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Opeyemi Olabisi

Associate Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Nephrology

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of Medicine · 2023 - Present Medicine, Nephrology, Medicine
Member of Duke Molecular Physiology Institute · 2019 - Present Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, Institutes and Centers

In the News


Published December 3, 2024
Research & Innovation Seed Grants Total Nearly $2 Million
Published March 4, 2024
New Insights on Kidney Disease in African Americans Could Lead to Therapies
Published August 2, 2023
Partnership with Pastors Aims to Rebuild Trust in Health Care

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Recent Publications


Has APOL1 kidney disease treatment been hiding in plain sight?

Journal Article Kidney international · December 2024 Two coding variants of APOL1 account for much of the excess risk of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis in people of recent West African ancestry. There is an unmet need of treatment for apolipoprotein L1 kidney disease. In this issue, Sula Karreci et al. r ... Full text Cite
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Recent Grants


Endocrinology and Metabolism Training Program

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029

Identification of Host-Specific Determinants of APOL1-associated COVAN

ResearchMentor · Awarded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · 2024 - 2029

Duke Preparing Research Scholars in Biomedical Sciences- Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute of General Medical Sciences · 2022 - 2027

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Education, Training & Certifications


Yeshiva University, Albert Einstein College of Medicine · 2009 M.D.
Yeshiva University, Albert Einstein College of Medicine · 2009 Ph.D.