Tag: cakut

The Kiss of Life and Death in the Making of the Kidney and Urinary Tract

The spectrum of congenital anomalies of the kidneys and urinary tract, known as CAKUT, represents more than 20% of all birth defects and constitutes the largest cause of kidney failure in children. A new study by Dr. Masato Hoshi, a Senior Scientist in the laboratory of Associate Professor of Medicine, Sanjay Jain, Division of Nephrology, […]

Zebrafish Models Micro-Grants Awarded to Drs. Jain and Mahjoub

Associate Professor Sanjay Jain, MD, PhD and Assistant Professor Moe Mahjoub, PhD, in the Division of Nephrology will each receive a micro-grant from the Children’s Discovery Institute (CDI) Zebrafish Models for Pediatric Research Services Cooperative (ZRSC). The CDI, a partnership between St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine, was established in 2006 […]