Aruna V Vanikar
GR Doshi and KM Mehta Institute of Kidney Diseases & Research Centre, Dr HL Trivedi Institute of Transplantation Sciences, India
Biography
Aruna Vanikar a Professor and Head, Dept. of Pathology, Lab Medicine, Transfusion Services and Immunohematology, Stem Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine, IKDRC-ITS, Ahmedabad. Awards: 1st recognized teacher of Post-Doctorate Renal And Transplant Pathology Course by Indian Academy of Pathologists, pioneer lady scientist of India, etc; 2 patents: adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells, and insulin-making SC (given away to IKDRC-ITS), >200 publications. Research: immune tolerance, history, and evolution of Indian renal diseases; generation of MSC, Insulin-secreting SC, Neuronal SC, Cardiomyocytes, Hepatocyte-like cells, regulatory cells etc. On editorial board+reviewer for several journals and TTS abstracts. Currently, President of ISRTP.
Abstract
Abstract : Calcineurin inhibitor toxicity in renal transplantation: The good, bad and ugly