Leukotriene-receptor antagonists associated with reduced risk of asthma exacerbations
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Previously, Sai graduated from the University of Kansas with a B.S. degree in Neurobiology. He is an MD/PhD student at Northwestern, where he is currently a graduate student in the laboratory of Cara Gottardi studying the biologic mechanisms of asthma. He is also a biweekly columnist for Northwestern undergraduate paper, The Daily Northwestern, writing on topics of science and medicine.
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