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Laura Barisoni

Professor of Pathology
Pathology
Box 3712, Durham, NC 27710
40 Duke Medicine Circle, Box 3712, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor of Pathology · 2021 - Present Pathology, Clinical Science Departments

In the News


Published January 20, 2021
At Duke, the Future of Pathology Lies in AI

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Recent Publications


Cellular and Spatial Drivers of Unresolved Injury and Functional Decline in the Human Kidney.

Journal Article bioRxiv · November 24, 2025 Building upon a foundational Human Kidney resource, we present a comprehensive multi-modal atlas that defines spatially resolved versus unresolved repair states and mechanisms in human kidney disease. Homeostatic interactions between injured kidney epithel ... Full text Link to item Cite

Clinical Relevance of Computationally Derived Attributes of Arteries and Arterioles in focal segmental glomerulosclerosis and minimal change disease.

Journal Article medRxiv · October 13, 2025 BACKGROUND: The current semi-qualitative methods used to score sclerosis and hyalinosis in arteries and arterioles in clinical practice are limited in standardization and reproducibility. We developed a computational pipeline designed to accurately and con ... Full text Link to item Cite

Individualized treatment effects of corticosteroids in IgA nephropathy.

Journal Article medRxiv · October 9, 2025 IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is a leading cause of kidney failure with diverse clinical presentations and treatment responses, particularly to corticosteroids, with conflicting evidence. Due to potentially severe side effects and heterogenous responses more indi ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


2/3 CTSA K12 Program at Duke University

ResearchMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2030

CureGN 3

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of Michigan · 2024 - 2029

U2C/TL1 NC KUH TRIO Administrative Core

ResearchPreceptor · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2023 - 2028

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Education, Training & Certifications


Universita Degli Studi di Milano (Italy) · 1990 M.D.