William Sweeney, MS
- Investigator, Children's Research Institute
- Assistant professor, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin
Locations
-
8915 W. Connell CourtMilwaukee, WI 53226
Overview
Division
- Nephrology
- Cancer, cell and developmental biology
- Congenital renal anomalies
- Disease pathology
- Genetic diseases/genomics
- Kidney disease/urological disorders
- Solid organ transplantation
Study interests
- Polycystic kidney disease
Education
- Bachelor's degree, University of Pittsburgh, 1976
- Master's degree, George Washington University, Washington, D.C., 1981
Education and Awards
Education
Awards
- Young Investigator Award, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Workshop on polycystic kidney disease, 1997
- Young Investigator Travel Grant, Forefronts in Nephrology, 2000
- Invited Lecturer: "ARPKD: Molecular Mechanisms in Pathogenesis of ARPKD," FASEB Conference, Tucson, Ariz., 2003
- Invited Lecturer: "PKD 2004 and Beyond," American Society of Nephrology, National Meeting, St. Louis, 2004
Research and publications
Research
- Interdisciplinary Center for Polycystic Kidney Disease Research, Project three of Center Grant: Pharmacological and Genetic Therapy of ARPKD, co-principal investigator, National Institutes of Health 1-P50-DK57306-01
- Interdisciplinary Center for Polycystic Kidney Disease Research, Core C of Center Grant: Development and Maintenance of In Vitro Models of ARPKD, principal investigator, NIH 1-P50-DK57306-01
- Combination Drug Therapies for PKD, co-principal investigator, Wyeth-Ayerst Research Division
- c-Src Inhibitors: Pre-clinical Therapies for PKD, co-principal investigator, Wyeth-Ayerst Research Division
- Segment Specific Distribution and Subcellular Localization of PKHD1 during Renal Development, principal investigator, Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation