Ira Kurtz MD, FRCP, FASN
Principal Investigator
Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine
Brain Research Institute
Factor Chair
ikurtz@mednet.ucla.edu
Post-Docs & Staff Scientists

Alexander Pushkin, PhD
Professor
Department of Medicine,
Division of Nephrology

Natasha Abuladze, PhD
Project Scientist
Department of Medicine,
Division of Nephrology

Kirill Tsirulnikov, PhD
Project Scientist
Department of Medicine,
Division of Nephrology

Weiguang Wang, PhD
Postdoc
Department of Medicine,
Division of Nephrology

Liyo Kao,
Staff Research Associate
Department of Medicine,
Division of Nephrology

Dora Acuna,
Staff Research Associate
Department of Medicine,
Division of Nephrology

Rustam Azimov, PhD
Staff Research Associate
Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology
Alex Bui,
Professor, Departments of Radiological Sciences, Bioengineering & Bioinformatics
Director, Medical & Imaging Informatics Group
Director, Medical Informatics Home Area,
Graduate Program in Biosciences
Christa Hestekin, PhD
Associate Professor University of Arkansas
Department of Chemical Engineering
Hristina Zhekova, PhD
Postdoc
Department of Biological Sciences,
University of Calgary
Z. Hong Zhou, PhD
Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics
Director, Electron Imaging Center for NanoMachines (EICN)
Member, Biochemistry, Biophysics & Structural Biology GPB Home Area, CNSI, Immunity, Microbes & Molecular Pathogenesis GPB Home
Jamie Hestekin, PhD
Professor University of Arkansas
Department of Chemical Engineering
Peter Tieleman, PhD
Professor, AHFMR Scientist,
Department of Biological Sciences,
University of Calgary
Canada Research Chair in Molecular Simulation,
NSERC P.I. Biocomputing Group, Department of Biological Sciences
Director, Centre for Molecular Simulation
Roland Ludlow,
CEO US Kidney Research Corporation