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Organizing Committee 

Michelle Gumz, PhD, FAHA 
Chair, 2026 APS Renal Physiology Conference
Professor of Physiology and Aging 
Co-Director, Center for Integrative Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease 
University of Florida 

Clintoria Williams, PhD, FAHA, FAPS 
Co-Chair, 2026 APS Renal Physiology Conference
Associate Professor of Neuroscience, Cell Biology, and Physiology 
Director, CardioRenal Institute 
Wright State University 

Carmen De Miguel, PhD 
Career Development Coordinator, 2026 APS Renal Physiology Conference
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology 
University of Alabama at Birmingham 

Christine Klemens, PhD 
Fundraising Chair, 2026 APS Renal Physiology Conference
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Physiology 
University of South Florida 

Amanda Marks, PhD 
Trainee Liaison, 2026 APS Renal Physiology Conference
Postdoctoral Associate 
Department of Immunology, Genetics, and Pathology 
Uppsala University 

Alexander Staruschenko, PhD, FAHA, FAPS 
Professor of Pharmacology and Physiology 
Director, Hypertension and Kidney Research Center 
University of South Florida 

Stephanie Franzen, PhD 
Associate Professor of Surgical Sciences; Anesthesiology and Intensive Care 
Uppsala University 

Yogesh Scindia, PhD 
Associate Professor of Medicine 
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine 
University of Florida 

Daria Ilatovskaya, PhD, FAHA 
Associate Professor of Physiology 
Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University 

Robert Hoover, MD, FASN, FAHA 
Professor of Medicine 
Chief, Nephrology and Hypertension Section 
Tulane University 

Kelly Hyndman, PhD 
Associate Professor of Medicine 
Division of Nephrology 
University of Alabama at Birmingham 

Leslie Gewin, MD, FASN 
Professor of Medicine 
Division of Nephrology  
Washington University