
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
Additional Research Team Members - University of Arkansas
Device Design Engineer
Lead Chemist and Materials Specialist
Efecan Pakkaner: PhD Student, Department of Chemical Engineering
Leticia Santos De Souza: PhD Student, Department of Chemical Engineering
Xavier Redmon: PhD Student, Department of Chemical Engineering
Sam Stephens: Research Technician, Department of Chemical Engineering
Sadie Beeman: BS Student, Pre-Med
Sophia Carter: BS Student, Pre-Med
Carissa Patton: BS Student, Computer Science

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)
USKRC Affiliations
David Geffen School of Medicine UCLA
University of Arkansas Dept of Chemical Engineering
Morrison Foerster Law
Holcomb Law Group
Silvers Accountancy Corporation