Center Director

Anupam Agarwal, MD 
agarwal@uab.edu
Professor of Medicine
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Associate Director

Paul W. Sanders, MD
psanders@uab.edu
Professor of Medicine
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Associate Director

Joachim Ix, MD
joeix@ucsd.edu
Professor of Medicine
University of California, San Diego

The Administrative Core of the UAB-UCSD O'Brien Center coordinates the diverse activities of the center.

• Provides logistic, administrative, financial, and scientific oversight to the two Biomedical Resource Cores and the Resource Development Core.
• Coordinates with the NCC and the Consortium to prioritize the development of shared resources - quality assurance/quality control and rigor and reproducibility for the Core services.
• Promotes diversity of scientists pursuing AKI-related research.
• Optimizes training and educational opportunities in kidney research for medical students through a Summer Student Training Program.