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Ambra Pozzi, PhD

Professor of Medicine

Division of Nephrology and Hypertension

Thomas Golper Directorship

Ambra Pozzi
Professional Bio
Ambra Pozzi, PhD, is a Professor in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension within the Department of Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She earned a master's degree in biochemistry from the University of Milan and a PhD in experimental pathology from the University of Florence, Italy. After receiving postdoctoral training at the Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, she joined the Division of Nephrology in 2000. Dr. Pozzi serves as the associate director of Vanderbilt O'Brien Kidney Center and the Vanderbilt Center for Kidney Disease. She is also the associate director of the Medical Scientist Training Program at Vanderbilt. She is a funded investigator at the Middle Tennessee Veterans Affairs hospital where she also serves as the Deputy Associate Chief of Staff for Research. She oversees an active research laboratory looking at how matrix receptors regulate collagen homeostasis in kidney injury and at identifying new targets for anti-fibrotic therapy. Dr. Pozzi has mentored more than 100 individuals including undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior investigators. She has more than 130 publications including peer reviewed articles, invited reviews, and book chapters focusing on mechanisms of fibrosis. Her studies are currently supported by NIH, VA, and ADA funding. Dr. Pozzi's stature and knowledge in the field of matrix biology and matrix receptor biology is demonstrated by her service as a member and/or chair on numerous NIH, ASN, DOD, AHA and VA study sections. She is on the editorial board of Kidney International and she serves as an associate editor for Matrix Biology, Matrix Biology Plus, and eLife. In 2021 she was elected President of the American Society for Matrix Biology and chair of the 2023 Gordon Research Conference, Fibronectin, Integrins and Related Molecules.
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VICC Profile Vanderbilt O'Brien Kidney Center Bock-Pozzi-Zent Lab
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Education

PhD - Experimental Pathology - University of Florence, 1996

Fellowship - Cell Biology - Scripps Research Institute, 2000

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