Editorial Board

Editor-in-Chief

Prof. M.S Abdalla, Department of Internal Medicine , Fellow, Mayo Health System, 701 19th Street, S.W., Austin, MN 55912.

Associate Editors

Prof. L.S Roberts, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Medicine , Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street, S.W., Rochester.

Prof. C.K Isales, Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery , Medical College of Georgia, 1120 15th Street, CA-1018, Augusta, GA 30912

Prof. J.O Himmelfarb, Director, Kidney Research Institute, Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine , University of Washington, President, American Society of Nephrology, Division of Nephrology, 325 9th Avenue, Box 359606, Seattle, WA 98104.

Prof. C.L Houchen, Professor of Medicine , University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Frances and Malcolm Robinson Chair and Chief, Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, 920 Stanton L. Young Blvd., WP 1345, Oklahoma City, OK 73104.

Prof. M.M Lawson, Professor , University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, MC 0674, La Jolla, CA 92093-0674.

Prof. C.A Howell, Professor and Chair, 2041 Georgia Ave. NW, Washington, DC. , Howard University,

Prof. K.S Norris, Professor , University of California, Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, 911 Broxton Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90024.

Prof. R.O Franklin, Professor , University of Maryland, Division of Molecular and Cell Biology, Biomedical Sciences Dental School, Baltimore, 650 W. Baltimore Street, Room 7029, Baltimore, MD 21201.

Prof. V.N Gamble, University Professor of Medical Humanities , The George Washington University, Gelman Library, Suite 709G, 2130 H Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20052.

Prof. S.S Golub, Professor Emeritus, Department of Microbiology and Molecular , University of California Irvine, Genetics, School of Medicine, Irvine, CA 92697-4025.

Prof. E.A Greene, Associate Professor of Medicine , Divisions of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 First Street, S.W., Rochester, MN 55905.

Prof. F.A Villarreal, Professor , University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, 0613, La Jolla, CA 91913.

Prof. M.W Ascoli, Professor, Department of Pharmacology , The University of Iowa, 51 Newton Road, 2-319 BSB, Iowa City, IA 52242.

Prof. L.S Cubano, Ph.D., Professor , Universidad Central Del Caribe, P.O. Box 60327, Bayamon, PR 00960.

Prof. D.D Leon, Professor , Loma Linda University, Basic Sciences, Division of Physiology, School of Medicine,�Breast Cancer Lab, Loma Linda, CA 92350.

Prof. R.O Azziz, Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology, , Georgia Regents University, President, Medicine and Medical Humanities, 1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912.

Prof. M.A Allison, Professor, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, MC 0965, La Jolla, CA 92093-0965. , University of California,

Prof. A.W Dale, Professor , University of Iowa, Center Director and Division Chief, Carver College of Medicine, 169 Newton Road, 4312 PBDB, Iowa City, IA 52242.

Prof. G.N Chertow, M.D., Professor, Department of Medicine , Stanford University School of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, 780 Welch Road, Suite 106, Palo Alto, CA 94304.

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Dr. A.O Brown, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine , Division of Gastroenterology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Dana Research Building, Room 554, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215.

Dr. C.R Brown, Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine , The Ohio State University, Division of Nephrology, Medical Center, N210 Means Hall, 1654 Upham Drive, Columbus, OH 43211.

Dr. B.N Lynda, Assistant Professor, Department of Nutrition , The University of North Carolina-Greensboro, 318 Stone Building, 1000 Spring Garden Street.

Dr. T.T Brown-Bryan, Department of Research , Faculty/Instructor, Center for Chronic Kidney Diseases, Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science, 1731 E. 120th Street, AFH3092, Los Angeles, CA 90059.

Dr. M.O Bruce, Associate Professor, Department of Family and Community , Meharry Medical College, School of Medicine, Medicine, 1005 Dr. D.B. Todd Jr. Boulevard, Nashville, TN 37208.

Dr. M.R Cabrera, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics , Case Western Reserve University, Division of Cardiology, Rainbow Babies & Children�s Hospital, 11100 Euclid Avenue, MS-6011, Cleveland, OH 44106-6011.

Dr. K.K Campbell, Department of Medicine , Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Instructor, Division of Nephrology, One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1243, New York, NY 10029.

R.T Campbell, Ph.D., Department of Medicine , The Medical University of South Carolina, Postdoctoral Fellow, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, 96 Jonathan Lucas Street, Suite 912, Charleston, SC 29425.

S.D Campbell, Ph.D. , Vice President of Research Programs, American Diabetes Association, 1701 N. Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA 22311.

Hector Carbajal, M.D., Department of Surgery , Postdoctoral Fellow, Division of Transplantation, The Methodist Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, Smith Tower Room 1600, 6550 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030.

Dr. C.F Castaneda-Sceppa, Associate Professor, Department of Health Sciences , Northeastern University, 316E Robinson Hall, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115.

Dr. H.S Chang, Associate Specialist Professor, Department of Medicine , University of Hawaii at Manoa, MARC Program Director, Pacific Biosciences Research Center,�1993 East-West Road, CSA-002, Honolulu, HI 96822., Raquel Charles, M.D., Postdoctoral Fellow, Division of General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 2024 E. Monument Stre

Dr. D.F Conrad, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics , Emory University, Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, 2015 Uppergate Drive, Atlanta, GA 30322

Dr. C.S Deidra , Johns Hopkins University, Fellow, Division of Nephrology, 1830 E. Monument Street, Fourth Floor, Baltimore, MD 21205.

