Agnes Fogo | |
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Known for | Kidney disease research |
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Institutions | Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
Agnes B. Fogo is a professor of renal pathology at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Fogo graduated from the University of Oslo, Norway, and the University of Tennessee, USA. She completed her M.D. from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine before going on to do residency and a fellowship in renal pathology. [1]
Fogo works at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center and is the John L. Shapiro Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, and director of the Renal/Electron Microscopy Laboratory. [2] [3]
In 2021 she also became the International Society of Nephrology president for a 2 year term. [4]
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