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Projects & Funding

Current Research Projects

  • Role of cilia and polycystins in control of renal salt and water excretion and blood pressure
  • Role of renomedullary interstitial cell endothelin system in control of renal function
  • Role of NFAT5 and endothelin-1 in the regulation of salt and water excretion
  • Role of the nephron renin angiotensin system in renal health and disease
  • Development of new therapies for polycystic kidney disease

Current Funding

  • VA Merit Review: Collecting duct renin regulation of blood pressure in health and hypertension
  • NIH P01 HL136267: Identifying novel mechanisms controlling sodium excretion and blood pressure
  • Arizona Investigator Award: Targeted therapeutics for polycystic kidney disease

Donald Kohan, MD, PhD

Professor,

Nephrology & Hypertension

donald.kohan@hsc.utah.edu

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