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Project Number: | I01BX000820-09A1 |
| Title: | The Exocyst in Ciliogenesis and Acute Kidney Injury |
| Principal Investigator: | Joshua H. Lipschutz |
| Location: | Charleston, SC |
| Congressional District Code: | 1 |
| Research Service: | Biomedical Laboratory R&D |
| Project Period: | May 2020 - April 2024 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $156,800 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$710,000 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a significant and increasing problem. Medical management currently consists of supportive care, with dialysis implemented for the most severe cases; however, morbidity and mortality remain very high. A major reason for the lack of available treatments for AKI is a gap in the knowledge of how kidney tubule cells recover from AKI, which has, therefore, limited possible approaches for treatment. Identifying, a therapeutic target and pathway would meet a major unmet need... |