Associate ProfessorDivision of Nephrology Related Links: Freedman LabKidney Research InstituteInstitute for Stem Cell & Regenerative MedicineFaculty Information Biography Education & Training: Post-doctoral TrainingHarvard Medical School/Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston, MA2014 PhDUniversity of CaliforniaBerkeley, CA2009 Honors: UW Dept of Medicine Fialkow Scholars Award2020 Career Development Award, NIH/NIDDK Young Investigator Grant, National Kidney Foundation Top Oral Abstract by Trainee, ASN Annual Meeting, Philadelphia PA Research Excellence Award, Research Day, Brigham and Women's Hospital National Research Service Award, NIH/NIDDK Teaching Effectiveness Award, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA Contact Email: benof@u.washington.eduMailing Address: University of Washington 850 Republican Street Box #358056 Seattle, WA 98109 Research & Clinical Interests Research Interests: The goal of our research is to create laboratory models of kidney disease and regeneration using human pluripotent stem cells. Current research projects include: Bioengineering functional human kidney tubules from stem cells Modeling polycystic kidney disease using human pluripotent stem cells Podocyte differentiation and glomerular function Publications PubMed: PubMed Bibliography