Keenan Research Centre
Scientist Profiles
Susan E. Quaggin
MD, University of Toronto
Affiliations
Scientist in the Keenan Research Centre of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital
Associate Professor (cross-appointment), Physiology, University of Toronto
Associate Professor, Medicine, University of Toronto
Scientist, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital
Clinical Specialty
Nephrology
Research Interests
Kidney development, podocyte, transcription factors, glomerular disease, branching morphogenesis, mouse genetics, molecular biology, gene targeting, Cre-loxP system, kidney disease
Research Activities
The research program of my laboratory uses complementary approaches of gene targeting and phenotype-driven screens in mice to identify novel interactions and genes in glomerular development and disease to identify targets for therapeutic intervention.
Selected Research
Other Activities
- Co-editor, Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension, Renal Physiology
- Expert Scientific Advisory Panel, Amgen
- Associate Editor, JASN
- Organizing Committee, Gordon Conference: Endothelial Phenotypes
- Chair, International Podocyte Meeting
- Elected to the American Society of Clinical Investigation (ASCI-USA)
Educational Activities
- PSL 421: Sex and the Kidney: Intimate Relationships in Development, two hour lecture, year
- MED GEN: Signalling and Development: two hour seminar, year
- PSL: Perinatal Development, exchange course with Karolinska University, one hour lecture, mentor for graduate student/project
- HMB 4099: Undergraduate course, two students, year
- Chair, International Podocyte Meeting, CME
Contact
Phone: 416-586-4800/2859
Fax: 416-586-8588
E-mail: quaggin@mshri.on.ca
