UNC nephrology is the most recently featured division on UNC’s Department of Medicine web site highlighting current research in each division; a review of ongoing research in our division from glomerulonephritis (ANCA and lupus), patient centered research to emerging technologies is available featuring many projects and faculty.
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The major areas of research featured are organized thematically around the following topics:
- ANCA Vasculitis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Molecular Mechanisms of Disease
- Immunodominant ANCA Autoantigens
- Adaptive and Innate Immune Responses/ Animal Models of Disease
- Translational Studies in Treatment of ANCA Glomerulonephritis
- Epidemiology of ANCA vasculitis
- Lupus nephritis and CHAPEL
- Diabetic Kidney Disease
- Diabetic Kidney Disease and Diabetic Nephropathy
- Epidemiology and Outcomes Research in Kidney Disease
- Outcome Disparities in African Americans with Glomerular Disease
- Comparative Effectiveness/Safety of Intravenous Iron in Dialysis Patients
- Dialysis Safety/Effectiveness and Patient-Related Outcomes
- Global Health in Pediatric Nephrology
- Kidney Development and Function
- Role of the Podocyte in Congenital Diseases and Pediatric Kidney Tumors
- Novel Assays to Identify Genes Involved in Kidney Development and Function
- Renal Consequences of Prematurity
- Novel Imaging Techniques in Nephrology