Dr. Rachel Lennon

Biography

Rachel Lennon is a Professor of Nephrology at the University of Manchester and an Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Nephrology at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital. She graduated from Nottingham University Medical School in 1994 and completed her clinical training in paediatric nephrology. In 2004, she began her research training funded by a Wellcome Research Training Fellowship. She was appointed NIHR Clinical Lectureship in 2007 and started working at the Wellcome Centre for Cell-Matrix Research in Manchester in 2008. Lennon was awarded the Wellcome Intermediate Clinical Fellowship in 2010, which allowed her to establish her own research group, and she received the Wellcome Senior Research Fellowship in 2016. Her research focuses on understanding specialized structures called basement membranes, particularly in relation to Alport syndrome, a genetic kidney disease. Lennon is the Director of the Manchester Cell-Matrix Centre and the Stoneygate Kidney Research UK Alport Research Hub. She combines her academic work with clinical duties as a Consultant Paediatric Nephrologist, making significant contributions to both research and patient care in her field.

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