Cathy Yeung: The Little Kidney-On-A-Chip That Could

About this episode

Cathy Yeung discusses her journey and research on kidney-on-a-chip technology and its implications for drug testing.

In this episode, we’re joined by Cathy Yeung, an Associate Professor at the University of Washington School of Pharmacy, to explore the intersection of drug development, kidney health, and space science. Cathy shares her unexpected journey from studying English to being a key investigator of cutting-edge kidney-on-a-chip research that uses human cells to better predict how medication metabolizes in the body. We dive into how her team’s research supports safer drug testing, reduces reliance on...

People in this episode

Host: Shawn Linam

Guest: Cathy Yeung

Topics covered

• drug development
• kidney health
• space science
• research
• medication metabolism

Keywords

• kidney-on-a-chip
• drug testing
• Cathy Yeung
• medication metabolism
• research

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Washington School of Pharmacy

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