August 19, 202501:18:39

Ep. 302: “Kidney Organoids” Featuring Dr. Zhongwei Li

Guest:

Dr. Zhongwei Li is an Associate Professor at the University of Southern California. His lab focuses on kidney organogenesis with translational applications of kidney regeneration and disease modeling. He talks about his work on PSC-derived nephron progenitors and drug discovery applications for polycystic kidney disease. (40:12)

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Image courtesy of Dr. Zhongwei Li

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