Kidney & Urologic Diseases

William A. Gahl

Research TopicsFor the past three decades, researchers in the Human Biochemical Genetics Section have studied rare disorders and discovered new diseases, employ…

William F. Simonds

Research TopicsThe purpose of my research is to understand the regulation of G protein signaling in brain and endocrine tissue, and to understand the causes of …

Robin Stanley

Research TopicsEukaryotic ribosome biogenesis is a complex process that involves the assembly of 79 ribosomal proteins with 4 ribosomal RNAs through the concert…

Richard Pastor

Research TopicsDr. Pastor applies information collected from computer simulations and statistical mechanics to biophysics, with an emphasis on cell membranes. C…

Robert A. Star

Research TopicsThe morbidity and mortality of acute kidney injury (AKI)—especially sepsis AKI—have remained high, despite numerous attempts at novel therapies. …

Peter D. Sun

Research TopicsStructure and ligand recognition of NK-cell receptorsNatural killer (NK) cells constitute an important branch of host innate immunity against tum…

Nico Tjandra

Research TopicsNuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is a powerful tool to probe biomolecular structures in solution. However, NMR cannot provide a dire…

Nasser Rusan

Research TopicsOur lab studies centrosomes, non-membrane bound organelles that serve as the cell’s main microtubule (MT) organizing center (MTOC). Our efforts a…

Kevin F. O'Connell

Research TopicsThe ultimate goal of my lab is to understand the molecular mechanisms that are used to control the number and size of centrosomes. These tiny org…

Joseph J. Barchi

Research Topics1. Multivalent Presentation of Tumor-Associated Carbohydrate Antigens (TACA) and TACA-Peptide Conjugates as Novel Anticancer AgentsCarbohydrates …