Mentors

The individuals below have agreed to act as mentors for PERFORM-KUH. All are conducting research within the NIH domains of kidney, benign urology, or benign hematology.

 

Prospective trainees interested in utilizing a mentor not listed here might be permissiable but requires Program approval. Principally, the mentor's research must fall within one of the KUH domains. Please contact us before moving forward with your potential mentor.

 


CHOP

Sandra Amaral, MD, MHS

Sandra Amaral, MD, MHS

Kidney
 amarals@chop.edu
 215-590-2449
 Sandra Amaral, MD, MHS Website

 Associate Professor

Kathrin Bernt, MD

Kathrin Bernt, MD

Hematology
 berntk@chop.edu
 267-425-1908
 Kathrin Bernt, MD Website

Assistant Professor

Gerd Blobel, MD, PhD

Gerd Blobel, MD, PhD

Hematology
 blobel@chop.edu
 215-590-4461
 Gerd Blobel, MD, PhD Website

Professor

Kassa Darge, MD, PhD

Kassa Darge, MD, PhD

Urology
 darge@chop.edu
 267-425-7110
 WebsiteProfessor

Professor

Michelle Denburg, MD, MSCE

Michelle Denburg, MD, MSCE

Kidney
 denburgm@chop.edu
 215-590-2449
 Michelle Denburg, MD, MSCE Website

Associate Professor

Susan Furth, MD, PhD

Susan Furth, MD, PhD

Kidney
 furths@chop.edu
 215-590-2449
 Susan Furth, MD, PhD Website

Professor

Hakon Hakonarson, MD, PhD

Hakon Hakonarson, MD, PhD

Urology
 hakonarson@chop.edu
 267-426-0088
 Hakon Hakonarson, MD, PhD Website

Professor

Jing Huang, PhD

Jing Huang, PhD

Urology
 huangj5@chop.edu
 Jing Huang, PhD Website

Assistant Professor

Peter Kurre, MD

Peter Kurre, MD

Hematology
 kurrep@chop.edu
 215-590-0205
 Peter Kurre, MD Website

Professor

Christopher Forrest, MD, PhS

Christopher Forrest, MD, PhS

Professor
 forrestc@chop.edu
 267-426-6917
 Christopher Forrest, MD, PhS Website

Urology


Drexel

Peter Deak, PhD

Peter Deak, PhD

Hematology
 pd562@drexel.edu
 215-895-6694
 Peter Deak, PhD Website

Assistant Professor

Peter Gaskill, PhD

Peter Gaskill, PhD

Kidney
 pjg63@drexel.edu
 215-762-7669
 Peter Gaskill, PhD Website

Associate Professor

Yury Gogotsi, PhD

Yury Gogotsi, PhD

Hematology
 gogotsi@drexel.edu
 215-895-6446
 Yury Gogotsi, PhD Website

Professor

Meera Harhay, MD, MPH, MSCE

Meera Harhay, MD, MPH, MSCE

Kidney
 mnh52@drexel.edu
 Meera Harhay, MD, MPH, MSCE Website

Associate Professor


Jefferson

Boopathi Ettickan, PhD

Urology
 boopathi.ettickan@jefferson.edu
 215-503-5127
 Boopathi Ettickan, PhD Website

Assistant Professor

Paul Gadue, PhD

Paul Gadue, PhD

Hematology
 gaduep@chop.edu
 267-426-9607
 Paul Gadue, PhD Website

Associate Professor


Penn

Juan Alvarez, PhD

Juan Alvarez, PhD

Hematology
 juan.alvarez@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
 Juan Alvarez, PhD Website

Assistant Professor

Montserrat Anguera, PhD

Montserrat Anguera, PhD

Hematology
 anguera@vet.upenn.edu
 215-898-0567
 Montserrat Anguera, PhD Website

Associate Professor

David Asch, MD, MBA

David Asch, MD, MBA

Kidney
 asch@upenn.edu
 215-746-2705
 David Asch, MD, MBA Website

Professor

Daria Babushok, MD, PhD

Daria Babushok, MD, PhD

Hematology
 daria.babushok@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
 215-614-1847
 Daria Babushok, MD, PhD Website

Assistant Professor

Craig Bassing, PhD

Craig Bassing, PhD

Hematology
 bassing@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
 267-426-0311
 Craig Bassing, PhD Website

Associate Professor

Andrés Blanco, PhD

Andrés Blanco, PhD

Hematology
 ablanco@vet.upenn.edu
 Andrés Blanco, PhD Website

Assistant Professor

Martin Carroll, MD

Associate Professor
 carroll2@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
 215-573-5217
 Martin Carroll, MD Website

Hematology

Stella Chou, MD

Stella Chou, MD

Associate Professor
 chous@chop.edu
 215-590-0947
 Stella Chou, MD Website

Hematology

Jordana Cohen, MD, MSCE

Jordana Cohen, MD, MSCE

Assistant Professor
 jco@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
 Jordana Cohen, MD, MSCE Website

Kidney

Alessandro Gardini, PhD

Alessandro Gardini, PhD

Hematology
 agardini@wistar.org
 215-898-3785
 Alessandro Gardini, PhD Website

Associate Professor

Saar Gill, MD, PhD

Saar Gill, MD, PhD

Hematology
 saar.gill@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
 215-573-4015
 Saar Gill, MD, PhD Website

Associate Professor

Malay Haldar, MD, PhD

Malay Haldar, MD, PhD

Hematology
 mhaldar@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
 215-573-9704
 Malay Haldar, MD, PhD Website

