1.800.KIDS DOC | 1.800.543.7362

H. William Schnaper, MD

H. William Schnaper, MD

Vice Chairman, Department of Pediatrics; Irene Heinz Given and John LaPorte Given Research Professor in Pediatrics

Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Appointments & Referrals

1.800.543.7362 (1.800.KIDS DOC)

About Me

Clinical Interests: Nephrotic syndrome

Specialties, Programs & Conditions

Specialties:

Kidney Diseases

Education & Training

Education: University of Maryland, 1975

Postgraduate Training: St. Louis Children's Hospital/Washington University School of Medicine, 1982; Mount Sinai Hospital, 1977-1978

Board Certifications: Pediatric Nephrology, General Pediatrics

See Northwestern University Faculty Profile >

Research

Research Interests: Fibrosis; chronic kidney disease; transforming growth factor

Northwestern Scholars Profile >

Publications

Most recent publications

MAP-kinase activity necessary for TGFbeta1-stimulated mesangial cell type I collagen expression requires adhesion-dependent phosphorylation of FAK tyrosine 397 J Cell Sci120 (Pt 23): 4230-40
Keeping the customers stratified: moving toward genetics-based treatment options in childhood NS Kidney Int91 (4): 781-783
TGFbeta receptor I transactivation mediates stretch-induced Pak1 activation and CTGF upregulation in mesangial cells J Cell Sci126 (Pt 16): 3697-712
Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase and Rab5 GTPase Inversely Regulate the Smad Anchor for Receptor Activation (SARA) Protein Independently of Transforming Growth Factor-beta1 J Biol Chem287 (43): 35815-24
Hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha promotes glomerulosclerosis and regulates COL1A2 expression through interactions with Smad3 Kidney Int90 (4): 797-808
Hypoxia-inducible factor-2alpha and TGF-beta signaling interact to promote normoxic glomerular fibrogenesis Am J Physiol Renal Physiol305 (9): F1323-31
A conceptual framework for the molecular pathogenesis of progressive kidney disease Pediatr Nephrol25 (11): 2223-30
Progression of glomerular and tubular disease in pediatrics Semin Nephrol29 (4): 412-24
Serine-204 in the linker region of Smad3 mediates the collagen-I response to TGF-beta in a cell phenotype-specific manner Exp Cell Res319 (19): 2928-37
Advances in the biology and genetics of the podocytopathies: implications for diagnosis and therapy Arch Pathol Lab Med133 (2): 201-16

Call 1.800.543.7362 for Insurance information. 1.800.543.7362