SimoneSanna-Cherchi Columbia UniversityUnited States

I am an adult nephrologist and an associate professor at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. My group studies genetic causes of human kidney disease in children and adults, especially congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) and idiopathic nephrotic syndrome caused by focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) and minimal change disease (MCD). Our research program spans the entire field of genetic research, from basic discoveries using large human cohorts, to functional modeling in vertebrates, to the translational application of genetics findings toward precision medicine approaches. Our work has been published in the most prestigious scientific journals including the New England Journal of Medicine, Nature Genetics, Nature Communications, the American Journal of Human Genetics, the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Kidney International, the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, Genetics in Medicine, and many others. My laboratory has been continuously funded by federal and non-federal grants from the National Institute of Health (NIH), the Department of Defense (DoD), the American Society of Nephrology (ASN), the American Heart Association (AHA), the Telethon Institute, the NephCure Foundation, and many others.