Dr Andrew McMahon and Lewis Kleinberg — Pushing Research To Build A Artificial Kidney
Pushing the Boundaries Of Research For A Synthetic Kidney – Dr. Andrew McMahon Ph.D. and Lewis Kleinberg University Kidney Research Organization
The University Kidney Research Organization (UKRO — https://ukrocharity.org/) is a Los Angeles-based nonprofit charity, co-founded prominent entertainment attorney Kenneth Kleinberg, inspired by his personal journey with kidney disease, focused on supporting medical research and education related to the causes, treatment, and eradication of all forms of kidney disease.
Dr. Andrew McMahon, Ph.D. (https://keck.usc.edu/faculty-search/andrew-p-mcmahon/) is Director of the Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at USC, Provost Professor and the inaugural holder of the W. M. Keck Professorship of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, and is responsible for overseeing UKRO’s Synthetic Kidney Project. McMahon also chairs the newly created Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine in the Keck School. He is also a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences.
Dr. McMahon was previously a professor at Harvard Stem Cell Institute in the Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology and the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology. He also led the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology in the Roche Institute for Molecular Biology.
Dr. McMahon earned his bachelor’s from St. Peter’s College at Oxford University, and his PhD from University College London. He then worked as a California Institute of Technology postdoctoral scholar for three years.
Lewis Kleinberg is a UKRO board member and the son of Kenneth Kleinberg. He is a writer/producer and has worked for Sony Pictures and Walt Disney Pictures as well as Anonymous Content, BBC Productions Renegade 83 and Kapital Entertainment. He also creates films for UKRO’s website and media outreach. He is a graduate of USC School of Cinematic Arts and serves as a mentor to USC Compass, which supports undergraduates pursuing careers related to regenerative medicine.
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