Wenjun Ju, PhD
Research Scientist
Internal Medicine
[email protected]

Available to mentor
Wenjun Ju, PhD
Research Scientist
  • Qualifications
  • Center Memberships
  • Recent Publications
    • Qualifications
    • TGF Beta Signaling in Kidney Disease
      Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Medicine, 2004
    • PhD
      University of Braunschweig + National Biotechnology Center (GBF), Braunschweig, 1999
    • MS
      Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 1994
    • BA
      Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 1991
    Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      MM-PKUHSC Joint Institute
    • Center Member
      Center for Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
    • Center Member
      Global REACH
    • Center Member
      Caswell Diabetes Institute
    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Journal Article
      WNT-dependent interaction between inflammatory fibroblasts and FOLR2+ macrophages promotes fibrosis in chronic kidney disease.
      Cohen C, Mhaidly R, Croizer H, Kieffer Y, Leclere R, Vincent-Salomon A, Robley C, Anglicheau D, Rabant M, Sannier A, Timsit M-O, Eddy S, Kretzler M, Ju W, Mechta-Grigoriou F. Nat Commun, 2024 Jan 25; 15 (1): 743 DOI:10.1038/s41467-024-44886-z
      PMID: 38272907
    • Journal Article
      Elevated Exposure to Air Pollutants Accelerates Primary Glomerular Disease Progression.
      Troost JP, D'Souza J, Buxton M, Kshirsagar AV, Engel LS, O'Lenick CR, Smoyer WE, Klein J, Ju W, Eddy S, Helmuth M, Mariani LH, Kretzler M, Trachtman H. Kidney Int Rep, 2024 Aug; 9 (8): 2527 - 2536. DOI:10.1016/j.ekir.2024.05.013
      PMID: 39156153
    • Preprint
      A Novel Role of Hyaluronan and its Membrane Receptors, CD44 and RHAMM in Obesity-Related Glomerulopathy
      Qi B, Musale V, Weng X, Banah AK, Murdoch CE, Lay AC, Heesom KJ, Ju W, Bitzer M, Hills C, Coward RJM, Kang L. bioRxiv, DOI:10.1101/2024.06.22.600183
    • Journal Article
      Neuronally differentiated macula densa cells regulate tissue remodeling and regeneration in the kidney.
      Gyarmati G, Shroff UN, Riquier-Brison A, Desposito D, Ju W, Stocker SD, Izuhara A, Deepak S, Becerra Calderon A, Burford JL, Kadoya H, Moon J-Y, Chen Y, Rinschen MM, Ahmadi N, Lau L, Biemesderfer D, James AW, Minichiello L, Zlokovic BV, Gill IS, Kretzler M, Peti-Peterdi J. J Clin Invest, 2024 Apr 10; 134 (11): DOI:10.1172/JCI174558
      PMID: 38598837
    • Journal Article
      Unbiased kidney-centric molecular categorization of chronic kidney disease as a step towards precision medicine.
      Reznichenko A, Nair V, Eddy S, Fermin D, Tomilo M, Slidel T, Ju W, Henry I, Badal SS, Wesley JD, Liles JT, Moosmang S, Williams JM, Quinn CM, Bitzer M, Hodgin JB, Barisoni L, Karihaloo A, Breyer MD, Duffin KL, Patel UD, Magnone MC, Bhat R, Kretzler M. Kidney Int, 2024 Jun; 105 (6): 1263 - 1278. DOI:10.1016/j.kint.2024.01.012
      PMID: 38286178
    • Journal Article
      WCN24-1441 INTERFERON GAMMA (IFN-γ) IN EARLY DIABETIC KIDNEY DISEASE IS ASSOCIATED WITH PROGRESSION TO KIDNEY FAILURE
      Nair V, Harder JL, Saghir JE, Eichinger FH, Looker H, Harlan SM, Baker H, Brosius FC, Duffin KL, Nelson RG, Kretzler M, Ju W. Kidney International Reports, 2024 Apr; 9 (4): s230 DOI:10.1016/j.ekir.2024.02.468
    • Journal Article
      WCN24-385 PREDICTING PATIENT RESPONSE TO STANDARD-OF-CARE THERAPIES IN GLOMERULAR DISEASES
      Eddy S, Helmuth M, Hartman J, McCown P, Ju W, Nair V, Mariani L, Kretzler M. Kidney International Reports, 2024 Apr; 9 (4): s510 - s511. DOI:10.1016/j.ekir.2024.02.1064
    • Presentation
      Translational science: target pathways
      Ju W. 2024 Mar 23;