ISSN 2756-3855
Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief
Prof. M.S Abdalla,
Fellow
Department of Internal Medicine
Mayo Health System
701 19th Street, S.W.
Austin, MN 55912.
Associate Editors
Prof. L.S Roberts, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic
200 First Street, S.W.
Rochester.
Prof. C.K Isales,
Professor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Medical College of Georgia
1120 15th Street, CA-1018
Augusta, GA 30912
Prof. J.O Himmelfarb,
President, American Society of Nephrology
Director, Kidney Research Institute
Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine, Division of
Nephrology
University of Washington
325 9th Avenue, Box 359606
Seattle, WA 98104.
Prof. C.L Houchen,
Professor of Medicine
Frances and Malcolm Robinson Chair and
Chief, Digestive Diseases and Nutrition
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
920 Stanton L. Young Blvd., WP 1345
Oklahoma City, OK 73104.
Prof. M.M Lawson,
Professor
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive, MC 0674
La Jolla, CA 92093-0674.
Prof. C.A Howell,
Professor and Chair
Howard University
2041 Georgia Ave. NW
Washington, DC.
Prof. K.S Norris,
Professor
Geffen School of Medicine
University of California, Los Angeles
911 Broxton Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90024.
Prof. R.O Franklin,
Professor
Division of Molecular and Cell Biology
Biomedical Sciences Dental School
University of Maryland, Baltimore
650 W. Baltimore Street, Room 7029
Baltimore, MD 21201.
Prof. V.N Gamble,
University Professor of Medical Humanities
The George Washington University
Gelman Library, Suite 709G
2130 H Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20052.
Prof. S.S Golub,
Professor Emeritus
Department of Microbiology and Molecular
Genetics
School of Medicine
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA 92697-4025.
Prof. E.A Greene,
Associate Professor of Medicine
Divisions of Nephrology and Hypertension
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
200 First Street, S.W.
Rochester, MN 55905.
Prof. F.A Villarreal,
Professor
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive, 0613
La Jolla, CA 91913.
Prof. M.W Ascoli,
Professor
Department of Pharmacology
The University of Iowa
51 Newton Road, 2-319 BSB
Iowa City, IA 52242.
Prof. L.S Cubano, Ph.D.
Professor, Universidad Central Del Caribe
P.O. Box 60327
Bayamon, PR 00960.
Prof. D.D Leon,
Professor
Basic Sciences, Division of Physiology
School of Medicine
Loma Linda University
Breast Cancer Lab
Loma Linda, CA 92350.
Prof. R.O Azziz,
President,
Georgia Regents University
Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology,
Medicine and Medical Humanities
1120 15th Street
Augusta, GA 30912.
Prof. M.A Allison,
Professor
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive, MC 0965
La Jolla, CA 92093-0965.
Prof. A.W Dale,
Professor
Center Director and Division Chief
Carver College of Medicine
University of Iowa
169 Newton Road, 4312 PBDB
Iowa City, IA 52242.
Prof. G.N Chertow, M.D.
Professor
Department of Medicine
Division of Nephrology
Stanford University School of Medicine
780 Welch Road, Suite 106
Palo Alto, CA 94304.
Editorial Board Member
Dr. L.E Agodoa
Director
Office of Minority Health Research
Coordination
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive
and Kidney Diseases
National Institutes of Health
Two Democracy Plaza, Room 653
6707 Democracy Boulevard, MSC 5454
Bethesda, MD 20892-5454.
Dr. M.E Barnard,
Deputy Chief, Review Branch
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive
and Kidney Diseases
National Institutes of Health
Two Democracy Plaza, Room 751
6707 Democracy Boulevard, MSC 5452
Bethesda, MD 20892-5452.
Dr. T.Y Beckman,
Assistant Professor
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and
Metabolism
Department of Medicine
University of Minnesota
Mayo Memorial Building, Room 101
420 Delaware Street, S.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55406.
Dr. R.S Bentley-Lewis,
Instructor
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and
Hypertension
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
221 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115.
