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Ph.D. students George Mou and Makenzie Bonner awarded graduate research fellowships!

Ph.D. students George Mou and Makenzie Bonner awarded graduate research fellowships

Yasmin Roye and Rohan Bhattacharya's paper is published in Micromachines!

This work shows that a patient's own stem cells can be differentiated into epithelial and vascular endothelial cells of the kidney to reconstitute organ function and disease phenotype in a microfluidic organ-on-a-chip device. Congratulations to all co-...

Our lab receives The George M. O'Brien Kidney Translational Core Center Grant

The George M. O'Brien Kidney Translational Core Center at the University of Michigan pilot and feasibility grant will support our work on discovering novel biomarkers for non-invasive and early detection of kidney disease.

Our book chapter published in Michael Goligorsky's Regenerative Nephrology (2nd Edition)

Congratulations to co-authors Lola, Jordan, and Rohan on their contributions to the chapter on "Reconstitution of the Human Kidney Glomerular Capillary Wall"! Regenerative Nephrology - 2nd Edition (elsevier.com)

Welcoming Duke-Sloan Scholars Amanda Barreto and Kiarra Richardson to our research group!

We are excited to welcome not one but TWO of Duke University's Alfred P. Sloan Scholars to our research lab! Amanda Barreto and Kiarra Richardson join our team this Fall as Ph.D. students in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. Kiarra is also an...

Combating Kidney Disease: A podcast with Sophia Leeman and Rohan Bhattacharya

  A Huang Fellows Podcast featuring an interview with Musah Lab member, Rohan Bhattacharya.

Welcoming Nalini Mehta to the research group!

Nalini Mehta, Ph.D. joins the lab as a Research Scientist. Welcome to the team, Nalini!

Titilola Kalejaiye presents at the 2021 Dr. Samuel M. Nabrit Conference for Early Career Scholars at Brown University!

Congratulations, Lola!

Cell Stem Cell Early-Career Researchers, featuring Samira Musah

Full article available at: Issue: Cell Stem Cell

Huang Fellow Sophia Leeman's article on Dr. Robert Lefkowitz and his journey to the Nobel Prize published in Duke Science and Society

Nobel Prize Winner Dr. Robert Lefkowitz on his keys to success | Duke University Science & Society

Huang Fellow Sophia Leeman joins the lab!

We are excited to welcome Sophia Leeman to our research group! The Huang Fellows Program is a highly selective program that fosters a community of accomplished undergraduate scholars who will be trained in the sciences and grounded firmly in the liberal...

Adapting to uncertainty: Early-career researchers in the time of COVID-19

Link to full article: Early-career researchers in the time of COVID-19: Adapting to uncertainty: Cell Stem Cell

Samira Musah's article on uncovering SARS-CoV-2 kidney tropism is now published in Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology!

Uncovering SARS-CoV-2 kidney tropism (nih.gov) Uncovering SARS-CoV-2 kidney tropism (nih.gov)

Rohan Bhattacharya (Ph.D. student) to speak at the 2021 CBTE Fellows Presentation program

CBTE Fellows Presentations sessions taking place in lieu of a virtual Kewaunee (due to COVID-19 pandemic). See and hear the amazing work that our T32 Fellows are doing!

Samira Musah to serve on search committee for new Pratt School Dean

Pratt School Professor Stefan Zauscher will chair a 15-person committee that will conduct a search for the new Vinik Dean of the Pratt School of Engineering, President Vincent E. Price and Provost Sally Kornbluth have announced. The new dean will succeed...