Basic Science Research
![Dr. Michel Baum](/departments/internal-medicine/assets/default-square.jpg)
- Research Interests:
Renal development, epithelial transport, and X-linked hypophosphatemia
![Dr. Thomas Carroll](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/nephrology/assets/carroll-thomas-square.jpg)
- Research Interests:
Developmental biology, genetics, cell polarity, polycystic kidney disease, and cancer
![Dr. Sarah Huen](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/nephrology/assets/huen-sarah-square.jpg)
- Research Interests:
Study of how metabolic adaption promotes survival during sepsis and how the kidneys contribute to systemic metabolism during inflammation.
![Dr. Courtney Karner](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/nephrology/assets/karner-courtney-square.jpg)
Courtney (Moose) Karner, Ph.D.
- Research Interests:
Deciphering the role and regulation of cellular metabolism during cell fate specification and differentiation in the context of bone development and disease.
![Dr. Ronak Lakhia](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/nephrology/assets/lakhia-ronak-square.jpg)
- Research Interests:
Study of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease pathogenesis
![Dr. Christopher Lu](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/nephrology/assets/lu-christopher-square.jpg)
![Dr. Denise Maciano](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/nephrology/assets/marciano-denise-square.jpg)
- Research Interests:
Understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms of tubular and glomerular formation in health and disease.
![Dr. Tyler Miller](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/nephrology/assets/miller-tyler-square.jpg)
- Research Interests:
Analysis of Ca receptor signaling in the kidney and biophysical properties normal and diseased glomeruli.
![Dr. Orson Moe](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/nephrology/assets/moe-orson-square.jpg)
- Research Interests:
Renal physiology and metabolism
![Dr. Vishal Patel](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/nephrology/assets/patel-vishal-square.jpg)
- Research Interests:
Kidney development and homeostasis, polycystic kidney disease, and microRNAs