| 1) | Research on the transcriptional induction of the ubiquitin ligase Smurf2, which ubiquitin-dependent degrades Smad2, a TGF-β transcription factor involved in renal fibrosis |
| 2) | Research on the mechanisms of activation of the renal renin-angiotensin system (RAS) and hypertension involved in the onset and progression of kidney damage, and on circadian rhythms |