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**Natasha Rogers** is an **Associate Professor** at the **Westmead Clinical School, University of Sydney** and a **Staff Specialist in the Renal Division at Westmead Hospital**. She also holds an **Adjunct Assistant Professor** position at the **Starzl Transplant Institute, University of Pittsburgh**. Her research focuses on **acute kidney injury, kidney transplantation, dendritic cell biology, and diabetes**, with significant international collaborations in the U.S.
Rogers earned her **medical degree from the University of Adelaide** and completed **Internal Medicine training at the Royal Adelaide Hospital** followed by **Nephrology training at Royal Darwin and Queen Elizabeth Hospitals**. She received a **PhD in 2011** from the University of Adelaide, studying under Professor Toby Coates, and completed a **postdoctoral fellowship (2011–2015)** at the University of Pittsburgh. She returned to Australia in 2016 to establish her laboratory at the **Westmead Institute for Medical Research**.
Her research interests span **acute kidney injury mechanisms, kidney transplantation outcomes, immunological pathways in renal disease, and islet transplantation**. Key **awards** include the **2010 NHMRC Early Career Fellowship**, **2011 PhD Research Excellence Award**, and multiple accolades from the **American Transplant Congress** and **Australian Society for Medical Research**.
Recent **publications** highlight advancements in **CD47 signaling**, **normothermic machine perfusion**, and **transcriptomic analysis of allograft dysfunction**. Her work often bridges **basic science and clinical translation**, aiming to improve outcomes in kidney and islet transplantation. She collaborates internationally on **vascular signaling pathways** and **mTOR in dendritic cells**.
Rogers supervises **four current students** investigating **AKI-to-CKD transition**, **cardiovascular pathology in CKD**, and **AI-driven diagnostic tools for transplantation**. Her grants include the **2023 MRFF Genomics Health Futures Mission** and **2021 NHMRC Investigator Grant**.