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Peter Mundel is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. The main subfields of study include Molecular Biology, Nephrology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The scientist's work addresses several topics, primarily focused on renal health and cellular biology. The main research topics covered are:

  • Renal and related cancers
  • Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
  • Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies
  • Reproductive Biology and Fertility

Peter Mundel has contributed to a number of published papers, with research published in several notable venues. Selected papers include:

  • "Transplanted organoids empower human preclinical assessment of drug candidate for the clinic," 2022, Science Advances
  • "SO038A TRANSLATIONAL KIDNEY ORGANOID SYSTEM BOLSTERS HUMAN RELEVANCE OF CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT CANDIDATE," 2020, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
  • "The Kidney Genome Atlas: A Resource to Understand APOL1 and Other Genetic Drivers of Adult Proteinuric Kidney Diseases," 2021, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • "Generation of Collecting Duct Kidney Organoids from Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell," 2020, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • "Scientific Business Abstracts," 2025, QJM

The frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Peter Mundel include:

  • Eva M. Fast
  • Amy Westerling-Bui
  • Thomas W. Soare
  • Alyssa Fanelli
  • Sergii Kyrychenko

Regarding publication venues, Peter Mundel's work has appeared multiple times in:

  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • Science Advances
  • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
  • QJM

Best Publications

  • FGF23 induces left ventricular hypertrophy

    Christian Faul;Ansel P. Amaral;Behzad Oskouei;Ming Chang Hu

  • A Conditionally Immortalized Human Podocyte Cell Line Demonstrating Nephrin and Podocin Expression

    Moin A Saleem;Michael J O'Hare;Jochen Reiser;Richard J Coward

  • The actin cytoskeleton of kidney podocytes is a direct target of the antiproteinuric effect of cyclosporine A

    Christian Faul;Mary Donnelly;Mary Donnelly;Sandra Merscher-Gomez;Sandra Merscher-Gomez;Yoon Hee Chang;Yoon Hee Chang

  • Rearrangements of the cytoskeleton and cell contacts induce process formation during differentiation of conditionally immortalized mouse podocyte cell lines

    Peter Mundel;Jochen Reiser;Aimée Zúñiga Mejı́a Borja;Hermann Pavenstädt

  • TRPC6 is a glomerular slit diaphragm-associated channel required for normal renal function.

    Jochen Reiser;Krishna R Polu;Clemens C Möller;Peter Kenlan

  • Podocyte biology and response to injury.

    Peter Mundel;Stuart J. Shankland

  • Apoptosis in podocytes induced by TGF-β and Smad7

    Mario Schiffer;Markus Bitzer;Ian S.D. Roberts;Jeffrey B. Kopp

  • Podocin, a raft-associated component of the glomerular slit diaphragm, interacts with CD2AP and nephrin

    Karin Schwarz;Matias Simons;Jochen Reiser;Moin A. Saleem

  • The Dysregulated Podocyte Phenotype A Novel Concept in the Pathogenesis of Collapsing Idiopathic Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis and HIV-Associated Nephropathy

    Laura Barisoni;Wilhelm Kriz;Peter Mundel;Peter Mundel;Vivette D'agati

  • Gain-of-function RAF1 mutations cause Noonan and LEOPARD syndromes with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

    Bhaswati Pandit;Anna Sarkozy;Len A Pennacchio;Claudio Carta

  • Synaptopodin: An Actin-associated Protein in Telencephalic Dendrites and Renal Podocytes

    Peter Mundel;Hans W. Heid;Thomas M. Mundel;Meike Krüger

  • Induction of B7-1 in podocytes is associated with nephrotic syndrome

    Jochen Reiser;Jochen Reiser;Gero Von Gersdorff;Martin Loos;Jun Oh

  • Modification of kidney barrier function by the urokinase receptor

    Changli Wei;Clemens C. Möller;Mehmet M. Altintas;Jing Li

  • The Glomerular Slit Diaphragm Is a Modified Adherens Junction

    Jochen Reiser;Wilhelm Kriz;Matthias Kretzler;Peter Mundel

  • Cell Biology and Pathology of Podocytes

    Anna Greka;Peter Mundel

  • Synaptopodin orchestrates actin organization and cell motility via regulation of RhoA signalling

    Katsuhiko Asanuma;Etsuko Yanagida-Asanuma;Christian Faul;Yasuhiko Tomino

  • Topography of nitric oxide synthesis by localizing constitutive NO synthases in mammalian kidney

    S. Bachmann;H. M. Bosse;P. Mundel

  • Activation of a local tissue angiotensin system in podocytes by mechanical strain

    Raghu V. Durvasula;Arndt T. Petermann;Arndt T. Petermann;Keiju Hiromura;Keiju Hiromura;Mary Blonski;Mary Blonski

  • Podocyte-Selective Deletion of Dicer Induces Proteinuria and Glomerulosclerosis

    Shaolin Shi;Liping Yu;Celine Chiu;Yezhou Sun

  • Expression of nitric oxide synthase in kidney macula densa cells.

    Peter Mundel;Peter Mundel;Sebastian Bachmann;Sebastian Bachmann;Michael Bader;Michael Bader;Axel Fischer;Axel Fischer

Frequent Co-Authors

Wilhelm Kriz
Wilhelm Kriz Heidelberg University
Roland Nitschke
Roland Nitschke University of Freiburg
Hermann Pavenstädt
Hermann Pavenstädt University of Freiburg
Wolfgang Kummer
Wolfgang Kummer University of Giessen
Bernd Mayer
Bernd Mayer University of Graz
Per-Olof Berggren
Per-Olof Berggren Karolinska Institute
Tobias B. Huber
Tobias B. Huber Universität Hamburg
Moin A. Saleem
Moin A. Saleem University of Bristol
Erwin P. Bottinger
Erwin P. Bottinger Hasso Plattner Institute

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