Director

Dr. Ian de Boer

Ian de Boer, M.D., M.S.

Director of KRI, University of Washington Professor of Medicine, Holder of the Joseph W. Eschbach Endowed Chair in Kidney Research; Professor of Medicine, Nephrology; Adjunct Professor, Epidemiology

Kidney Research Institute
University of Washington
Box 359606
325 9th ave
Seattle, WA 98104

P: 206-616-5403

F: 206-685-9399

E: deboer@uw.edu

Education and Training

Medical School
Oregon Health Sciences University
School of Medicine

Medical Residency
University of California
San Francisco, CA

Nephrology Fellowship
University of Washington
Seattle, WA

Masters of Science, Epidemiology
University of Washington
Seattle, WA

Research Interests

Prevention and early identification of chronic kidney disease

Diabetic kidney disease

Vitamin D deficiency and kidney disease

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Glenda V. Roberts

DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS AND PATIENT ENGAGEMENT, KIDNEY RESEARCH INSTITUTE;
DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS AND PATIENT ENGAGEMENT, CENTER FOR DIALYSIS INNOVATION;
CHIEF STRATEGY AND OPERATIONS OFFICER;
UW JUSTICE, EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION CENTER FOR TRANSFORMATIVE RESEARCH

Kidney Research Institute
University of Washington
Box 359606
325 9th Ave
Seattle, WA 98104

P: 206-221-7532

F: 206-685-9399

E: glendar@kri.washington.edu

Education and Training

Bachelor of Science, Mathematics
University of Houston
Houston, TX

Research Interests

Patient engagement in kidney research
Patient Advisory Committees/Boards in kidney research
Health equity and diversity

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Jonathan Himmelfarb, M.D.

Inaugural Director of KRI, University of Washington Professor of Medicine

Kidney Research Institute
University of Washington
Box 359606
325 9th Ave
Seattle, WA 98104

P: 206-616-4717

F: 206-685-9399

E: himmej@uw.edu

Education and Training

Medical School
George Washington University
Washington, DC

Medical Residency
Maine Medical Center
Portland, ME

Nephrology Fellowship
Maine Medical Center
Portland, ME

Nephrology Fellowship
Brigham & Women's Hospital
Boston, MA

Research Interests

1. Epidemiology of acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease, with a focus on public health

2. Metabolic complications associated with kidney disease, including oxidative stress, inflammation and insulin resistance

3. Uremic toxicity

4. Altered drug metabolism, and mechanisms of drug induced nephrotoxicity in kidney disease.

5. Biomarker discovery and evaluation in kidney disease

6. Clinical trials in ESRD, CKD, and AKI

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