Research Interests
Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells), disease mechanisms, regenerative medicine, molecular and cellular basis of human kidney development and disease, organ engineering, patient-specific disease models, biomarkers, therapeutic discovery, tissue and organ transplantation, microphysiological systems including organs-on-chips and organoids, matrix biology, mechanotransduction, mechanobiology, and disease biophysics.
Selected Grants
Amanda Barreto HHMI Fellowship
FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Howard Hughes Medical Institute · 2024 - 2027Harnessing stem cells and synthetic gene circuits to repair glomerular injury
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · 2023 - 2027University Training Program in Biomolecular and Tissue Engineering
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1994 - 2027Training Program in Developmental and Stem Cell Biology
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2001 - 2027Inductive repair of human kidney tissues by cell type-specific sensing and reprogramming
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of Michigan · 2021 - 2024Amanda Barreto HHMI Fellowship
FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Howard Hughes Medical Institute · 2024 - 2027Harnessing stem cells and synthetic gene circuits to repair glomerular injury
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · 2023 - 2027University Training Program in Biomolecular and Tissue Engineering
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1994 - 2027Training Program in Developmental and Stem Cell Biology
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2001 - 2027Inductive repair of human kidney tissues by cell type-specific sensing and reprogramming
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of Michigan · 2021 - 2024Engineered in vitro model for blood filtration and human kidney disease modeling
FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by International Foundation for Ethical Research · 2020 - 2023Medical Scientist Training Program
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1997 - 2022Tissue-Specific Biomarkers for the Diagnosis of Human Kidney Disease
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Regents of the University of Michigan · 2021 - 2022External Relationships
- Emulate Bio
- Stem Cell Technologies
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