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    Kidney Diseases Branch
Select staff are listed in alphabetical order by last name. Read a description of the Kidney Diseases Branch.
Name
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            Phone Number
            TitleGermino, Gregory
                                    gregory.germino@nih.gov
                                    301-496-5877
                
                    Acting ChiefBalow, James
                                    james.balow@nih.gov
                                    301-496-4181
                
                    Special VolunteerBolanos, Jonathan
                                    jonathan.bolanos@nih.gov
                                    
                
                    Assistant Research PhysicianImmunoregulation Section
Select staff are listed in alphabetical order by last name. Read a description of the Immunoregulation Section.
Name
            Email Address
            Phone Number
            TitleAfzali, Behdad (Ben)
                                    ben.afzali@nih.gov
                                    301-443-2055
                
                    Section ChiefChauss, Daniel
                                    daniel.chauss@nih.gov
                                    301-496-2816
                
                    Staff ScientistMd Tajmul, Fnu
                                    mdtajmul.mdtajmul@nih.gov
                                    301-451-3347
                
                    Research FellowKidney Disease Section
Select staff are listed in alphabetical order by last name. Read a description of the Kidney Disease Section.
Name
            Email Address
            Phone Number
            TitleKopp, Jeffrey
                                    jeffrey.kopp@nih.gov
                                    301-594-3403
                
                    Section ChiefGanguli, Anirban
                                    anirban.ganguli@nih.gov
                                    202-236-6621
                
                    Assistant Research PhysicianHeymann, Jurgen
                                    heymannj@niddk.nih.gov
                                    301-496-6067
                
                    Staff ScientistHoward, Lilian
                                    howardlv@mail.nih.gov
                                    301-594-0298
                
                    Nurse PractitionerLatt, Khun Zaw
                                    khunzaw.latt@nih.gov
                                    301-827-5827
                
                    Research FellowSanders, Vanessa
                                    vanessa.sanders@nih.gov
                                    301-480-1214
                
                    Nurse PractitionerShrivastav, Shashi
                                    shashis@bdg10.niddk.nih.gov
                                    301-496-3116
                
                    Research ChemistWaldman, Meryl
                                    meryl.waldman@nih.gov
                                    301-451-6990
                
                    Senior Research PhysicianPolycystic Kidney Disease Section
Select staff are listed in alphabetical order by last name. Read a description of the Polycystic Kidney Disease Section.
Name
            Email Address
            Phone Number
            TitleGermino, Gregory
                                    gregory.germino@nih.gov
                                    301-496-5877
                
                    Section ChiefMenezes, Luis Fernando
                                    luis.menezes@nih.gov
                                    301-451-9614
                
                    Staff ScientistZhou, Fang
                                    fang.zhou@nih.gov
                                    301-451-9613
                
                    BiologistRenal Diagnostics and Therapeutics Unit
Select staff are listed in alphabetical order by last name. Read a description of the Renal Diagnostics and Therapeutics Unit.
Name
            Email Address
            Phone Number
            TitleStar, Robert
                                    robert.star@nih.gov
                                    301-496-6325
                
                    Section ChiefHu, Xuzhen
                                    xuzhen.hu@nih.gov
                                    301-402-6704
                
                    BiologistYuen, Peter
                                    peter.yuen@nih.gov
                                    301-402-6702
                
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