What is it about?

A position paper justifying the importance of basic biological analysis of the kidney for a better understanding of kidney disease.

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Why is it important?

This paper is co-authored by leaders of the field together with NIH program officers who help make funding decisions and establish funding priorities.

Perspectives

This paper should be especially interesting and useful for junior investigators entering the field of research on the basic biology of the kidney, whether development, cell biology, or pathological processes.

Professor Jeffrey H Miner
Washington University in Saint Louis

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This page is a summary of: Defining Kidney Biology to Understand Renal Disease, Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, December 2013, American Society of Nephrology,
DOI: 10.2215/cjn.10851013.
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