Leadership and Governance

A strong team provides leadership and oversight for the Mayo Clinic Robert M. and Billie Kelley Pirnie Translational Polycystic Kidney Disease Center.

Steering Committee

The Steering Committee is responsible for the center's overall strategic direction and oversight of all operations.

Members include:

• Peter C. Harris, Ph.D.
• Center Director
• Director, Genetics, Epigenetics and Metabolomics Core

• Vicente E. Torres, M.D., Ph.D.
• Center Associate Director

• Jinghua Hu, Ph.D.
• Director, Model Systems Core

• Timothy L. Kline, Ph.D., M.S.
• Director, Imaging and Analysis Core

• Xiaogang Li, Ph.D.
• Associate Director, Genetics, Epigenetics and Metabolomics Core

• Maria V. Irazabal Mira, M.D., Ph.D.
• Associate Director, Genetics, Epigenetics and Metabolomics Core

• Neera K. Dahl, M.D., Ph.D.
• Director, PKD Clinical Center of Excellence

• Christian Hanna, M.D., M.S.
• Director, PKD Pediatric Clinic

• Michael F. Romero, Ph.D.
• Education Director