Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
When
Where
Arizona Health Sciences Center, Room 5403
1501 N. Campbell Ave. Tucson, AZ 85724
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Presenter Details
"Kidney Tissue Engineering and Disease Modeling"
Ashwani Gupta, PhD
Assistant Research Professor of Surgery
Gupta received his Ph.D in Biotechnology from Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University in Lucknow, India. Prior to joining the University of Arizona in 2020, Gupta worked at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Maine Medical Research Institute.
Gupta’s research work has been focused to study kidney development and disease. Diseases of the kidneys are common and debilitating, often with limited treatment options. There is no curative treatment available for the patients with chronic kidney diseases except renal transplantation. The lack of availability of transplant organs warrants research into technologies to understand how new kidney tissues can be generated. In the recent years, generation of kidney organoids from stem cells has become an important technology, with potential translational applications. Gupta’s research interest is to understand the pathways that regulate kidney stem/progenitor cell self-renewal and differentiation, in order to generate transplantable kidney tissues. His current research is focused to generate 3D organs using de-cellularized organ scaffolds, physiologically functional kidney organoids with glomerular filtration apparatus and interconnecting nephrons with collecting ducts/ureter. Gupta’s primary goal is to generate transplantable kidney tissues for the patients with end stage renal diseases
Learning Objectives
- Incorporate into practice intraoperative teaching and feedback to improve operative performance.
- Incorporate cutting-edge surgical techniques and patient management strategies.
- Incorporate into practice results from recent randomized-controlled trials/studies.
- Communicate operative knowledge effectively to peers.
About
The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Disclosure Statement(s): All Faculty, CME Planning Committee Members and the CME Office Reviewers have disclosed that they have no financial relationships with commercial interests that would constitute a conflict of interest concerning this CME activity.