PCEN Lunch Time Learning Seminars

Each summer, the PCEN hosts a weekly Wednesday Lunchtime Learning series open to all PCEN summer students, trainees, and new investigators. Lunch is provided to all attendees. Sessions run approximately one hour and combine a presentation with open discussion. Topics span the full breadth of the PCEN’s research focus — from kidney anatomy and disease to mouse genetics, molecular techniques, bioinformatics, and beyond — giving early-stage researchers a practical foundation in the methods and science of pediatric nephrology.

Recordings of past sessions are available below.

Overview of Best Laboratory Practices
Dr. Vidya Harinathan, PhD
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Kidney Structure & Function
Dr. Vidya Harinathan, PhD
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Introduction to Mammalian Kidney Development
Dr. Jing Yu, PhD
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Kidney Disease in Adult Patients
Dr. Hiroki Yamaguchi, MD, PhD
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Transgenic Approaches for Genetic Modification in Mice
Dr. Jing Yu, PhD
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Introduction to the CRISPR-Cas System
Dr. Silvia Medrano, PhD
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Statistical Methods for Experimental Data Analysis
Dr. Jason Smith, PhD
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Imaging Techniques and 3D Imaging
Dr. Manako Yamaguchi, MD, PhD
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Single-Cell Analysis: scRNA-seq, scATAC-seq, and Spatial Transcriptomics
Dr. Jason Smith, PhD
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Kidney Disease in Pediatric Patients
Dr. Daisuke Matsuoka, MD, PhD
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