Dr. Samina Salim is a tenured Associate Professor at the College of Pharmacy, University of Houston. Her life-long goal is to study, contribute and advance an approach that situates the topic of health within a neuro-socioecological context, thus incorporating methodologies and conceptual apparatus from various disciplines to target health from vantage points of basic neuroscience, ethnic and racial contexts of society. She has extensive experience in basic neuroscience, but her core interests are anchored in the real-life domains of health, social, and human phenomena that could be empirically studied to improve mental health outcomes. She is leading local and global population-based studies focusing on Afghan and Syrian refugee communities. Within this framework, her work focuses on post-migratory living conditions, trauma susceptibility and resiliency among refugees.

Dr. Salim is the author of more than 80 peer-reviewed publications, with an accomplished record of scholarship and professional service. She has taken many initiatives in promoting scientific inquiry and scholarship both at home and abroad, having organized, chaired, and participated in many scientific conferences, symposia, and workshops. A testimony of her scientific leadership and professional service is her induction as a Fulbright Specialist. She plays an active role in student mentoring activities and has mentored several graduates and undergraduate students. She was the recipient of university of Houston’s Early-Career mentoring award. She teaches in both graduate and PharmD programs.

In addition to her scientific publications, Samina has authored more than 30 Op-Eds. She serves on the advisory board of many non-profit organizations. She is the founding President of AligsCare, a Texas-based 501(C)(3) non-profit organization which delivers cancer support to the underserved communities in India. The organization which she established in 2018 already has served hundreds of cancer patients.