Current Fellows

Dr. Duque is a nephrologist who completed his PhD degree at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. His scientific research has been focused on clinical and translational studies in CKD–mineral and bone disorder. Currently, he is a Postdoctoral Fellow exploring the regulation and the systemic effects of bone-derived FGF23 peptides and the molecular mechanisms of HNF4α in the progression of chronic kidney disease.

Dr. Kentrup is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow from the Martin Lab. He completed his PhD in Biology at the University of Münster, Germany in 2012. Dominik is a trained microsurgeon and is proficient in a multitude of animal models. His scientific career has been focused on translational research in nephrology, including the implementation and refinement of advanced non-invasive imaging techniques, the identification of novel biomarkers and the role of FGF23 in CKD associated cardiac remodeling. His current projects aim to investigate targets and regulation of Pi/FGF23 in CKD.

Jane's research interests lie in defining microRNA-122 (miR-122) as a novel therapeutic target in chronic kidney disease (CKD). She also interested in determining the significance of iron deficiency and inflammation in establishing a link between miRs and FGF23 in CKD.

She obtained her PhD in Medicine from Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel and the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany, in 2018 as a Signgene Fellow and Lady Davis Fellow.