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    • What are the different types of kidney diseases?
    • How is kidney disease detected?
    • What happens when kidneys fail?
    • What are treatments for kidney disease?
    • FAQ About Getting A Kidney Transplant
    • FAQ About Starting Dialysis
    • A Look at the Living Kidney – In Vivo Renal Imaging
    • The Renin-Angiotensin System and Blood Pressure Control
  • Our Stories
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    • Famous People Who Have Died From Kidney Disease
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  • About UKRO
    • Our Mission and Vision
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    • USC/UKRO Kidney Research Center
      • Research at the KRC
    • Board of Directors
      • Jack Black
      • Oliver Brooks, M.D.
      • Vito M. Campese, M.D.
      • Lisa Detanna
      • Richard Glassock, M.D., M.A.C.P.
      • Leslie Goldstein
      • Yuichi Iwaki, M.D., Ph.D.
      • Helen Kleinberg
      • Kenneth Kleinberg
      • Lewis Kleinberg
      • Adela Koenig
      • Camila Koenig
      • Miguel J. Koenig
      • Jeffrey D. Markley
      • Manfred Mosk, Ph.D.
      • Ammiel Najar
      • Alfred S. Newman
      • Yasir Qazi, M.D.
      • Syed Arif Rizvi, M.D., FACP
      • Jean Chen Shih, Ph.D.
    • Medical Scientific Advisory Board
      • Inderbir Gill, M.D.
      • Kenneth R. Hallows, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.S.N.
      • Elaine M. Kaptein, M.D.
      • Alicia McDonough, Ph.D.
      • Andrew P. McMahon, Ph.D.
      • Manfred Mosk, Ph.D.
      • Núria M. Pastor-Soler, M.D., Ph.D.
      • Laura Perin, Ph.D.
      • Janos Peti-Peterdi, M.D., Ph.D.
      • Isidro Salusky, M.D.
      • Robert Rick Selby, M.D.
      • Miroslaw Smogorzewski, M.D.
      • Nick Vaziri, M.D., M.A.C.P.
    • News and Press
      • UKRO Remembers Henry David
      • UKRO Remembers Suzanne Crowell
      • Remembering Joseph P. Van Der Meulen, M.D.
      • Gala for Kidney Research Center to Honor Stellar Group of USC Scientists
      • UKRO Remembers Elizabeth Garrett
      • In Memoriam: Dr. Paul Terasaki
      • Gala for Kidney Research to Honor Barry Hoeven, Elizabeth Garrett, and Lynda Oschin
      • UKRO Receives $100,000 Contribution from Krishna J. Mohan, M.D., to Fund USC/UKRO Kidney Research Center
      • USC Athletics Director Patrick C. Haden To Be Honored at UKRO Gala
      • UKRO Featured in Jewish Journal Spotlight on Kidney Research
      • USC and UKRO Establish Kidney Research Center at Keck School of Medicine
      • UKRO Announces Kidney Transplant Recipient as Float Rider in 2012 Rose Parade
      • UKRO Announces New National Spokesperson Valen Keefer
      • UKRO Raises Over $450,000 at Benefit Dinner Honoring Natalie Cole
      • UKRO to Honor Natalie Cole at Benefit Dinner for Kidney Research
      • Grammy Award Winner Natalie Cole Signs on as National Spokesperson
      • UKRO Prepares to Launch Major Grant to USC to Combat Kidney Disease
      • Kent Thiry, Tom Mone, and Shaul Massry Honored as Leaders in Vital Crusade
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    • Videos
      • Valen Keefer Public Service Announcement for Kidney Research
      • Video: Mary Wu Interview
      • Video: Natalie Cole on Kidney Disease and Research
      • Camila Koenig Accepting UKRO Spirit of Life Award
      • Dr. Paul Terasaki Accepting UKRO Lifetime Achievement Award
      • Pat Haden Accepting UKRO Outstanding Achievement in Business and Industry Award
      • Andy McMahon on the Promise of Kidney Stem Cell Research
      • Dr. Selby and Dr. Qazi on the USC Kidney Transplant Program
      • Provost Quick on Kidney Research at USC
      • USC Kidney Transplant Program Tribute Video
      • Valen Keefer on Kidney Disease in Children
      • Natalie Cole Public Service Announcement for Kidney Research
      • Video: Valen Keefer on PKD and the Importance of Kidney Research
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Board of Directors

  • Jack Black
  • Oliver Brooks, M.D.
  • Vito M. Campese, M.D.
  • Lisa Detanna
  • Richard Glassock, M.D., M.A.C.P.
  • Leslie Goldstein
  • Yuichi Iwaki, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Helen Kleinberg
  • Kenneth Kleinberg
  • Lewis Kleinberg
  • Adela Koenig
  • Camila Koenig
  • Miguel J. Koenig
  • Jeffrey Markley
  • Manfred Mosk, Ph.D.
  • Ammiel Najar
  • Alfred S. Newman
  • Yasir Quazi, M.D.
  • Syed Arif Rizvi, M.D., FACP
  • Jean Chen Shih, Ph.D.
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