Irina Barash, M.D., M.S.
Nephrologist, The Rogosin Institute

Research INTERESTS
- Find new drugs and treatments to prevent cyst formation and the associated decline of kidney function
- Study dietary interventions to modify PKD disease progression, such as high water intake
- Understand why individuals carrying certain variants of the PKD1 and PKD2 genes experience different disease progression course
- Explore kidney cyst mutations in nephrectomy samples (PKD kidneys that were surgically removed) which may contribute to cyst growth
Research Trials
- A Double-blind Randomized Parallel Group Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Tesevatinib in Subjects with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
- A Clinical Trial of Water Therapy for Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Disease
- Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Somatic Mutation Biorepository