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Kidney
LRI researchers are on the hunt for answers for the approximately 33 percent of people with lupus whose kidneys are attacked in lupus.
“The state of the art now is unfortunately a catch-up game. We start treating someone after they have the disease, but if we can diagnose it earlier, we can test therapeutic modalities that are less toxic and more likely to have an effect earlier in the disease process.”
– Elahna Paul, MD, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital
Biomarkers (early markers) of kidney involvement
Three LRI researchers are looking at biomarkers that might signal the development or worsening of kidney disease through a simple blood or urine test—rather than grueling and often hazardous kidney biopsies.
Anne Davidson, MD
Feinstein Medical Research Institute, Manhasset, NY
Class of 2003/2004
Robert Winchester, MD
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY
Class of 2004
Diagnosis
"This project directly addresses the difficulties that I (and all nephrologists) face when trying to decide how much immunosuppression patients with kidney disease need. The funding will be invaluable in giving me the opportunity to bring together expertise from radiology, chemistry, and other specialties. I think it will really permit us to develop a new and powerful diagnostic tool for lupus kidney disease." – Joshua Thurman, MD
Joshua Thurman, MD
University of Colorado, Denver, CO
Class of 2009
How and Why Lupus Damages the Kidneys
Roberto Caricchio, MD
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Class of 2008
Neil S. Greenspan, MD, PhD
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
Class of 2002
Chandra Mohan, MD, PhD
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Class of 2001
Chaim Putterman, MD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
Class of 2001
Umesh Deshmukh, PhD
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Class of 2003/2004
Marcus Clark, MD
University of Chicago, IL
Class of 2005
Peter Mundel, MD
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
Class of 2002
Anne Davidson, MD
Feinstein Medical Research Institute, Manhasset, NY
Class of 2009
