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Van A. Villar, MD, PhD
Dr. Van Villar, MD, PhD Children's National Medical Center
Principal Investigator, Children's Research Institute (CRI), Center for Molecular Physiology Research (CMPR)

George Washington University
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Contact Information
Children's National Medical Center
Center for Molecular Physiology Research (CMPR)
111 Michigan Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20010-2970

202-476-5000
vvillar@childrensnational.org

Education & Training
Institution & Location Degree Year(s) Field of Study
University of the Philippines (Diliman) BS 1989 Biology
Our Lady of Fatima University, College of Medicine MD 1993 Medicine
University of the Philippines (Diliman) PhD 2008 Molecular Biology

Research Interests
Dr. Villar studies the role of GRK4 and its variants in the regulation of dopamine D3 receptor expression and function in renal epithelial cells, and the dynamics of the interaction between sorting nexins and several receptors, including the dopamine D5 receptor (a G protein-coupled receptor), insulin receptor (a receptor tyrosine kinase) and leptin receptor (a single-transmembrane domain receptor) in the kidney.


Publications
View a partial list of publications for Van Villar, MD, PhD, through the National Library of Medicine's PubMed online database.


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