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Principal Investigators

Susan Quaggin, MD headshot

Susan Quaggin, MD

  • Chair, Department of Medicine and Professor of Medicine, Nephrology and Hypertension
  • Northwestern University
James Lash, MD headshot

James Lash, MD

  • Professor of Medicine and Chief, Division of Nephrology
  • University of Illinois at Chicago

Site Leaders

James Lash, MD headshot

James Lash, MD

  • Professor of Medicine and Chief, Division of Nephrology
  • University of Illinois at Chicago
Arlene Chapman, MD headshot

Arlene Chapman, MD

  • Professor of Medicine and Chief, Section of Nephrology
  • University of Chicago
Priya S Verghese, MBBS, MPH headshot

Priya S Verghese, MBBS, MPH

  • Division Head, Nephrology (Kidney Diseases) and Medical Director, Pediatric Kidney Transplant Program
  • Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Eunsil Hahm, PhD headshot

Eunsil Hahm, PhD

  • Assistant Professor Department of Internal Medicine
  • Rush Medical College

Core Leaders

Alfred George, MD headshot

Alfred George, MD

  • Professor & Chair, Department of Pharmacology; Director, Center for Pharmacogenomics
  • Northwestern University
Aline Martin, PhD headshot

Aline Martin, PhD

  • Associate Professor of Medicine, Nephrology and Hypertension
  • Northwestern University
Priya S Verghese, MBBS, MPH headshot

Priya S Verghese, MBBS, MPH

  • Division Head, Nephrology (Kidney Diseases) and Medical Director, Pediatric Kidney Transplant Program
  • Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Robert Liem, MD headshot

Robert Liem, MD

  • Interim Division Head, Hematology, Oncology, Neuro-Oncology & Stem Cell Transplantation and Section Head, Hematology
  • Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Program Staff

Terri Fraterrigo headshot

Terri Fraterrigo

  • Program Manager
  • Northwestern University
Anthony Tagliola headshot

Anthony Tagliola

  • Program Assistant
  • Northwestern University
John Greenwood headshot

John Greenwood

  • Research Administrator
  • Northwestern University

Steering Committee

Alfred George, MD headshot

Alfred George, MD

  • Professor & Chair, Department of Pharmacology; Director, Center for Pharmacogenomics
  • Northwestern University
Aline Martin, PhD headshot

Aline Martin, PhD

  • Associate Professor of Medicine, Nephrology and Hypertension
  • Northwestern University
Richard McGee, Jr, PhD headshot

Richard McGee, Jr, PhD

  • Associate Dean for Faculty Recruitment & Professional Development; Professor of Medical Education
  • Northwestern University
Priya S Verghese, MBBS, MPH headshot

Priya S Verghese, MBBS, MPH

  • Division Head, Nephrology (Kidney Diseases) and Medical Director, Pediatric Kidney Transplant Program
  • Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Robert Liem, MD headshot

Robert Liem, MD

  • Interim Division Head, Hematology, Oncology, Neuro-Oncology & Stem Cell Transplantation and Section Head, Hematology
  • Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Arlene Chapman, MD headshot

Arlene Chapman, MD

  • Professor of Medicine and Chief, Section of Nephrology
  • University of Chicago
Eunsil Hahm, PhD headshot

Eunsil Hahm, PhD

  • Assistant Professor Department of Internal Medicine
  • Rush Medical College
James Lash, MD headshot

James Lash, MD

  • Professor of Medicine and Chief, Division of Nephrology
  • University of Illinois at Chicago
Susan Quaggin, MD headshot

Susan Quaggin, MD

  • Chair, Department of Medicine and Professor of Medicine, Nephrology and Hypertension
  • Northwestern University
Bennett B Goldberg, PhD headshot

Bennett B Goldberg, PhD

  • Director, Research in Higher Education, Training & Evaluation; Professor, Physics & Astronomy
  • Northwestern University
Valentin David, PhD headshot

Valentin David, PhD

  • Associate Professor of Medicine, Nephrology & Hypertension
  • Northwestern University

Training Core

Gopal Gupta, MD headshot

Gopal Gupta, MD

  • Professor of Urology, Surgery and Radiology
  • Loyola University Chicago
Valentin David, PhD headshot

Valentin David, PhD

  • Associate Professor of Medicine, Nephrology & Hypertension
  • Northwestern University
Peng Ji, MD, PhD headshot

Peng Ji, MD, PhD

  • Professor of Experimental Pathology & Hematopathology
  • Northwestern University
Clyde W Yancy, MD, MSc headshot

Clyde W Yancy, MD, MSc

  • Vice Dean for Diversity & Inclusion; Professor & Chief of Cardiology in the Department of Medicine
  • Northwestern University
Arun Sharma, PhD headshot

Arun Sharma, PhD

  • Director, Pediatric Urological Regenerative Medicine; Research Associate Professor of Urology
  • Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

External Evaluation Board

Ben Humphreys, MD, PhD

  • Professor of Renal Diseases in Medicine and Chief, Division of Nephrology
  • Washington University

Chad Vezina, PhD

  • Professor of Comparative Biosciences
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison

Crystal Gadegbeku, MD

  • Professor and Chair, Department of Nephrology
  • Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic

Hunter Wessells, MD, FACS

  • Professor and Chair, Department of Urology
  • University of Washington

Kathleen Sakamoto, MD

  • Professor of Pediatrics in Hematology/Oncology
  • Stanford University

Sarah Hokanson, PhD

  • Assistant Provost, Professional Development & Postdoctoral Affairs
  • Boston University

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