Basic and clinical research themes in the division include polycystic kidney disease, renal development, physiology, mineral metabolism, nephrolithiasis, metabolic bone diseases, glomerular disease, acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease, renal cell biology, dialysis outcomes, and health informatics related to renal disease outcomes. The faculty lead and interact with the UT Southwestern O'Brien Kidney Center, the UT Southwestern CTRC, and the Centers for Human Genetics, Regenerative Medicine, Human Nutrition, Mineral Metabolism, and the Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation, along with multiple basic science departments (Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Cell Biology, and Physiology).