Dr. Piret graduated with an honors degree in Biochemistry (MBiochem) from the University of Oxford in 2003, and went on to gain her DPhil (PhD) with Professor Rajesh Thakker at the University of Oxford. Her thesis focused on the role of uromodulin in the thick ascending limb of the nephron, and elucidated mechanisms by which uromodulin mutations cause the monogenic renal disorder autosomal dominant tubulointerstital kidney disease. She then stayed in the lab of Prof. Thakker to undertake post-doctoral research, broadening her studies to include mechanisms of the inherited kidney stone disorder Dent’s disease, as well as disorders of calcium homeostasis, including those due to mutations in the calcium-sensing receptor pathway. Dr Piret joined Stony Brook University in 2017.
Division of Nephrology and Hypertension
