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Layton joins Waterloo as Canada 150 Research Chair

July 1, 2018

Anita Layton has been named Canada 150 Research Chair, as part of the Government of Canada’s - Canada 150 Research Chairs Program. Layton is the chairholder for her work in Mathematical Biology and Medicine.

A $350,000 investment per year for seven years will support Layton’s research on the mathematical and computational modelling of blood flow dynamics and kidney function. Layton’s computational methods have been adopted by others to solve mathematical equations arising in combustion, blood flow and other problems.

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Sex differences in proximal tubule transport

June 1, 2018

Our modeling study which predicts functional implications of the sexual dimorphism in transporter patterns along the proximal tubule has been accepted for publication in Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. In that study, we developed sex-specific computational models of solute and transport in the proximal convoluted tubule of the rat kidney. The models account for the sex differences in expression levels of the apical and basolateral transporters, in single-nephron glomerular filtration rate, and in tubular dimensions. 

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