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Kidney Regeneration Breakthrough at Keck School of Medicine of USC

Guest Post by Janos Peti-Peterdi, M.D., Ph.D. and Georgina Gyarmati, M.D., Ph.D. Our research team is driven by a personal and professional mission to find a cure for kidney disease, a growing global epidemic affecting one out of seven adults, which translates to 850 million people worldwide or about two million in the Los Angeles … Continue reading Kidney Regeneration Breakthrough at Keck School of Medicine of USC

Dr. Zhongwei Li Honored as Superhero at USC Football Game

Congratulations to Dr. Zhongwei Li for being honored as USC’s Community Superhero of the Game on Saturday, September 17th at the matchup between USC and Fresno at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum! It was a wonderful opportunity for football fans to hear about Dr. Li’s inspirational story and his groundbreaking synthetic kidney project. The first … Continue reading Dr. Zhongwei Li Honored as Superhero at USC Football Game

Keck School of Medicine News Flash

KRC Investigators Win Dean’s Grants Congratulations to the KRC’s Dr. Eugene Lin and Dr. Zhongwei Li, both recipients of Keck School of Medicine Dean’s Pilot Grants. Dr. Lin’s grant recognizes his work studying the impact of Medicare Advantage on patients with end-stage kidney disease and Dr. Li’s grant will help support his revolutionary synthetic kidney … Continue reading Keck School of Medicine News Flash

Dr. Nuria Pastor-Soler Honored

We are delighted to announce that Dr. Nuria Pastor-Soler, Associate Professor of Medicine, Assistant Dean of Mentoring for the Keck School of Medicine of USC and Principal Investigator at the USC/UKRO Kidney Research Center (KRC), has received the American Medical Association’s Inspiration Award, which celebrates physicians who have offered their time, wisdom, and support throughout … Continue reading Dr. Nuria Pastor-Soler Honored

Coronavirus: Its Impact on the Kidneys and Kidney Patients

As cases of COVID-19 continue to rise in the United States and around the world, scientists and clinicians are learning more every day about this confounding new virus and the myriad ways it attacks multiple organs throughout the body, including the kidneys. We have brought together a collection of articles to tell the emerging story … Continue reading Coronavirus: Its Impact on the Kidneys and Kidney Patients