Dr. S.E Blanchard, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
School of Pharmacy and Health Professions
Department of Occupational Therapy and
Internal Medicine
Creighton University
2500 California Plaza
Omaha, NE 68178.
Dr. C.N Bogardus,
Chief
Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research
Branch
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and
Kidney Diseases
National Institutes of Health
1550 E. Indian School Road
Phoenix, AZ 85014.
Dr. A.O Brown,
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Harvard Medical School
Dana Research Building, Room 554
330 Brookline Avenue
Boston, MA 02215.
Dr. C.R Brown,
Assistant Professor
Division of Nephrology
Department of Internal Medicine
Ohio State University Medical Center
N210 Means Hall
1654 Upham Drive
Columbus, OH 43211.
Dr. B.N Lynda,
Assistant Professor
Department of Nutrition
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
318 Stone Building
1000 Spring Garden Street.
Dr. T.T Brown-Bryan,
Faculty/Instructor
Center for Chronic Kidney Diseases
Department of Research
Charles Drew University of Medicine and
Science
1731 E. 120th Street, AFH3092
Los Angeles, CA 90059.
Dr. M.O Bruce,
Associate Professor
School of Medicine
Department of Family and Community
Medicine
Meharry Medical College
1005 Dr. D.B. Todd Jr. Boulevard
Nashville, TN 37208.
Dr. M.R Cabrera,
Associate Professor
Division of Cardiology
Department of Pediatrics
Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital
Case Western Reserve University
11100 Euclid Avenue, MS-6011
Cleveland, OH 44106-6011.
Dr. K.K Campbell,
Instructor
Department of Medicine
Division of Nephrology
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1243
New York, NY 10029.
R.T Campbell, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Medicine
Division of Rheumatology and Immunology
Medical University of South Carolina
96 Jonathan Lucas Street, Suite 912
Charleston, SC 29425.
S.D Campbell, Ph.D.
Vice President of Research Programs
American Diabetes Association
1701 N. Beauregard Street
Alexandria, VA 22311.
Hector Carbajal, M.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Surgery
Division of Transplantation
The Methodist Hospital
Weill Cornell Medical College
Smith Tower Room 1600
6550 Fannin Street
Houston, TX 77030.
Dr. C.F Castaneda-Sceppa,
Associate Professor
Department of Health Sciences
Northeastern University
316E Robinson Hall
360 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115.
Dr. H.S Chang,
MARC Program Director
Associate Specialist Professor
Pacific Biosciences Research Center
University of Hawaii, Manoa
1993 East-West Road, CSA-002
Honolulu, HI 96822.
Raquel Charles, M.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Medicine
Division of General Internal Medicine
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
2024 E. Monument Street, Suite 2-516
Baltimore, MD 21212.
Dr. D.F Conrad,
Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Emory University
2015 Uppergate Drive
Atlanta, GA 30322
Telephone: (404) 727-2461
Dr. C.S Deidra,
Fellow
Division of Nephrology
Johns Hopkins University
1830 E. Monument Street, Fourth Floor
Baltimore, MD 21205.
Dr. M.S Davila-Bloom
Scientific Review Officer
Division of Extramural Activities
Review Branch
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and
Kidney Diseases
National Institutes of Health
Two Democracy Plaza, Room 746
6707 Democracy Boulevard, MSC 5452
Bethesda, MD 20892-5452.
Dr. J.E Deal
Senior Research Scientist
Center for Creative Leadership
8901 University Center Lane, 10th Floor
San Diego, CA 92122.
Dr. D.E DeLeon,
Associate Professor
Center for Health Disparities
Division of Physiology
Loma Linda University School of Medicine
11175 Campus Street, CSP 11012
Loma Linda, CA 92350.
Dr. S.E DeLoach,
Instructor
University of Pennsylvania
One Founders Pavilion
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104.
Dr. M.S Edwards,
Assistant Professor
Department of Surgery
Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Medical College of Georgia
1120 15th Street, BI 4072
Augusta, GA 30912.
