Featured Researcher

Featured Researcher: Dr. Sanja Sever

Each month NephCure will feature a different person for you to learn more about who plays a role in the overall success of the foundation. From patients to family members to doctors to staff, out intention is to allow everyone to learn more about the people involved in finding a cure for FSGS and Nephrotic Syndrome.

This month, NephCure is featuring Dr. Sanja Sever, a researcher, wife and mother of two children, Luka (9) and Niko (6). With NephCure’s help, she is researching the molecular mechanisms that underlie FSGS. Her research facility is Massachusetts General Hospital located in Charlestown, Massachusetts.

Q: Tell us what got you interested in researching kidney disease.

A: Serendipity. I learned about podocytes when Dr. Joche