Grant Recipients
Elisa J Gordon, PhD, MPH | Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Surgery (Organ Transplantation)
Hispanic Disparities in Home Dialysis Utilization
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Jacqueline Burke, PhD | University of Illinois Chicago, Pharmacology
Anti-platelet and anti-inflammatory high-loading peptide nanoparticles for the preservation of kidney function following transplantation-associated ischemia-reperfusion injury
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Satish N Nadig, MD, PhD | Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Surgery (Organ Transplantation)
Targeted Immunosuppressive Nanotherapy for Ex Vivo Delivery in Kidney Transplantation: Establishment of Preclinical Studies
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Samuel Stupp, PhD | Northwestern University, McCormick School of Engineering
Targeting Regulatory T Cell Delivery using Nanofibers to Prevent Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury
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Lorenzo Gallon, MD | Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Division of Nephrology & Hypertension and Surgery (Organ Transplantation)
Targeting Regulatory T Cell Delivery using Nanofibers to Prevent Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury
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Pinelopi Kapitsinou, MD | Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Division of Nephrology & Hypertension
Peptide-Based Nanocarrier for Targeting of the Inflamed Kidney Endothelium
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Hatim Hassan, MD, PhD | University of Chicago, Dept. of Medicine, Nephrology
Identification of small molecules activators for the key intestinal oxalate transporters SLC26A6 and SLC26A2: Therapeutic implication for hyperoxalemia, hyperoxaluria, and related kidney stones
Proposals Awarded Second Year of Funding
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Ying Maggie Chen, MD, PhD | Washington University in St. Louis, Division of Nephrology
Targeted Drug Delivery to Podocytes for the Treatment of Nephrotic Syndrome
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Ying Maggie Chen, MD, PhD | Washington University in St. Louis, Division of Nephrology
Targeted Drug Delivery to Podocytes for the Treatment of Nephrotic Syndrome
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Rebecca Frazier, MD | Feinberg School of Medicine, Division of Nephrology & Hypertension
Integration of Patient-Reported Outcomes into Dialysis Clinical Trials: Ancillary Study of the HiLo Trial
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Tomokazu Souma, MD, PhD | Duke University School of Medicine, Division of Nephrology
Elucidating Molecular Mechanisms of Maladaptive Renal Repair
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Peili Chen, MD, PhD | University of Chicago, Department of Medicine
Modeling Metabolomic Features of ADPKD in Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSCs)
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Neha Kamet, PhD | McCormick School of Engineering
Cell free methods for assessing TRPP2 dysregulation by ADPKD-causing variants
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John Peipert, PhD | Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Medical Social Sciences
A New Patient-Reported Drug Development Tool to Evaluate Treatments for Kidney Transplant Patients
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Jennie Lin, MD, MTR | Feinberg School of Medicine, Division of Nephrology & Hypertension
Dissecting APOL1-mediated Kidney Disease Using Single-Cell Transcriptomics
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Gentzon Hall, MD, PhD | Duke University School of Medicine
Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of Novel Discoveries in Familial Nephrotic Syndrome
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Jing Jin, MD, PhD | Feinberg School of Medicine, Division of Nephrology & Hypertension
Realtime Noninvasive Imaging of Renal Transplant Rejection
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Rizaldy Scott, PhD | Feinberg School of Medicine, Division of Nephrology & Hypertension
Understanding the role of Grb2 and Nck adaptors in the development of the renal mesangium
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Paul DeCaen, PhD | Northwestern University, Dept. of Pharmacology
The Impact of ADPKD-Causing Variants on PKD2 Ion Channels of the Primary Cilia
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Jennie Lin, MD, MTR | Feinberg School of Medicine, Division of Nephrology & Hypertension
Reviving the Heart of Lipoprotein(a)’s Role in Chronic Kidney Disease: Pilot Studies to Evaluate Potential for Therapeutic Targeting
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Anand Srivastava, MD | Feinberg School of Medicine, Division of Nephrology & Hypertension
Detection of Kidney Fibrosis and Microvascular Sclerosis Using Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound