RO1 Grant Awarded to Ian de Boer for retinal imaging in CKD

Advanced Retinal Imaging for Kidney Precision Medicine

R01 from NIDDK
Project dates: 9/1/2026–5/31/2030

MPIs: Ian de Boer, MD, MS (contact), Sylvia Rosas, MD, MSCE (Joslin Diabetes Center, Inc), Aaron Lee, MD, MSCI (Washington University)

UW Co-Is and personnel: Drs. Charlie Alpers, Christine Limonte, David Prince, Ruikang Wang, Kasra Rezaei, Robyn McClelland, and Brooke Berry, Fred Dowd, Matthew Dekker, and Cienn Joyeux

Project Narrative: The prevalence of chronic kidney disease is growing with that of its two most common causes, diabetes and hypertension. This project will determine how advanced noninvasive retinal imaging can be used to understand the mechanisms, subtypes, and outcomes of CKD that are common among people with diabetes and hypertension. The ultimate goal of this work is to use retinal imaging to inform individual patients of their personal CKD diagnosis, prognosis, and optimal treatment options.