Matthias Kretzler, MD
Warner-Lambert/Parke-Davis Professor of Medicine
Professor of Internal Medicine and Research
Professor, Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
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Matthias Kretzler, MD
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Qualifications
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PhDUniversity of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
1992 - 1993
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MDUniversity of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
1985 - 1992
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BaccalaureateSt. Paulusheim, Bruchsal, Germany
1976 - 1985
Center Memberships
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Center MemberAI and Digital Health Innovation
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Center MemberBiosciences Initiative
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Center MemberCenter for Global Health Equity
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Center MemberGlobal REACH
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Center MemberCenter for Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
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Center MemberMM-PKUHSC Joint Institute
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Center MemberCaswell Diabetes Institute
Research Overview
- Defining the molecular pathophysiology of glomerular disease for function-based disease management in international, multidisciplinary research networks
- Integrative systems biology of renal disease with a focus on glomerular diseases
- Molecular diagnostic and target identification of renal disease
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Recent Publications
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Troost JP, Kshirsagar AV, Smoyer WE, Klein J, Merchant ML, Helmuth M, Mariani LH, Kretzler M, Smith AR, Lacey F, Engel LS, Trachtman H, O’Lenick CR. Environmental Health A Global Access Science Source, 2026 Dec 1; 25 (1):Journal ArticleAir pollution and disease progression among patients with primary glomerular disease: an expanded study with extended follow-up
DOI:10.1186/s12940-026-01312-9 PMID: 42243965 -
Nair V, Minakawa A, Smith C, Berthier CC, Hartman J, Menon R, Fermin D, Otto EA, Gisch DL, Eadon MT, Jain S, Choi YJ, Pyle L, Eichinger F, Alakwaa FM, Rose MP, Subramanian L, El Saghir J, Beamish JA, Hodgin JB, Brosius FC, Bjornstad P, Nelson PJ, Harder JL, Werner T, Kretzler M, Schaub JA. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, 2026 Dec 1; 11 (1):Journal ArticleHypoxia inducible factor network reflects kidney disease progression in diabetes and sodium-glucose co-transporters inhibition
DOI:10.1038/s41392-026-02653-0 PMID: 42009641 -
Acera-Mateos M, Adiconis X, Li JK, Marchese D, Caratù G, Hon CC, Tiwari P, Kojima M, Vieth B, Murphy MA, Simmons SK, Lefevre T, Claes I, O’Connor CL, Menon R, Otto EA, Ando Y, Vandereyken K, Kretzler M, Bitzer M, Fraenkel E, Voet T, Enard W, Carninci P, Heyn H, Levin JZ, Mereu E. Genome Biology, 2026 Dec 1; 27 (1):Journal ArticleSystematic evaluation of single-cell multimodal data integration enhances cell type resolution and discovery of clinically relevant states in complex tissues
DOI:10.1186/s13059-026-04002-4 PMID: 41821037 -
Ju W, Nair V, Vart P, Smeijer JD, Hudkins KL, Moedt E, Larkina M, Perco P, Burdet F, Shedden K, Hwang M, Lee E, O’Connor C, Hartman J, Subramanian L, Bitzer M, Ibberson M, Duffin KL, Gomez MF, Alpers CE, Kretzler M, Heerspink HJL. Nature Communications, 2026 Dec 1; 17 (1):Journal ArticleUrinary clusterin as a biomarker of human kidney disease progression and response to the endothelin receptor antagonist atrasentan: An exploratory analysis from the SONAR trial
DOI:10.1038/s41467-026-68973-5 PMID: 41654492 -
Moedt E, Ju W, Nair V, Bjornstad P, Kretzler M, Heerspink HJL. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation Official Publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association European Renal Association, 2026 Aug 25; 41 (2): ii50 - ii58.Journal ArticleNovel protein biomarkers for risk stratification and personalized medicine
DOI:10.1093/ndt/gfag068 PMID: 41874429 -
Stasinos K, Wang H, Predeus AV, Richoz N, Menon R, Thokadiwala M, Zhu Y, Tian R, Zhou W, Chatzigeorgiou A, Yordanova G, Zucchi I, Laszik Z, Mueller MF, Subramanian A, Greka A, Regev A, Kretzler M, Marioni J, Luecken MD, Clatworthy M, Teichmann SA, He P. 2026 Aug 18; bioRxiv,PreprintAn Integrated Atlas of the Human Kidney Spanning Health and Diseases
DOI:10.64898/2026.08.12.744548 -
Li J, Raina M, Wang Y, Zeng S, Yu Y, Yu X, Jin X, Chang Y, Feliciano D, Himmelfarb J, Ricardo AC, Nachman PH, Vazquez M, Caramori ML, Barisoni L, Kretzler M, Jain S, Dagher PC, El-Achkar TM, Eadon MT, Program HBA, Project KPM, Ferreira RM, Ma Q, Wang J, Xu D. 2026 Aug 13; bioRxiv,PreprintA Principled Statistical Framework for Analyzing Spatial Patterns in Spatially Resolved Multi-Omics
DOI:10.64898/2026.08.04.742894 -
Schaub JA, Menon R, Melo Ferreira R, Kiernan E, Schmidt IM, Limonte CP, Yennapureddy S, Cheng YH, Herlitz L, Rosenberg AZ, Henderson JM, Smith KD, Hodgin JB, Otto E, Moeckel GW, Cantley LG, Setty S, Balis UG, Demeke D, Fogo AB, Bomback AS, D'Agati VD, Stillman IE, Torrealba JR, Hendricks AR, Bracamonte E, Moreno V, Bhatraju P, Mottl AK, Brosius FC, Thajudeen B, Coca SG, Palevsky PM, Randhawa PS, Murugan R, Barisoni L, Alpers CE, Menez S, Wilson FP, Moledina DG, Eadon MT, Kretzler M, Himmelfarb J, Parikh CR. Jci Insight, 2026 Aug 10; 11 (15):Journal ArticleAcute tubular injury versus acute interstitial nephritis in the kidney precision medicine project
DOI:10.1172/jci.insight.204127 PMID: 42579799
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Dr. Matthias Kretzler has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 Homer W. Smith Award, one of the highest honors in nephrology, presented by the American Society of Nephrology (ASN). He will be formally recognized at ASN Kidney Week 2026 in Denver this October.
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