Featured Publications
Smartphone-Based Machine Learning Model for Real-Time Assessment of Medical… Smartphone-Based Machine Learning Model for…
We developed a machine learning model to perform binary classification of smartphone images of kidney biopsy tissue,…
We developed a machine learning model to perform binary classification of smartphone images of kidney biopsy tissue, based on the amount of cortex. The model was developed on smartphone images of 747 kidney biopsy cores from deceased donor kidneys,…
Cure Glomerulonephropathy Pathology Classification and Core Scoring Criteria,… Cure Glomerulonephropathy Pathology Classification…
Cure Glomerulonephropathy (CureGN) is an observational cohort study of patients with minimal change disease (MCD),…
Cure Glomerulonephropathy (CureGN) is an observational cohort study of patients with minimal change disease (MCD), focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), membranous nephropathy (MN), or IgA nephropathy. We developed a conventional,…
Clinical and Histopathologic Characteristics of Pediatric Patients With Primary… Clinical and Histopathologic Characteristics of…
Primary membranous nephropathy (PMN) is uncommon in children. Therefore, data on the clinical course of affected…
Primary membranous nephropathy (PMN) is uncommon in children. Therefore, data on the clinical course of affected children are scarce. In recent years, several novel antigens have been implicated in the pathogenesis of PMN. However, the…
About Our Research
We’ve doubled down on our commitment to research and teaching.
Arkana is a learning, teaching, and innovating practice with one unifying passion – to actively work toward the day that our research yields breakthroughs that make our services unnecessary. Eradicating rare and common diseases is the end game of all of our efforts because patient health is foremost in our minds every day. Read about some of our latest publications below.
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HIV-1 Tat Impairment of Mitochondrial Respiration via Complexes I and II Can Be Ameliorated by Allopregnanolone in Opioid-Exposed or Opioid-Naïve Cells and Mice
HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders are prevalent despite antiretroviral intervention. Some HIV virotoxins, such as the trans-activator of transcription (Tat), are not…
Read on PubMed• August 2025
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Ionic Liquid Coating-Driven Nanoparticle Delivery to the Brain: Applications for NeuroHIV
Delivering cargo to the central nervous system (CNS) remains a pharmacological challenge. For infectious diseases such as HIV, the CNS…
Read on PubMed• August 2025
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Renal Pathology Society/International Kidney and Monoclonal Gammopathy Research Group consensus on pathologic definitions and terminology of monoclonal gammopathy-associated kidney lesions
This article reports on a consensus effort by the Renal Pathology Society and International Kidney and Monoclonal Gammopathy Research Group…
Read on PubMed• July 2025
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Spectrum of Kidney Pathology in Patients With Syphilis
This study is the largest cohort published of patients with kidney diseases associated with syphilis. It found that syphilis can…
Read on PubMed• July 2025
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Detection and Characterization of NELL1 Autoantibodies in NELL1 Positive Membranous Nephropathy
The study describes new lab tests that can be used to monitor people with a kidney disease called NELL1-associated membranous…
Read on PubMed• June 2025
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Kidney Biopsy Findings in People With Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis
This study looked at kidney problems in people who have a type of fatty liver disease called MASH (metabolic dysfunction–associated…
Read on PubMed• June 2025
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High-Fidelity CRISPR-Cas12a-Based APOL1 Genotyping
This research, led by Dr. Haun, developed a new test using CRISPR-Cas12a to quickly and accurately diagnose APOL1 risk genes.…
Read on Kidney360• May 2025
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The Utility of Myeloperoxidase Immunostaining to Characterize Immune Deposits in Patients With Crescentic Glomerulonephritis
This study looked at MPO staining in a kidney disease called crescentic glomerulonephritis (GN), which is usually linked to a…
Read on Kidney International• March 2025
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Clinicopathologic Features of Kidney Disease in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis
Extrapulmonary complications of cystic fibrosis (CF) occur in nearly all adults living with the disease and renal manifestations are no…
Read on NCBI• July 2024
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Smartphone-Based Machine Learning Model for Real-Time Assessment of Medical Kidney Biopsy
We developed a machine learning model to perform binary classification of smartphone images of kidney biopsy tissue, based on the…
Read on Science Direct• July 2024
