Albert Ong University of SheffieldUnited Kingdom

Dr. Albert Ong is Professor of Renal Medicine and Head of Academic Nephrology at the University of Sheffield, UK. Born in Malaysia, he was educated at the University of Oxford, completing postgraduate clinical and research training in nephrology at University College London and Oxford before taking up his present post. Work in his lab has focussed on understanding the molecular basis of cyst formation, the determinants of biological variation and drug discovery. Dr Ong received the 2022 Lillian Jean Kaplan International Prize from the ISN and PKD Foundation. He currently serves as a member of the ERA Council and is Scientific Programme Chair for the 2024 ERA Congress in Stockholm.