Kyle McCracken, MD, PhD
- Member, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension
- Member, Center for Stem Cell and Organoid Medicine (CuSTOM)
- Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
About
BS: Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH, 2008
PhD: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2014
MD: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2016
Residency: Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, 2018
Fellowship: Pediatric Nephrology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, 2022
Interests
Pediatric nephrology; inpatient nephrology
Services and Specialties
Interests
Kidney development; stem cell differentiation and organoids; tissue engineering and morphogenesis; kidney pathophysiology
Publications
Integrating collecting systems in human kidney organoids through fusion of distal nephron to ureteric bud. Cell Stem Cell. 2025; 32(7):1055-1070.e8.
Directed differentiation of ureteric bud and collecting duct organoids from human pluripotent stem cells. Nature Protocols. 2023; 18(8):2485-2508.
Human ureteric bud organoids recapitulate branching morphogenesis and differentiate into functional collecting duct cell types. Nature Biotechnology. 2023; 41(2):252-261.
From the Blog
Advanced Kidney Organoids Produce Early-Stage Plumbing Needed for Removing Waste
Kyle McCracken, MD, PhD5/8/2025
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