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Mineral Metabolism & the Kidney

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Rob Walker - F1000 Section Head (since 15 December 2006)

Department of Medical & Surgical Sciences, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

BIOGRAPHY

Rob Walker

Academic positions:
- Head of Department Medical and Surgical Sciences
- Consultant Physician in Nephrology

Any industry positions (last five years):
None declared

Research interests:
- Cardiovascular risk factors in chronic kidney disease - lipid abnormalities and changes in vascular reactivity, alterations in vasoactive hormones, hypertension.
- Drug nephrotoxicity - mechanisms of lithium induced renal injury.
- Oxidative stress in Chronic Kidney Disease
- Obesity and the metabolic syndrome.
- Interventions in acute renal failure.
- Renal genetics and developmental abnormalities - renal cystic disease.
- Primary cilia and renal disease.

Any other information:

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