Education
Ph.D. Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of Minnesota, 2026
Thesis: “The Kidney as an Active Signaling Organ in Salt-Sensitive Hypertension”
Advisor: Louise Evans, PhD
M.Sc., Biotechnology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2018
B.S., Biochemistry, King Abdulaziz University, 2014
Awards
- J. Jacob Kaplan Award, University of Minnesota, 2026.
- Dr. Marvin and Hadassah Bacaner Research Award, University of Minnesota, 2026.
- Renal Section Research Recognition Award, American Physiological Society, 2026.
Publications
- Almutlaq RN, Srisomboon Y, Guntipally S, Hakeem AN, Veiga AC, Ross J, Anidu BS, Dayton A, O’Grady SM, Evans LC. Inhibition of SGLT2 reduces blood pressure in the early phase of salt-sensitive hypertension in Dahl-S rats independently of changes in renal inflammation. Physiological Reports. Jul;14(13):e70998. PMCID: PMC13330592.
- Anidu BS, Dayton A, Veiga AC, Almutlaq RN, Van Helden D, Banek CT, Evans LC. Afferent renal denervation, which eliminates interoceptive signals from the kidney, decreases salt intake through an ENaC-mediated mechanism. JASN. 2025-001683 In Revision.
- Lauar MR*, Almutlaq RN*, Guntipally S, Anidu BS, Kram R, Ross J, Osborn JW, Dayton A, Evans LC. Removing interoceptive input from the kidney to the brain reduces salt appetite in DOCA hypertensive rats. Kidney International. 2024 Dec;106(6):1181-1185. PMCID: PMC11585427.*Co-first, MRL and RNA contributed equally.
- Dayton A, Almutlaq RN, Guntipally S, Ross J, Evans LC. T-cells regulate albuminuria but not hypertension, renal histology, or the medullary transcriptome in the Dahl SSCD247+/+ rat. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2024 Jan 1;326(1):F95-F104. PMCID: PMC11194049.
- Almutlaq RN, Evans LC. Angiotensin in the acute and chronic responses to unilateral nephrectomy. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2022 May 1;322(5):F575-F576. PMID: 35343851.