Publications
194
Citations
8,026
Est. group size
~4
Recurring co-author estimate
Active years
29
Publishing since 1998
Brian Becknell studies kidney and urinary tract conditions in children, focusing on how the body's immune system responds to urinary tract infections and on genetic and developmental causes of congenital kidney and urinary tract abnormalities. Much of the work examines molecular defenses like ribonucleases (a family of proteins with antimicrobial properties) and cytokines (immune signaling molecules) that help the body fight bacterial infections in the urinary system. The lab also investigates clinical outcomes and risk factors for children born with structural kidney and urinary tract anomalies.
Publication output has grown fairly steadily over the last decade, rising from about 4 papers per year in 2017 to a peak of 20 in 2024, before a slight recent decline.
Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026
- Interleukin-6 Limits Host Susceptibility to Urinary Tract Infection by Promoting Urothelial Expulsion of Intracellular Bacteria
Journal of Innate Immunity · 2026
- Urinary peptide signature distinguishes autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease from other causes of chronic kidney disease
Clinical Kidney Journal · 2025
- Ribonucleases of Mice and Men: Unveiling the Roles of the RNase A Superfamily in Host Defence
Journal of Immunology Research · 2025
- A Common Polymorphism in RNASE6 Impacts Its Antimicrobial Activity toward Uropathogenic Escherichia coli
International Journal of Molecular Sciences · 2024
- The etiology of congenital obstructive uropathy: developmental and genetic perspectives
Current topics in developmental biology/Current Topics in Developmental Biology · 2024
- MicroRNA 146a Is a Negative Regulator of the Host Innate Immune Response to Urinary Tract Infection
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology · 2024
- Defining the Urine Proteome in Boys with Posterior Urethral Valves
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology · 2024
- Ribonuclease Inhibitor Regulates Host Antimicrobial Activity toward Uropathogenic Escherichia coli
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology · 2024
- Congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract: defining risk factors of disease progression and determinants of outcomes
Pediatric Nephrology · 2023
- Predicting outcomes in children with congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract
Pediatric Nephrology · 2023
- Hypertension in children with congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract
Pediatric Nephrology · 2023
- A Common Polymorphism in RNASE6 Impacts Its Antimicrobial Activity Toward Uropathogenic <em>Escherichia coli</em>
Preprints.org · 2023
- Müllerian Anomalies in Girls with Solitary Functioning Kidney
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology · 2023
- Are Patients With Renal Anomalies at Risk for Müllerian Anomalies?
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology · 2022
- Urinary Tract Infections
Pediatric Clinics of North America · 2018
- Journal of the American Society of Nephrology×46
- Pediatric Nephrology×10
- American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology×5
- Scientific Reports×5
- Journal of Pediatric Urology×4
- David S. Hains
Medicine · Indiana University
- Andrew L. Schwaderer
Medicine · Indiana University
- Christina B. Ching
Medicine · The Ohio State University
- Venkata R. Jayanthi
Medicine · The Ohio State University
- Joshua R. Watson
Medicine · The Ohio State University
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.
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