Lab Members
Professor and Section Chief, Nephrology
FDanesh@MDAnderson.org
Non-coding RNA Team
Assistant Professor, Nephrology
JLong1@MDAnderson.org
Long has a long standing interest in understanding the role of non-coding RNAs (microRNA and IncRNAs) in the pathogenesis and progression of diabetic nephropathy. He is currently exploring the consequences of in vivo targeting of a novel IncRNA, Tug 1, in the diabetic milieu.
Li Li, M.D., Ph.D. Candidate
Graduate student, Nephrology
LLi30@MDAnderson.org
Li is a graduate student in the Nephrology program at Central South University, China. She is actively involved in studying the interaction between PGC1α and lncRNA Tug1.
Mitochondrial Team
Benny H.J. Chang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Nephrology
BHChang@MDAnderson.org
Dr. Chang is an Assistant Professor of Nephrology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. His research projects are mainly focused on the role of mitochondrial remodeling in diabetic nephropathy.
Koki Mise, M.D., Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Nephrology
KMise@MDAnderson.org
Dr. Mise is a senior postdoctoral researcher. He received his M.D. and Ph.D. from Okayama University Hospital in Okayama, Japan before joining the Danesh Laboratory. Dr Mise’s project involves the role of Complex I dysregulation in diabetic kidney disease.
Daniel Galvan, Ph.D.
Instructor, Nephrology
DLGalvan@MDAnderson.org
Galvan is interested in understanding the contribution of mitochondrial derived reactive oxygen species to the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy. Additionally, he is engaged in linking obesity to tumor initiation and progression processes in renal cell carcinoma.