About
I study how acute kidney injury propagates across organ systems. My work focuses on tubuloglomerular feedback, injury thresholds, and the translation of mechanistic findings across mouse, porcine, and human-relevant models.
Education
PhD student, Medical Sciences — University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL (2026–present)
BSc, Biology and Chemistry — Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (2020–2024)
Research experience
Research Scientist — USF Health, Morsani College of Medicine (2024–present), Ruisheng Liu Lab
Undergraduate Researcher — Case Western Reserve University (2023–2024), Claudia Mizutani Lab
Selected publications
- Acute kidney injury disrupts cardiac remodeling via SerpinA3N — Journal of the American Heart Association. 2026; Accepted for publication. PMID: 41000646
- ER stress-mediated impairment of hepatic lipid export is associated with steatosis in AKI-induced remote liver injury — Scientific Reports. 2026; Article in Press. Published online 29 June 2026. doi:10.1038/s41598-026-59445-3
- Macula densa-specific NOS1 knockout determines susceptibility to ischemic acute kidney injury — Clinical Science. 2026;140(4):589–605. doi:10.1042/CS20258807
- Acute Kidney Injury Induces Lung Damage via Mitochondrial DAMPs by Activating TREM-1 and cGAS-STING Pathways — Cells. 2025;14(21):1716. doi:10.3390/cells14211716
Selected presentations
- AKI Initiates Hepatic Inflammation and Fibrogenic Signaling via Altered TLR4 Signaling Axis — ASN Kidney Week 2025 · Poster presentation
- Enhanced Tubuloglomerular Feedback by Specific Deletion of Macula Densa NOS1 Enhances AKI by Activating Inflammatory and Fibrogenic Factors — ASN Kidney Week 2025 · Oral presentation
- The Drosophila DPP/BMP-4 Gradient Formation in the Embryo is Dependent on Cell Constriction Mediated by Frazzled, Presenilin, and E-Cadherin — The Allied Genetics Conference, 2024
Current work
- Severity thresholds in AKI and mesenteric vascular reprogramming
- Single-nephron micropuncture measurements of single-nephron GFR and tubuloglomerular feedback
- Cardiac transplantation-induced multiorgan injury in large-animal models