Editorial introductions.

Abstract

Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension was launched in 1992. It is part of a successful series of review journals whose unique format is designed to provide a systematic and critical assessment of the literature as presented in the many primary journals. The field of nephrology and hypertension are divided into 11 sections that are reviewed once a year. Each section is assigned a Section Editor, a leading authority in the area, who identifies the most important topics at that time. Here we are pleased to introduce the Journal's Section Editors for this issue. SECTION EDITORS Aline MartinAline MartinDr Aline Martin, PhD, MSc, is Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, USA. She is a graduate of the University Jean Monnet, Saint-Etienne, France, and completed her postdoctoral training at the Jared Grantham Kidney Institute, Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, USA. Dr Martin conducts basic and translational science research in the area of bone and mineral metabolism disorders and actively mentors undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral trainees. Dr Martin's research involves multiple national and international collaborations. She has received research support from the National Institute of Health and is a current member of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, American Society of Nephrology and American Heart Association. Tamara IsakovaTamara IsakovaDr Tamara Isakova, MD, MMSc, is Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, USA. She is also Director of the Center for Translational Metabolism and Health within the Institute for Public Health and Medicine at Northwestern. She is a graduate of the State University of New York Downstate College of Medicine, USA, and she completed internal medicine training at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA. She also received nephrology training in the combined Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham & Women's Hospital nephrology fellowship program. Dr Isakova conducts clinical research in the area of disordered mineral metabolism in chronic kidney disease. She has received research support from the American Kidney Fund, the American Heart Association, the American Society of Nephrology, and the National Institute of Health. Dr Isakova provides clinical care for patients with chronic kidney disease, bone and mineral metabolism disorders, and kidney stones. Orson W. MoeOrson W. MoeDr Orson W. Moe received his medical degree from the University of Toronto, Canada and is currently Professor of Internal Medicine and Physiology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, USA. He serves administratively as the Director of the Charles and Jane Pak Center of Mineral Metabolism and Clinical Research and Chief of the Division of Nephrology. He is an active clinician, researcher, and educator holding the Charles and Jane Pak Distinguished Chair in Mineral Metabolism Research and the Donald Seldin Professorship in Clinical Investigation. Dr Moe conducts both basic science and patient-oriented research on renal physiology and metabolism, as well as epithelial biology. His research strives to cross from the level of the whole patient, to animal and cell culture models, and down to single molecules. He is active in teaching at the undergraduate and post-graduate levels, nationally and internationally. In addition to editing Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension, Dr Moe also edits the textbook, The Kidney: Physiology and Pathophysiology by Seldin and Giebisch. He is currently a member of the American Society of Clinical Research, American Association of Physicians, American Society of Nephrology, International Society of Nephrology, and the American Physiologic Society. Susan E. QuagginSusan E. QuagginSusan E. Quaggin, MD, FRCP(C), FASN, is a graduate of the University of Toronto, Canada, where she completed her residency and served as chief medical resident for the University's St. Michael's Hospital. She completed her nephrology fellowship at the University of Toronto and Yale University, USA, where she also completed research and post-doctoral training. Dr Quaggin's research focuses on fundamental processes needed to establish and maintain the integrity of the specialized vascular beds in the kidney and other organs. To understand and identify new therapeutic targets, she has worked to develop genetic mouse models that allow cell and time-specific manipulation of functional genes. Translation of her group's findings regarding the vasculature reveals pathogenic mechanisms and new therapeutic targets for a number of diseases, including diabetic kidney and eye disease, nephrotic syndrome, and glaucoma. She is currently the Charles Horace Mayo Professor of Medicine at Northwestern University, USA, where she serves as the Chief of the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension and the Director of the Feinberg Cardiovascular and Renal Research Institute, USA. Dr Quaggin was elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation in 2006, the Association of American Physicians in 2013, and the National Academy of Medicine in 2019. She is also President of the American Society of Nephrology.