Ron Korstanje, Ph.D., FAHA
Assistant Professor
Bar Harbor, ME
Studies the genetics of kidney function and disease, particularly in the context of aging, using genetically diverse mouse models.
Bar Harbor, ME
Studies the genetics of kidney function and disease, particularly in the context of aging, using genetically diverse mouse models.
P30 AG038070, NIH/NIA The Jackson Laboratory Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging
Role: Co-Principal Investigator and Core Leader
P50 GM076468, NIH/NIGMS Genome Dynamics: Evolution, Organization and Function
Role: Project Leader
U54 HG006332, NIH/NHGRI The Jackson Laboratory KOMP2 Phenotyping Center
Role: Domain Expert
AHA Cardiovascular Genome Phenome Study, Integrated genetic, transcriptomic, and epigenetic analysis of cardiovascular disease phenotypes.
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Bayer Pharmaceutical Grants4targets
Role: Principal Investigator
Press Release
April 12, 2017
In a paper published in Aging Cell, Jackson Laboratory Assistant Professor Ron Korstanje, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow George Sutphin, Ph.D., and colleagues discovered 46 novel longevity-related genes and identified three genes that especially warrant further study.
The Search Magazine Article
July 07, 2016
It’s not rocket science — George Sutphin’s exploration of the processes underlying how and why we age is far more complicated.
As we age, it becomes more difficult to maintain good health, and we become more susceptible to diseases such as cancer, heart disease and stroke with each passing year. That fact seems so basic that it’s surprising that no one really understands the basic mechanisms underlying aging and why the aging process has such a large impact on wellbeing. And as researchers delve deeper into the subject, answers remain elusive.
Jackson Laboratory Assistant Professor Ron Korstanje, Ph.D., is now a Fellow of the American Heart Association.
The Search Magazine Article
May 03, 2017
The word "conservation" has come to be associated with the environmental movement, and for good reason. For geneticists, however, conservation has an entirely different connotation.
Profile Story
October 22, 2015
Learn how Diversity Outbred mice allow Assistant Professor Ron Korstanje, Ph.D., to zero in on the genetic factors of chronic kidney disease—a disease that costs Americans $42 billion a year.
Ron Korstanje, Ph.D., a Jackson Laboratory researcher specializing in kidney disease, has been promoted to assistant professor.
The Search Magazine Article
June 01, 2010
Ron Korstanje, Ph.D., is conducting ongoing research at The Jackson Laboratory to uncover the difference between kidney failure and damage in patients with diabetes.