Assistant Professor

Jorge Henao-Mejia, MD, PhD

Jorge Henao-Mejia, MD, PhD

Hematology
 jhena@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
 215-898-2212
 Jorge Henao-Mejia, MD, PhD Website

Associate Professor

Alex Hughes, PhD

Alex Hughes, PhD

Kidney
 ajhughes@seas.upenn.edu
 215-573-5233
 Alex Hughes, PhD Website

Assistant Professor

Kellie Ann Jurado, PhD

Kellie Ann Jurado, PhD

Hematology
 kellie.jurado@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
 215-573-6378
 Kellie Ann Jurado, PhD Website

Assistant Professor

Brendan Keating, PhD

Brendan Keating, PhD

Kidney
 bkeating@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
 267-760-4507
 Brendan Keating, PhD Website

Associate Professor


Temple

Rihab Bouchareb, PhD

Assistant Professor
 rihab.bouchareb@temple.edu
 Rihab Bouchareb, PhD Website

Kidney

Mohsin Kahn, PhD

Kidney
 mohsin.khan@temple.edu
 215-707-9433
 Mohsin Kahn, PhD Website

Associate Professor

Benjamin Laskin

Benjamin Laskin

Kidney - Associate Professor
 laskinb@chop.edu

Frank Lee

Frank Lee

Hematology - Professor
 franklee@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Matt Levine

Matt Levine

Kidney - Associate Professor
 matthew.h.levine@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Kathy Fange Liu

Kathy Fange Liu

Hematology - Assistant Professor
 liufg@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Peisong Ma

Peisong Ma

Hematology - Assistant Professor
 peisong.ma@jefferson.edu

Ronen Marmorstein

Ronen Marmorstein

Hematology - Professor
 marmor@upenn.edu

M. Paula Martinez Cantarin

M. Paula Martinez Cantarin

Kidney - Associate Professor (Jefferson Director)
 maria.p.martinezcantarin@jefferson.edu

Steven McKenzie

Hematology - Professor
 steven.mckenzie@jefferson.edu

Peter Merkel

Peter Merkel

Kidney - Professor
 pmerkel@upenn.edu

Kevin Meyers

Kevin Meyers

Kidney - Professor
 meyersk@chop.edu

Katherine Nathanson

Katherine Nathanson

Kidney - Professor
 knathans@upenn.edu

Diane Newman

Diane Newman

Urology - Adjunct Professor
 diane.newman@uphs.upenn.edu

Tim Olson

Tim Olson

Hematology - Assistant Professor
 olsont@chop.edu

Vikram Paralkar

Vikram Paralkar

Hematology - Assistant Professor
 vikram.paralkar@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Warren Pear

Hematology - Professor
 wpear@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Liming Pei

Liming Pei

Kidney - Associate Professor
 peil@chop.edu

Mortimer Poncz

Mortimer Poncz

Hematology - Professor
 poncz@.chop.edu

Ziaur Rahman

Kidney - Associate Professor
 ziaur.rahman2@jefferson.edu

Arjun Raj

Arjun Raj

Hematology - Professor
 arjunraj@upenn.edu

A. Koneti Rao

A. Koneti Rao

Hematology - Professor
 koneti.rao@temple.edu

Stefano Rivella

Stefano Rivella

Hematology - Professor
 rivellas@chop.edu

Lisa Schwartz

Lisa Schwartz

Kidney - Associate Professor
 schwartzl@chop.edu

Ophir Shalem

Ophir Shalem

Kidney - Associate Professor
 shalemo@upenn.edu

Michael Shashaty

Michael Shashaty

Kidney - Associate Professor
 shashatm@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Junwei Shi

Junwei Shi

Hematology - Assistant Professor
 jushi@upenn.edu

Rebecca Simmons

Rebecca Simmons

Kidney - Professor
 simmonsr@chop.edu

Tomasz Skorski

Tomasz Skorski

Hematology - Professor
 tomasz.skorski@temple.edu

Ariana Smith

Ariana Smith

Urology - Professor
 ariana.smith@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Nathaniel Snyder

Nathaniel Snyder

Kidney - Associate Professor
 natewsnyder@temple.edu

Wenchao Song

Wenchao Song

Kidney - Professor
 songwe@upenn.edu

Nancy Speck

Nancy Speck

Hematology - Professor
 nancyas@upenn.edu

Kara Spiller

Hematology - Professor
 kls35@drexel.edu

Agus Surachman

Kidney - Assistant Professor
 as5796@drexel.edu

Kai Tan

Kai Tan

Hematology - Professor
 tank1@chop.edu

Gregory Tasian

Gregory Tasian

Urology - Associate Professor
 tasiang@chop.edu

Andrei Thomas-Tikhonenko

Andrei Thomas-Tikhonenko

Hematology - Professor
 andreit@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Alexis Thompson

Alexis Thompson

Hematology - Professor
 thompsona7@chop.edu

Sarah Tishkoff

Sarah Tishkoff

Kidney - Professor
 tishkoff@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Wei Tong

Mentor
 tongw@chop.edu

Golnaz Vahedi

Mentor
 vahedi@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Jason Van Batavia

Mentor
 vanbatavij@chop.edu

Robert Vonderheide

Mentor
 rhv@upenn.edu

Hong Wang

Mentor
 hongw@temple.edu

Julia Warren

Mentor
 warrenjt@chop.edu

David Wiest

Mentor
 david.wiest@fccc.edu

Xiao-Feng Yang

Mentor
 xfyang@temple.edu

Stephen Zderic

Mentor
 zderic@chop.edu