Betsy Salazar, PhD is a Research Scientist in the laboratory of former University of Pittsburgh O’Brien Center Opportunity Pool awardee Rose Khavari, MD (Houston Methodist). Dr. Salazar was the 2022 CAIRIBU Collaboration Award recipient for her proposal, “Characterization of spinal neural networks involved in the control of the lower urinary tract: a novel spinal fMRI feasibility trial.” Dr. Salazar earned a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Houston and then completed a postdoc where she worked on therapeutic strategies promoting remyelination and motor recovery in patients with spinal cord injuries. She recently joined the Khavari lab to begin focusing on the brain-bladder connection.
Collaborating for the Advancement of Interdisciplinary Research in Benign Urology