News and Recent Publications 

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AUGUST 13, 2020 Louis Dit-Picard et al. Mutation affecting the conserved acidic WNK1 motif causes inherited hyperkalemic hyperchloremic acidosis, Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2020 

 

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020 Tahaei et al. Distal Convoluted Tubule Sexual Dimorphism Revealed by Advanced 3-D Imaging, American Journal of Physiology, Renal, 2020. Image Selected for Cover, APSselect Award

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OCTOBER 26, 2020 Dr. Hyunjun Jung and Dr. Lama Alqusairi are selected for a Young Investigator Award by the American Physiological Society to attend and present their work at the American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week Basic Science Symposium for Emerging Kidney Scientists

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Advanced Imaging

Advanced Imaging

Gene Discovery

Gene Discovery

Identifying Gene Networks and Physiological Pathways with Genomic Approaches in Mouse Models of Human Disease

Molecular Mechanisms

Molecular Mechanisms

Trafficking Signal in Potassium Channel defined

Cell Biology

Cell Biology

Signal Transduction

Signal Transduction

WNK-Kinase Potassium Switch

Kidney Disease

Kidney Disease

The Welling lab explores the molecular underpinnings of  sodium-potassium balance, hypertension, and kidney disease.

Discovering the genes, pathways, and mechanisms that define the physiology and drive disease

is our passion.