Maggie has a bachelor’s degree from New York University, where she studied economics and has a master’s degree in health sciences from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná. She is the executive assistant to Dr. Peter Kotanko, Research Director. In addition to her administrative duties, she is also very active in research. Her work is mainly focused on pervasive sensing techniques, wearables, and study of physical activity, sleep, and patient-reported outcomes in chronic kidney disease patients.

Lemuel joined RRI in February 2018. He obtained his MD from Universidad La Salle in Mexico City, where he was awarded the Excellency in Medical Academic Achievement Grant by the Pfizer Scientific Institute. He then proceeded to complete his internal medicine residency at the ABC Medical Center, and a postgraduate fellowship in nephrology at INCMNSZ in Mexico City. His interest in transplantation led him to attain a high-specialization postgraduate program in transplant nephrology sponsored by the National Autonomous University of Mexico.

Ohnmar Thwin was born in Yangon, Burma. She received her medical degree from the Institute of Medicine, Yangon, Burma, and her MPH degree from Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. Ohnmar served as a senior health training officer for the nternational Rescue Committee providing chronic disease prevention education, as well as empowering and helping to rebuild the lives of refugees affected by violent conflict and disasters. 

Nadja received her MS and PhD in biochemistry from the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany. Prior to joining RRI in 2017, she gained more than 10 years of experience in guiding and implementing chemistry, biochemistry, and biomedical-focused research teams in nonprofit, academia, and government. Her previous research has been funded by the American Heart Association, the National Institutes of Health, and the American Society of Nephrology.

Peter Kotanko, MD, is Research Director at the Renal Research Institute (RRI), New York. Prior to joining RRI, from 1997 to 2007 he served as vice chair of a department of internal medicine at an academic teaching hospital in Graz, Austria. Prior to moving to Graz in 1989, he worked from 1982 to 1989 in the Department of Physiology and the University Clinic of Internal Medicine in Innsbruck, Austria. From 1995 to 1996 he trained in nephrology at the Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom.