Dr. Deborah Hoshizaki


DIVISION KIDNEY, UROLOGIC, & HEMATOLOGIC DISEASES
NIDDK, National Institutes of Health
Building 2DEM, Room 645
6707 Democracy Blvd.
Bethesda, MD 20817
Tel: 301-594-7712

Email: hoshizakid@mail.nih.gov

Current Position:
Program Director, Kidney and Urogenital Development; Kidney and Urology Regeneration and Repair; Urology Centers

Current Portfolio/Responsibilities:

KUH:  Portfolio includes basic development of the urogenital tract including kidney, bladder and prostate; and the basic biology of repair and cellular regeneration of components of the urogenital tract. Directs GenitoUrinary Development Molecular Anatomy Project (GUDMAP), a consortium to facilitate research in kidney, bladder, prostate, and gonadal development through the assembly of a molecular atlas of gene expression of the developing urogenital tract. O'Brien Urology Research Centers conduct interdisciplinary investigators that address basic, clinical, and applied aspects of biomedical research in major urologic diseases and syndromes within in NIDDK mission interests.

Previous Training and Experience:

A.B. Wellesley College, Biology (1976)

Ph.D. University of California at Berkeley, Genetics (1981)

American Cancer Society Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Molecular Biology, Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Scotland (1981-1983)

Post doctoral Research. Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine (1983-1987)

Assistant Professor of Biological Chemistry, University of Illinois, Chicago (1987-1996)

Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (1996-1998)

Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (1999-2008)    

Adjunct Professor of School of Life Sciences, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (2008-present)

Page last updated: September 16, 2010

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