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Roy Zent, MD, Nephrology, Nashville, TN

Roy Zent MD

Nephrology•Nashville, TN

Professor, Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

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  • 3601 21st Ave SNashville, TN 37232

  • Phone+1 615-936-2000

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Education & Training

  • University of the Witwatersrand
    University of the WitwatersrandClass of 1984

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1999 - Present
  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 2001 - 2027
  • Internal Medicine
    American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • Nephrology
    American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Lectures

  • Integrin-linked Kinase Is a Major Contributor to Hepatic Insulin Resistance in High-Fat Fed Mice 
    Nashville, TN - 6/13/2014
  • Muscle-specific Integrin-linked Kinase Deletion Rescues Muscle Insulin Resistance in High Fat-Fed C57BL/6J Mice 
    Nashville, TN - 6/14/2014

Authored Content

  • Energy Metabolism Couples Hepatocyte Integrin-Linked Kinase to Liver Glucoregulation and the Postabsorptive Response of Mice in an Age-Dependent MannerMarch 2019

Press Mentions

  • Department of Medicine Names Evan Brittain, Kathryn Dahir to Research Leadership Positions
    Department of Medicine Names Evan Brittain, Kathryn Dahir to Research Leadership PositionsJune 16th, 2026
  • Novel Therapeutic Target Identified for Chronic Kidney Disease
    Novel Therapeutic Target Identified for Chronic Kidney DiseaseDecember 15th, 2022
  • Pre-Complexation of Talin and Vinculin Without Tension Is Required for Efficient Nascent Adhesion Maturation
    Pre-Complexation of Talin and Vinculin Without Tension Is Required for Efficient Nascent Adhesion MaturationMarch 30th, 2021

Grant Support

  • The Laminin Receptors in Kidney DiseaseVANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER2005–2028
  • lntegrin binding proteins and the kidneyVETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION2013–2027
  • lntegrin binding proteins and the kidneyVETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION2013–2027
  • 2024 American Society for Matrix Biology (ASMB) Workshop on Basement MembranesVANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER2024–2025
  • Prune Belly Syndrome: Mechanisms of Filamin A MutationsRESEARCH INST NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSP2022–2025

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