 1983 3 Following work towards a M Sc degree from the University of Alberta in Canada Ahuja had his internship and residency at the SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn Publications editSunil Ahuja s research has been published in many peer reviewed journals including Science The New England Journal of Medicine Nature Medicine Nature Immunology and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Honors editAhuja has been the recipient of many honors and awards including being named in 2001 the Elizabeth Glaser Scientist and the Burroughs Wellcome Clinical Scientist in Translational Research 4 5 In 2005 he also was the recipient of the MERIT award from the National Institutes of Health Less than 5 of NIH funded researchers receive this award 5 In February 2008 Ahuja was listed as one of 35 People Who Will Shape Our Future by Texas Monthly magazine 3 Scientific disagreements editSome of Sunil Ahuja s work has been questioned by the scientific community In July 2008 Ahuja s group reported that the DARC gene influenced HIV AIDS susceptibility 6 This finding was then questioned by four other groups of scientists reporting the failure to replicate 7 8 9 10 Ahuja s group responded in the same issue of Cell Host amp Microbe 11 and also in a subsequent study published in 2011 12 References edit Dr Ahuja Sunil K MD Archived from the original on 2012 09 05 Retrieved 2008 05 07 Gonzalez Enrique Kulkarni Hemant Bolivar Hector Mangano Andrea Sanchez Racquel Catano Gabriel Nibbs Robert J Freedman Barry I Quinones Marlon P Bamshad Michael J Murthy Krishna K Rovin Brad H Bradley William Clark Robert A Anderson Stephanie A O Connell Robert J Agan Brian K Ahuja Seema S Bologna Rosa Sen Luisa Dolan Matthew J Ahuja Sunil K 6 January 2005 The Influence of CCL3L1 Gene Containing Segmental Duplications on HIV 1 AIDS Susceptibility Science 307 5714 1434 1440 Bibcode 2005Sci 307 1434G doi 10 1126 science 1101160 PMID 15637236 S2CID 8815153 a b Sunil K Ahuja Texas Monthly February 2008 Archived from the original on 2008 07 04 Retrieved 2008 04 12 Awards www uthscsa edu Archived from the original on 17 June 2004 Retrieved 12 August 2017 a b News UT Health Science Center San Antonio UT Health Science Center News UT Health Science Center News Retrieved 12 August 2017 He W Neil S Kulkarni H Wright E Agan BK Marconi VC Dolan MJ Weiss RA Ahuja SK 2008 Duffy Antigen Receptor for Chemokines Mediates trans Infection of HIV 1 from Red Blood Cells to Target Cells and Affects HIV AIDS Susceptibility Cell Host Microbe 4 1 52 62 doi 10 1016 j chom 2008 06 002 PMC 2562426 PMID 18621010 Walley NM Julg B Dickson SP et al 2009 The Duffy Antigen Receptor for Chemokines Null Promoter Variant Does Not Influence HIV 1 Acquisition Or Disease Progression Cell Host Microbe 5 5 408 410 doi 10 1016 j chom 2009 04 011 PMC 2720554 PMID 19454339 Winkler CA An P Johnson R Nelson GW Kirk G 2009 Expression of Duffy antigen receptor for chemokines DARC has no effect on HIV 1 acquisition or progression to AIDS in African Americans Cell Host Microbe 5 5 411 413 doi 10 1016 j chom 2009 04 010 PMC 7241868 PMID 19454340 Julg B Reddy S van der Stok M et al 2009 Lack of Duffy Antigen Receptor for Chemokines No Influence on HIV Disease Progression in an African Treatment Naive Population Cell Host Microbe 5 5 413 415 doi 10 1016 j chom 2009 04 009 PMC 2749504 PMID 19454341 Horne KC Li X Jacobson LP et al 2009 Duffy antigen polymorphisms do not alter progression of HIV in African Americans in the MACS cohort Cell Host Microbe 5 5 415 417 doi 10 1016 j chom 2009 04 013 PMID 19454342 He Weijing Marconi Vincent C Castiblanco John Kulkarni Hemant Clark Robert A Dolan Matthew J Weiss Robin A Ahuja Sunil K 2009 Author reply Cell Host Microbe 5 5 418 419 doi 10 1016 j chom 2009 05 007 Ramsuran V Kulkarni H He W Mlisana K Wright EJ Werner L Castiblanco J Dhanda R Le T Dolan MJ Guan W Weiss RA Clark RA Karim SS Ahuja SK Ndung u T May 2011 Duffy null associated low neutrophil counts influence HIV 1 susceptibility in high risk South African black women Clinical Infectious Diseases 52 10 1248 56 doi 10 1093 cid cir119 PMC 3115278 PMID 21507922 External links editFaculty profile at UT Health Science Center Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sunil Kumar Ahuja amp oldid 1169569752, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
