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EDITORIALEditor's NoteThomas R. Kleyman, and Gerardo GambaThomas R. KleymanEditor-in-Chief, American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology, Medicine/Renal-Electrolyte Division, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and , and Gerardo GambaInstituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, and Instituto de Invetigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México City, MéxicoPublished Online:01 Oct 2009https://doi.org/10.1152/ajprenal.00454.2009This is the final version - click for previous versionMoreSectionsPDF (22 KB)Download PDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesGet permissionsTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInEmailWeChat This issue of the American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology has two review articles that cover topics in areas of transport physiology that were pioneered by Steven Hebert, MD, who passed away in the spring of 2008. The articles provide an overview of the Na-Cl cotransporter and its regulation by WNK kinases, and of ROMK, a member of the Kir family of K channels. We are planning to publish a third review article on the calcium-sensing receptor. These reviews are written by Steve's former trainees and collaborators.Steve's career as a renal physiologist spanned three decades. During the 1980s, he was instrumental in describing the salt transport mechanisms of the thick ascending limb of Henle's loop. The cloning of the Na-Cl cotransporter, the Na-K-2Cl cotransporter, ROMK and the calcium-sensing receptor in the early 1990s by Steve and his colleagues opened new areas of research. His numerous awards include the Homer Smith Award from the American Society of Nephrology and election to the National Academy of Sciences. Steve served as the Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Physiology- Renal Physiology, and as a member of the council of the American Physiological Society.Those who worked with Steve were keenly aware of his intellect, breadth of knowledge, scientific integrity, humanism, futuristic mind, and passion for science and medicine. He was a wonderful adviser and mentor. We miss him.This article has no references to display. Download PDF Back to Top Next FiguresReferencesRelatedInformationCited ByRat intermedin1-47 does not improve functional recovery in postischemic hearts1 September 2011 | Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, Vol. 384, No. 6 More from this issue > Volume 297Issue 4October 2009Pages F837-F837 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2009 American Physiological Societyhttps://doi.org/10.1152/ajprenal.00454.2009PubMed19692482History Published online 1 October 2009 Published in print 1 October 2009 Metrics