Carol Loretz

Research Scientist

Education

Bachelor of Science, Molecular/Cellular Biology

Humboldt State University

Arcata, California

Research Interests and Background

Seattle, WA, University of Washington, Division of Nephrology

Potential podocyte progenitor cells including parietal epithelial cells and cells of renin lineage

Role of NLRP3 inflammasomes in kidney disease

Pathways involved in cellular senescence

Columbia, MD, In Vitro ADMET Laboratories

The use of cryopreserved hepatocytes to study factors that either increase or mitigate the effects of drugs on human cells

Seattle, WA, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Division of Clinical Research, Transplantation Biology

Development of antibodies and fusion proteins to increase immunological tolerance in the canine transplant model

Investigation of stem cell transplantation for novel treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Seattle, WA, University of Washington, Department of Surgery

Gene expression and immunologic tolerance after transplantation in canine and murine models

Seattle, WA, University of Washington, Department of Molecular Biotechnology

Human genome project

Publications

PubMed