UAB-UCSD O'Brien Center for Acute Kidney Injury

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Partnership between the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine and the University of California San Diego School of Medicine.

An NIH-sponsored George M. O'Brien Kidney Research Center.

We support shared core facilities to enhance collaborations and further research in kidney-related research, foster interactions among investigators from different backgrounds and disciplines whose shared interest is in kidney research, and provide intellectual resources and infrastructure to attract new and established investigators to AKI research.

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Upcoming Events

Core Concepts - Carmen De Miguel, PhD, MS

Introduction of the PROmoTE students Introduction of KURE students "The endothelin system and sex differences in chronic kidney disease" Carmen De...

6/5 12pm
 Core Concepts - Autumn Harris, DVM DACVIM (SAIM)

“Sexual Dimorphisms in Renal Acid-Base Balance: What’s all the Fuss About?” Autumn Harris, DVM DACVIM (SAIM) Assistant Professor, University of Florida

6/12 12pm
Core Concepts - Works in Progress

Works-in-Progress Grace Whipple (Agarwal lab) – 10 min “Lymphangiogenesis at Long-Term Time Points Following AKI” Matthew Cheung (George and Agarwal labs)...

6/26 12pm

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