John T. Milliken Department of Medicine
Congratulations to Ying Maggie Chen, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, WashU Nephrology, on receiving an R56 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) to study impaired autophagy underlying the disease pathogenesis of autosomal dominant tubulointerstitial kidney disease (ADTKD). Dr. Chen is a nephrotic syndrome specialist who […]
The Division of Nephrology is excited to welcome new faculty member Leslie S. Gewin, MD, who will join us as Associate Professor of Medicine on Oct 4, 2021. Dr. Gewin comes to us from the Division of Nephrology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center where she was an Associate Professor, in addition to serving as a […]
Angiopoietin-1 (Ang-1), a vascular growth factor secreted by kidney proximal tubular cells, pericytes and podocytes, is essential for regulating blood vessel development and repair after injury. Ang-1 is also a promising therapeutic agent to target renal fibrosis, according to a study by WU researchers recently published in PLoSOne, As a result of injury to the […]