Education: 

1999 -  B.S., Exercise Science, East Tennessee State University
2001 -  M.S., Exercise Physiology, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
2009 -  Ph.D., Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin
2011 -  Postdoctoral Fellowship, Nephrology, Loyola University Chicago

Research/Teaching Interests: 

My laboratory is interested in the regulation of renal hemodynamics in health and disease.  We utilize a variety of approaches to assess renal function and injury including the measurement of blood pressure, renal blood flow, and glomerular filtration in conscious rats and the assessment of renal injury on a molecular and cellular level.

The Polichnowski lab’s major contributions to the field include the affect of various autocrine, paracrine, hormonal, and dietary factors on renal blood flow autoregulation and the susceptibility to kidney disease in models of acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease, hypertension, and obesity. 

Active Research Funding: 

NIH NHLBI

R01HL166458

Dr. David Mattson/Dr. Aaron Polichnowski (Co-Principal Investigators)

Title: Gut Metabolites, T Cells, and Salt-Sensitive Hypertension

01/01/2023 – 12/31/2026 NIH NIDDK

R01DK138150

PI – Dr. Paul O’Connor, Augusta University

Co-I – Dr. Aaron Polichnowski

Title: Red Blood Cell Trapping Mediates Toxic Kidney Injury Following Ischemia

09/06/2024 – 06/30/2028