Renal/Hypertension Research Directory
Phyllis August, MD
Professor of Medicine
Email: paugust@med.cornell.edu
Tel: 212-746-2210
Major areas of research include: (1) the pathophysiology of preeclampsia; (2) role of TGF-beta in hypertension; and (3) development and validation of biomarkers for chronic renal failure.
Manikkam Suthanthiran, MD
Professor of Medicine; Chief, Division of Nephrology & Hypertension
Email: msuthan@med.cornell.edu
Tel: 212-746-4498 or 212-746-4430
Major areas of research include: (1) investigation of mechanisms of transplant rejection and tolerance; (2) development and validation of noninvasive biomarkers for rejection and tolerance; (3) islet cell transplantation; and (4) T-regulatory cell therapy.
For More Information
For additional information regarding the medical research track and a description of research projects pursued by our faculty, please refer to the following sites:
Research at Weill Cornell Medical College
Research at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Research at the Hospital for Special Surgery
Research at The Rockefeller University
