Team
The combination of our unique individual strengths and diverse backgrounds has cultivated a strong, supportive team that expands our research in the Ellison lab. We work very closely with the McCormick Lab in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension.
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Appointments and titles
- Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine
- Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, School of Medicine
- Associate Vice President for Clinical and Translational Research, OHSU Research & Innovation
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Areas of interest
- Interactions between diet, genes, and aldosterone in causing and treating high blood pressure
- Causes and treatment of diuretic resistance and kidney tubule remodeling
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Appointments and titles
- Research Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, School of Medicine
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Areas of interest
- Mechanisms by which WNK kinases modulate renal transporters and how mutations of WNK kinases cause human hypertension
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Collaborators
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Appointments and titles
- Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, School of Medicine
- Renal Research Director, Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, School of Medicine
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Areas of interest
- Mouse models to examine mechanisms of blood pressure regulation
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Appointments and titles
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, School of Medicine
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Areas of interest
- COP9 signalosome regulation of cullin-RING ligases in kidney, hypertension, and kidney disease
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Alumni
Tanner Bradford, B.S.
Former Research Assistant II
Tanner assisted with the mouse colony and assisted Dr. Cornelius with experiments.
Brittany D.K. Gratreak (Britt), B.S.
Research assistant II (lab manager) until June 2019
Britt studied the renal effects of tacrolimus in vivo and assists with in vitro cell projects related to the regulation of Cullin-3-Ring-Ligases.
Kevin Martz, B.S.
Research assistant II until July 2021
Kevin helped start the ongoing DREADD (Designer Receptors Exclusively Activated by Designer Drugs) projects and revamped our mouse colony management.
Anindit Mukherjee, Ph.D.
Post doctoral fellow until March 2019
Anindit contributed to a better understanding of the physiological mechanisms of blood pressure and electrolyte regulation, with a special focus on the regulation of the Sodium Chloride Cotransporter in the distal nephron.
Avika Sharma, B.S.
Former Research Assistant II
Avika assisted with the mouse colony and was shared with the Dr. McCormick's group.
Jinge Si (Tracy), M.D., Ph.D.
Post doctoral fellow until March 2019
Tracy's work focused on how WNK4 mutations modulate renal transporters and actions on hypertension.
Elizabeth A. Swanson, B.A.
Graduate student (M.D./Ph.D. program) until April 2019
Elizabeth's dissertation research focused on aldosterone signaling in the collecting duct.
Xiao-Tong Su, Ph.D.
Post doctoral fellow until 2025
Xiao-Tong's work focused on the regulation of the sodium chloride cotransporter in the distal nephron, kidney remodeling, and optical tissue clearing.