UKRO – University Kidney Research Organization
Together We Build a Kidney
A research team led by scientists in Dr. Andy McMahon’s lab at the Broad California Institute of Regenerative Medicine at USC, has discovered the crucial role that the Sox9 gene plays in kidney repair after acute kidney injury (AKI). The work of lead author, Sanjeev Kumar, M.D., Ph.D., was funded by a UKRO John McKay … Continue reading Sox9 Gene Activates Healing Response in Kidney Cells
Clinician-scientists at Nationwide Children’s Hospital have uncovered a link between kidney stones in children and atherosclerosis, or hardened arteries, a risk factor for cardiovascular disease which is usually seen in adults. Ultrasound imaging revealed thicker arteries in children with recent stones compared to children without stones. Urine samples from the children with a history of … Continue reading Kidney Stones in Kids Linked to Hardened Arteries
On Wednesday, September 2, 2015, USC and UKRO came together to celebrate the opening of the USC/UKRO Kidney Research Center with a fascinating tour of the new research space, comprised of six labs on the fifth and sixth floors of the Mudd Memorial Research Building on the USC Health Sciences Campus. UKRO President Ken Kleinberg … Continue reading USC and UKRO Celebrate Kidney Research Center Opening
A 2,645 person, population-based study conducted by researchers from Erasmus University Medical Center in the Netherlands highlights a link between poor kidney function and brain disorders. The scientists uncovered an intriguing association between poor kidney function and decreased blood supply to the brain. They also found that those participants with diminished kidney function and decreased … Continue reading Poor Kidney Function Linked to Brain Disorders
Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have uncovered a gene that could prove to be a promising target to stop the progression of kidney disease. Using a mouse model, the scientists identified genes that are overexpressed as kidney disease worsens, hitting upon the RTN1 gene as a key culprit in disease … Continue reading Study Uncovers Gene That Causes Kidney Cells to Self-Destruct
We congratulate USC researcher and UKRO Medical Scientific Advisory Board Member, Janos Peti-Peterdi, M.D., Ph.D., on winning the Young Investigator Award for his outstanding achievement and creativity in kidney research. Co-sponsored by the American Society of Nephrology and the American Heart Association Council on the Kidney, the honor includes a lab grant of $5000 and … Continue reading Janos Peti-Peterdi Wins Young Investigator Award