Faculty

Department

Research Interests

Jessica Dominguez Rieg, PhD

Molecular Pharmacology & Physiology

Kidney-intestine crosstalk, the microbiome, and epithelial transport.

Christine Klemens, PhD

Molecular Pharmacology & Physiology

How the function/dysfunction of ion transport affects renal physiology in health and disease, and the effects of taurine on polycystic kidney disease

Ruisheng Liu, MD, PhD

Molecular Pharmacology & Physiology

Significance of tubuloglomerular feedback and development of therapeutic targets for acute kidney injury.

Timo Rieg, MD, PhD

Molecular Pharmacology & Physiology

Epithelial transport, electrolyte homeostasis, and regulation of blood pressure.

Thomas Sharp, PhD

Molecular Pharmacology & Physiology

Developing novel therapeutic strategies to combat cardiovascular and cardiometabolic diseases, including type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and kidney disease. 

Alexander Staruschenko, PhD

Molecular Pharmacology & Physiology

Regulation of ion channel activity and electrolyte homeostasis in the control of kidney function and blood pressure.

Lei Wang, PhD

Molecular Pharmacology & Physiology

Renal mechanisms of kidney injury and graft dysfunction after kidney transplantation. 

Daniel Yip, PhD

Molecular Pharmacology & Physiology

Applying confocal fluorescence microscopy, laser-based video microscopy, and flash photolysis of caged compounds to study renal cellular function.

Department

Research Interest

Michelle Gumz, PhD     Program Lead of RENUM-FL at UF

Physiology & Aging

The role of the circadian clock in the kidney and how it contributes to the regulation of renal function and blood pressure control.

Terence Ryan, PhD

Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

How CKD alters pathobiology in skeletal muscle and vascular disease.

Pinaki Sarder, PhD

Medicine, Computational Medical Imaging Lab

Novel computational methods to study diabetic kidney disease, kidney transplant, IgA nephropathy, and normal reference kidneys in humans.

Yogesh Scindia, PhD

Pulmonary Medicine

How dysregulation of iron metabolism in immune and non-immune cells contributes to acute kidney injury, systemic lupus erythematosus, and lupus nephritis.

Ashutosh Shukla, MD

Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Hypertension, & Renal Transplantation

Advanced chronic kidney disease, transition to ESRD, and home dialysis therapies.

David Weiner, MD

Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Hypertension, & Renal Transplantation

Ammonia metabolism and regulation of acid-base balance.