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Jessy J. Alexander Ibrahim Batal Ann Hagan Tanya Hoodbhoy Luis Alfredo Bent-Shaw Stephen Y Nakada Wade A Bushman David F Jarrard Patrick H McKenna David R Paolone Daniel H Williams IV E. Jason Abel Jyotsna Bhatnagar Sara Best Dale E Bjorling Reginald C Bruskewitz Tracy M Downs Andrew K Graf Dan R. Gralnek Sean P Hedican View MoreCaigan Du
Assistant Professor
Department of Urologic Sciences
Jack Bell Research Centre
Canada
Dr. Du had completed studies from University of Wales Swansea, UK, Biochemistry, PhD; University of Wales Swansea, UK, Biology, MPhil;and Jiangxi University, China, Biology, BSc.
Kidney rejection. The mechanism and regulation of renal tubular epithelial cell death (apoptosis and necrosis), survival and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (renal fibrosis). The role of interaction cascade of resident renal tubular epithelial cells (e.g. up-regulation of IL-6, TGF-beta, and release of IL-16) with leukocyte infiltrates in kidney transplant rejection. The development of immunosuppressive drug therapy using small molecular compounds for organ transplant rejection.