Mario Schiffer

This study investigates nanoplastic uptake and distribution in zebrafish and mouse models, showing that the glomerular filtration barrier restricts renal nanoplastic accumulation and that gut microbiota may mediate long-term kidney stress.

This study shows glomerular endothelial cell-derived extracellular vesicles cross the basement membrane and regulate podocyte function through miR-mediated gene repression and protease activity.

This paper develops an in vitro model of the glomerular filtration barrier using electrospun membranes and flow to study its function and response to shear stress.

The paper identifies pathogenic variants in tubulointerstitial kidney disease genes in 12.5% of a CKD cohort using targeted sequencing and clinical criteria.

This study shows fibronectin regulates metanephric kidney development by influencing branching morphogenesis and glomerulogenesis in mice and humans.