Dr. E.S Michael,
Scientific Review Officer
Chartered Subcommittees Review Section
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive
and Kidney Diseases
National Institutes of Health
Two Democracy Plaza, Room 750
6707 Democracy Boulevard, MSC 5452
Bethesda, MD 20892-5452.
Dr. F.S Ferguson,
Program Director
Office of Minority Health Research
Coordination
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive
and Kidney Diseases
National Institutes of Health
Two Democracy Plaza, Room 902
6707 Democracy Boulevard, MSC 5454
Bethesda, MD 20892-5454.
Dr. R.F Ferry,
Tenured Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Endocrinology
The University of Texas Health Science Center
at San Antonio
Room 540F-4
7703 Floyd Curl Drive, MSC 7806.
Dr. M.B Harris,
Assistant Professor
Department of Biological and
Environmental Sciences
University of the District of Columbia
Building 44
4200 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20011.
Dr. G.D Hernandez,
Assistant Professor
Department of Internal Medicine
Division of Nephrology and Hypertension
Texas Tech University Health Sciences
Center at El Paso
4800 Alberta Avenue
El Paso, TX 79905.
Dr. L.E Holden,
President
Department of Emergency Medicine
Mentoring in Medicine, Inc.
Rosenthal Southeast, Room 201
111 E. 210th Street
Bronx, NY 10804.
Dr. S.E Huerta,
Assistant Professor
Department of Surgery
University of Texas Southwestern Medical
Center at Dallas
Surgical Services (112)
4500 S. Lancaster Road
Dallas, TX 75216.
Dr. J.E Hunter,
Deputy Director
National Center on Minority Health and Health
Disparities
National Institutes of Health
Two Democracy Plaza, Suite 800
6707 Democracy Boulevard, MSC 5465
Bethesda, MD 20892-5465.
Dr. J.S Hyde,
Senior Advisor
Research Training and Career Development
Programs
Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and
Metabolic Diseases
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and
Kidney Diseases
National Institutes of Health
Two Democracy Plaza
6707 Democracy Boulevard, MSC 5460
Bethesda, MD 20892-5460.
Dr. I.E Imumorin,
Assistant Professor
Department of Biology
Division of Natural Science
Spelman College
Box 1183
350 Spelman Lane, S.W.
Atlanta, GA 30314.
Dr. J.K Leighton,
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Department of Medicine
Nephrology Division
University of Texas Southwestern Medical
Center at Dallas
H5.102A
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, MC 8856
Dallas, TX 75390-8856.
Dr. J.C LaDonna,
Assistant Professor
School of Pharmacy
Department of Pharmacotherapy and
Outcomes Science
Loma Linda University
West Hall, Room 1330
11262 Campus Street
Loma Linda, CA 92350.
Prof. D.L Lackland,
Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology
Medical University of South Carolina
327 Oak Point Landing Drive
Charleston, SC 29464-6285.
Dr. C.A Lara-Castro,
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Nutrition Sciences
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Webb Building
1675 University Boulevard
Birmingham, AL 35294.
Dr. M.E Lawson,
Associate Professor
Department of Reproductive Medicine
Division of Endocrinology
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive, 0674.
Dr. J.S López-Guisa,
Assistant Professor
Center for Tissue and Cell Biology
Department of Pediatric Nephrology
Seattle Children’s Hospital Research Institute
Building One, Suite 920
1900 Ninth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101-1304.
Dr. R.O Mola,
Associate Professor and Chair
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
P.O. Box 19640
Springfield, IL 62794-9640.
Dr. M.I Márquez,
Director
Office for Diversity in Clinical Research
Mayo Clinic
200 First Street, S.W.
Rochester, MN 55905.
Dr. W.E Martinez
Program Analyst
Office of Minority Health Research
Coordination
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive
and Kidney Diseases
National Institutes of Health
Two Democracy Plaza, Room 648
6707 Democracy Boulevard, MSC 5454
Bethesda, MD 20892-5454.
Dr. J.E Mata,
Senior Research Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine
Oregon State University
293 Magruder Hall
Corvallis, OR 97331.