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O’Brien Center to Advance Kidney Health Equity

The Johns Hopkins O’Brien Center to Advance Kidney Health Equity

The Johns Hopkins O’Brien Center to Advance Kidney Health Equity is made up of three Cores: a Biomedical Resource Core, a Resource Development Core, and an Administrative Core. These Cores work together to provide a national resource for investigators intent on planning and conducting pre-clinical (basic), clinical or population health research addressing or related to kidney health disparities. Experts from these cores make recommendations that inform strategies, interventions, and approaches aimed at achieving kidney health equity.

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Leadership

Chirag Parikh, MBBS, PhD

Director, Johns Hopkins Division of Nephrology

Chirag Parikh, MBBS, PhD

Deidra Crews, MD

Deputy Director, Johns Hopkins for Health Equity

Deidra Crews, MD

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Center Cores

Biomedical Resource Core

The Biomedical Resource Core (BRC) of the Johns Hopkins O’Brien Center to Advance Kidney Healthy Equity provides an innovative portfolio of research services, resources, and tools for investigators to understand and ameliorate disparities in kidney disease, towards ultimately achieving kidney health equity. With a focus on dietary and social stresses that drive kidney health disparities, the BRC is uniquely designed to address this fundamental challenge with a broad impact, advancing kidney research nationally.

Administrative Core

The Administrative Core of the Johns Hopkins O’Brien Center to Advance Kidney Health Equity provides the overall administration of the Center, leading, managing, and harmonizing all aspects of the Center and ensuring that Center resources are shared nationally.

Resource Development Core

The Resource Development Core continually develops resources which advance kidney health equity research – an emerging area of great interest which is critical to rigorously address.