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Dr. Germino Named Deputy Director of NIDDK
July 01, 2009 | Philanthropy , Events

Gregory G. Germino, M.D., an expert in inherited kidney disease who has served on the PKD Foundation’s Scientific Advisory Committee, spoken at PKD National Conventions and received an international award for excellence in PKD research, was named Deputy Director of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) in May.

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