Dr. M.S Davila-Bloom , National Institutes of Health, Scientific Review Officer, Division of Extramural Activities, Review Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Two Democracy Plaza, Room 746, 6707 Democracy Boulevard, MSC 5452, Bethesda, MD 20892-5452.

Dr. J.E Deal , Senior Research Scientist, Center for Creative Leadership, 8901 University Center Lane, 10th Floor, San Diego, CA 92122.

Dr. D.E DeLeon, Associate Professor , Loma Linda University, Center for Health Disparities, Division of Physiology, School of Medicine, 11175 Campus Street, CSP 11012, Loma Linda, CA 92350.

Dr. S.E DeLoach , University of Pennsylvania, Instructor, One Founders Pavilion, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104.

Dr. M.S Edwards, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery , Medical College of Georgia, Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, 1120 15th Street, BI 4072, Augusta, GA 30912.

Dr. E.S Michael , National Institutes of Health, Scientific Review Officer, Chartered Subcommittees Review Section, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Two Democracy Plaza, Room 750, 6707, Democracy Boulevard, MSC 5452, Bethesda, MD 20892-5452.

Dr. F.S Ferguson , National Institutes of Health, Program Director, Office of Minority Health Research, Coordination, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Two Democracy Plaza, Room 902, 6707 Democracy Boulevard, MSC 5454, Bethesda, MD 20892-5454.

Dr. R.F Ferry, Department of Pediatrics , The University of Texas Health Science Center, Tenured Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology at San Antonio, Room 540F-4, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, MSC 7806.

Dr. M.B Harris, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences , University of the District of Columbia, Building 44, 4200 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.Washington, DC 20011.

Dr. G.D Hernandez, Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine , Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Texas Tech University Health Sciences, Center at El Paso, 4800 Alberta Avenue, El Paso, TX 79905.

Dr. L.E Holden, Department of Emergency Medicine , President, Mentoring in Medicine, Inc., Rosenthal Southeast, Room 201, 111 E. 210th Street, Bronx, NY 10804.

Dr. S.E Huerta, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery , University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Surgical Services (112), 4500 S. Lancaster Road, Dallas, TX 75216.

Dr. J.E Hunter, Deputy Director , National Institutes of Health, National Center on Minority Health and Health, Disparities, Two Democracy Plaza, Suite 800, 6707 Democracy Boulevard, MSC 5465, Bethesda, MD 20892-5465.

Dr. J.S Hyde, Senior Advisor , National Institutes of Health, Research Training and Career Development, Programs, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Two Democracy Plaza, 6707 Democracy Boulevard, MSC 5460, Bethesda, MD 20

Dr. I.E Imumorin, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology , Division of Natural Science, Spelman College, Box 1183, 350 Spelman Lane, S.W.Atlanta, GA 30314.

Dr. J.K Leighton, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine , University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Nephrology Division,�H5.102A, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, MC 8856, Dallas, TX 75390-8856.

Dr. J.C LaDonna, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science , Loma Linda University, School of Pharmacy, West Hall, Room 1330, 11262 Campus Street, Loma Linda, CA 92350.

Prof. D.L Lackland, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology , The Medical University of South Carolina, 327 Oak Point Landing Drive, Charleston, SC 29464-6285.

Dr. C.A Lara-Castro, Department of Nutrition Sciences , The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Postdoctoral Fellow, Webb Building, 1675 University Boulevard, Birmingham, AL 35294.

Dr. M.E Lawson, Associate Professor, Department of Reproductive Medicine , University of California, Division of Endocrinology, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, 0674.

Dr. J.S López-Guisa, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Nephrology , Center for Tissue and Cell Biology, Seattle Children�s Hospital Research Institute, Building One, Suite 920, 1900 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101-1304.

Dr. R.O Mola, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, P.O. Box 19640, Springfield, IL 62794-9640.

Dr. M.I Márquez, Director , Mayo Clinic, Office for Diversity in Clinical Research, 200 First Street, S.W., Rochester, MN 55905.

Dr. W.E Martinez , National Institutes of Health, Program Analyst, Office of Minority Health Research Coordination National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Two Democracy Plaza, Room 648, 6707 Democracy Boulevard, MSC 5454, Bethesda, MD 20892-5454.

Dr. J.E Mata, Senior Research Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences , Oregon State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 293 Magruder Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331.

Dr. L.E Agodoa, Director , National Institutes of Health, Office of Minority Health Research, Coordination, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Two Democracy Plaza, Room 653, 6707 Democracy, Boulevard, MSC 5454, Bethesda, MD 20892-5454.

Dr. M.E Barnard , National Institutes of Health, Deputy Chief, Review Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Two Democracy Plaza, Room 751, 6707 Democracy Boulevard, MSC 5452, Bethesda, MD 20892-5452.

Dr. T.Y Beckman, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine , University of Minnesota, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Mayo Memorial Building, Room 101, 420 Delaware Street, S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55406.

Dr. R.S Bentley-Lewis, Department of Medicine , Instructor, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension, Brigham and Women�s Hospital, 221 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115.

Dr. S.E Blanchard, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy and Internal Medicine , Creighton University, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, 2500 California Plaza, Omaha, NE 68178.

Dr. C.N Bogardus , National Institutes of Health, Chief, Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 1550 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix, AZ 85014.