ASCI / Young Physician-Scientist Awards, 2022
The Young Physician-Scientist Awards (YPSA) recognize physician-scientists who are early in their first faculty appointment and have made notable achievements in their research.
About the awardee
Whitney Besse, MD, is a physician-scientist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Nephrology at the Yale School of Medicine. Dr. Besse's lab researches genetic kidney diseases, with a focus on polycystic kidney disease, using translational and genetic approaches. Dr. Besse has an active research program recruiting patients with phenotypes on the spectrum between genetically unsolved autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) and isolated polycystic liver disease (PCLD, also known as ADPLD), as well as other inherited kidney diseases for studies involving novel gene discovery and variant analysis. The goal of her lab is to use the identification of novel disease genes to guide molecular biology investigation that contributes to a better understanding of disease mechanism and the identification of successful treatment approaches.