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Chuang has published his review “Endoplasmic Reticulum-Associated Biomarkers for Molecular Phenotyping of Rare Kidney Disease” in International Journal of Molecular Sciences today

Sun-Ji’s review article “Endoplasmic Reticulum Calcium Homeostasis in Kidney Disease: Pathogenesis and Therapeutic Targets” has been published in American Journal of Pathology this month.

American Society of Nephrology and KidneyCure (ASN Foundation) have invited Maggie, MD, PhD, associate professor of medicine in the Division of Nephrology, Washington University, to serve on their ASN Grants Review Committee. Established in 2012, KidneyCure currently provides over $3 million per year to nephrology fellows and new investigators to help facilitate in their transition […]

Maggie has been appointed as a special government employee to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) Nephrology Subcommittee. Subcommittee members provide scientific peer review of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) research program applications submitted to Biomedical Laboratory Research and Development and Clinical Science Research and Development Services.  Chen will serve on the nephrology panel to […]

We are awarded a Northwestern University George M. O’Brien Kidney Core Center (NU GoKidney) Pilot and Feasibility Grant.  NU GoKidney is a kidney research center that fosters research leading to the discovery of novel nephrotherapeutics that will transform the prevention and treatment of kidney diseases and eventually lead to cures. The center’s goal is to […]

Sun-Ji presented her research about discovery of novel podocyte ER calcium stabilizers on 11/9/2019 at the ASN national meeting. Congrats!

Maggie is awarded a $1.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense for her study “Develop Novel Podocyte Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) Calcium Stabilizers to Treat Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS).” FSGS is the most common primary glomerulopathy leading to renal failure and disproportionately affects African-Americans, a highly represented population among military personnel and Veterans. While […]

Maggie is the recipient of a 2-year, $300,000 Mallinckrodt Challenge Grant for her study “Targeting Podocyte Dysfunctional Ryanodine Receptor to Treat Nephrotic Syndrome.” The overall goals of this proposal are to determine the molecular mechanisms underlying increased podocyte endoplasmic reticulum (ER) calcium efflux under ER stress. The proposed study could lead to a significant leap […]

Our PNAS paper is highlighted by Nature Reviews Nephrology today! Congrats, Sun-Ji and Yeawon!

A new study first-authored by Sun-Ji Park, found a new class of drugs that shows great promise in the treatment of nephrotic syndrome (NS) resulting from podocyte endoplasmic reticulum (ER) dysfunction. NS is a leading cause of chronic kidney disease affecting over 500 million people worldwide. Damage to podocytes, the highly specialized epithelial cells that […]

Maggie just received an Investigator Matching Micro Grant funded by the Center for Drug Discovery (CDD) at Washington University for her proposal titled Development of a Novel Biotherapeutic Protein to Treat Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-Mediated Kidney Disease. Although accumulating evidence has highlighted the important role of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress in the pathogenesis of various glomerular […]

Yeawon and Maggie were among the Washington University innovators and inventors honored at the 2nd Annual Celebration of Inventors on May 7, 2019, at Innovation Hall in the Cortex Innovation Community.  The event was sponsored by the Office of Technology Management (OTM). Recognized at the celebration were a total of 117 faculty members who were […]