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Current Graduate Students

Shiraz Shoughri
Shiraz Shoughri
Master’s Student
Email sshoughr [at] cougarnet.uh.edu

First Semester: Spring 2026

Graduating Semester: Fall 2027

Advisor: Dr. Chandra Mohan

Degree:

  • Natural Sciences B.S. in Biology Lebanese University

"Our research aims to discover and validate non-invasive novel biomarkers for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and fibrosis progression. Using SomaScan proteomic profiling followed by ELISA validation in stool and plasma samples, we seek to identify clinically relevant proteins that can improve disease diagnosis, monitoring, and prediction of disease outcomes."