Richard Smith, MD
Professor of Otolaryngology, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, and Anatomy and Cell Biology;
Director, Molecular Otolaryngology and Renal Research Laboratories and Iowa Institute of Human Genetics.
Biography
Dr Smith's research laboratory focuses on inherited hearing impairment and complement-related renal diseases like membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis type II (MPGN II) and atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome.
Research areas
- Complementology
- Genetics
- Immunology
- Otolaryngology
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