Smyth Laboratory
Kidney Development and Disease
Kidney Development and Disease
We're part of the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, and a member of the Development & Stem Cells and
Metabolism, Diabetes & Obesity Program and the Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology.
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Our laboratory studies the basic events which shape kidney development, exploring the genetic and environmental factors which influence the genesis and homeostasis of the organ. Our focus is on better understanding the perturbations to normal kidney development which lead to disease. These can take the form of inherited mutations which disrupt the cellular interactions necessary to build the organ and maintain its function, or environmental challenges experienced in utero which impact on normal programs of cell proliferation and differentiation. We firmly believe that in vivo models of such developmental challenges are central to gaining meaningful insights into kidney diseases and that they represent the best system in which to begin developing therapies or interventions aimed at preventing these conditions. Our focus areas:
We are committed to excellence in research.
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