
USKRC
Artificial Kidney Research & Development
(Formerly Curion Research Corporation)
TEAM MEMBERS




Roland G. Ludlow
Founder | CEO
Board Member
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Former CEO of the Implantable Artificial Kidney Corp (IAKC)
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Seasoned CEO of multiple companies
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Strong background in international business operations and marketing
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Business Owner
Ira Kurtz MD FRCP FASN
Science/Medical Adviser | Board Member
Mike Wise
Stanko Barle, PhD - Physics
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Board Member
Board Member
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Chief of the Division of Nephrology UCLA
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Professor of Medicine
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Factor Chair in Molecular Nephrology
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Member of the UCLA Brain Research Center
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25 years' experience in business
administration and financial accounting -
Corporate Controller
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Business Consultant
Research Scientist at
Renaissance Technologies LLC

Jamie Hestekin, PhD
Research Partner - Chief of UA Research Team
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Professor University of Arkansas
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Department of Chemical Engineering
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Distinguished faculty award
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Secretary North American Membrane Society

Christa Hestekin, PhD
Research Partner
UA Research Team
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Associate Professor University of Arkansas
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Department of Chemical Engineering
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V.P. AES Electrophoresis Society (2013-2015)
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President AES Electrophoresis Society (2015-2017)

YuPo J. Lin, PhD
Chief Consultant
Research & Development
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Argonne National Laboratory – Research group lead of Chemical and Biological Technologies
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Northwestern-Argonne Institute of Engineering and Science (NAISE) - Senior Research Fellow
Department of Chemical Engineering
USKRC Affiliations
Additional Researchers:
Josh Goodrich - Graduate Researcher
Juliana Marcal - Graduate Researcher
Oladipupo Ogolo - Graduate Researcher
Declan Greenhaw - Undergraduate Researcher
Olivia Reid - Undergraduate Researcher
David Geffen School of Medicine UCLA
University of Arkansas Dept of Chemical Engineering
Morrison Foerster Law
Holcombe Law Group
Silvers Accountancy Corporation
American Society of Nephrology (ASN)
Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS)