I study risk factors for vascular disease across different organs including the heart, kidney and brain with the goal of improving health and training leaders in research. By collaborating with outstanding individuals across multiple disciplines, I have co-authored over 800 articles cited over 100,000 times. Much of my work has focused on factors mediating excess risk among patients with various stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD), from pre-clinical to end-stage. Rigorously defining the...