ASCI / Young Physician-Scientist Awards, 2023
The Young Physician-Scientist Awards (YPSA) recognize physician-scientists who are early in their first faculty appointment and have made notable achievements in their research.
About the awardee
Andrew S. Terker, MD, PhD, is currently an Assitant Professor in the Division of Nephrology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He completed his medical school training and graduate work at Oregon Health and Science University, where he studied distal nephron regulation of sodium and potassium transport. He arrived at Vanderbilt in 2017 where he completed his internal medicine residency and completed his fellowship work in Ray Harris’ laboratory. He studies the interaction of environmental and genetic effects on kidney injury and electrolyte balance. He spends his time away from the laboratory hiking, biking, climbing, and skiing with his wife, Samantha, and his three sons, Brody (9), Judah (6), and Ari (4).