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Mariya Sweetwyne is a renal cell biologist whose research focuses on the cellular mechanisms associated with aging kidneys and chronic kidney diseases. She investigates how kidney aging, particularly the fibrotic changes to glomeruli—the kidney filtration units—affects functional decline and increases the risk of acute kidney injury and the development of chronic kidney disease. Her work emphasizes the response of epithelial cells in renal glomerular filtration units to injuries incurred over a lifespan. She highlights how these responses can restore homeostasis and contribute to fibrotic kidney disease. As kidneys are highly mitochondrial-rich tissues, her research supports the theory that age-related accumulation of mitochondrial dysfunction is a major mechanism driving renal aging. Recent findings from her studies have shown that preserving mitochondrial structure in aged kidneys can potentially reduce the burden of aging-related glomerulosclerosis.
University of Washington • Seattle, WA
Serves as a faculty member in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology.
University of Washington • Seattle, WA
Temporary faculty position in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology.
University of Washington • Seattle, WA
Temporary instructor in the Department of Pathology.
University of Washington • Seattle, WA
Temporary instructor in the Division of Nephrology.
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