{"id":290,"date":"2021-01-11T18:57:45","date_gmt":"2021-01-11T18:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vetmed.tamu.edu\/verocai-lab\/?p=290"},"modified":"2026-03-27T15:24:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T15:24:14","slug":"welcome-dr-meriam-saleh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vetmed.tamu.edu\/verocai-lab\/2021\/01\/11\/welcome-dr-meriam-saleh\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome Dr. Meriam Saleh!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vetmed.tamu.edu\/verocai-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2021\/01\/m-saleh-photo_1.png\" alt=\"Dr. Meriam Saleh\" class=\"wp-image-301\" style=\"width:226px;height:288px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Verocai Lab would like to welcome new postdoctoral researcher Dr. Meriam Saleh. 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