{"id":331,"date":"2026-01-10T01:22:54","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T01:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/horowitzlab\/?page_id=331"},"modified":"2026-01-10T01:25:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T01:25:41","slug":"daniel-salib-ba","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/horowitzlab\/team\/daniel-salib-ba\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Salib, BA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-332 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/horowitzlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-09-at-8.17.44-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"298\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/horowitzlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-09-at-8.17.44-PM.png 1120w, https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/horowitzlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-09-at-8.17.44-PM-292x300.png 292w, https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/horowitzlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-09-at-8.17.44-PM-997x1024.png 997w, https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/horowitzlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-09-at-8.17.44-PM-768x789.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Volunteer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Daniel is a graduate from Hunter College with a bachelor degree in Biological Sciences on <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">the pre-Physician Assistant track. He has been a research volunteer in the Horowitz Lab since September of 2024<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"> and is proud that his academics gave him a strong foundation in biology and <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">experimental research to apply to the fun work he contributes to the lab.<br \/>\n<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">His research is mainly focused on the Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) project which is <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">investigating the differentiation of CD34+ hematopoietic stem cells into natural killer (NK) cells. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">His work involves isolating CD34+ cells, culturing and differentiating them into NK <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">cells, and performing immunophenotyping to examine stromal and mature NK cell populations. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Through this process, he has gained a great amount of hands-on experience with cell culture <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">techniques, immune cell analysis, and flow cytometry\u2013based characterization.<br \/>\n<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">In the long term, he wants to be further engaged in health sciences by pursuing a career as <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">a Physician Assistant. He appreciates the translational research he is involved with in the lab. It has <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">furthered his interest in studying disease from a biological level and hopes to translate <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">these findings to patient care.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Fun fact: I have a double jointed thumb.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research Volunteer Daniel is a graduate from Hunter College with a bachelor degree in Biological Sciences on the pre-Physician Assistant track. 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