Zafer Akman, MD
Postdoctoral Associate - NephrologyDownloadHi-Res Photo
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Postdoctoral Associate - Nephrology
Biography
Born and raised in Istanbul, Turkey, Zafer received his M.D. from Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa in 2022. His research currently focuses on the role of different extracellular matrix regulator metalloproteinases role in morphological changes in Adult Polycystic Kidney Disease. Outside of lab, he enjoys playing basketball,tennis and pickleball; taking walks in East Rock Park and exploring different restaurants in New Haven.
Departments & Organizations
- Cantley Lab
- Internal Medicine
Education & Training
- MD
- Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa (2022)
Research
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Frequent collaborators of Zafer Akman's published research.
Gilbert Moeckel, MD, PhD, FASN
Leyuan Xu, PhD
Lloyd G. Cantley, MD
Stefan Somlo, MD
Vijayakumar Kakade, PhD
Publications
2024
Adamts1 and Cyst Expansion in Polycystic Kidney Disease.
Kakade V, Akman Z, Motrapu M, Cassini M, Xu L, Moeckel G, Somlo S, Cantley L. Adamts1 and Cyst Expansion in Polycystic Kidney Disease. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2024 PMID: 39514301, DOI: 10.1681/asn.0000000557.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseasePolycystic kidney diseaseKidney diseaseLoss of Pkd1Cyst growthInterstitial macrophage accumulationDominant polycystic kidney diseaseInterstitial mononuclear cellsReduced cyst growthDetectable phenotypeMembrane remodelingMotif 1Progressive cyst growthIsoforms of versicanSimultaneous deletionPKD2 geneTubular basement membraneDisintegrin and metalloproteinaseRNA sequencingBasement membrane remodelingPKD1Thrombospondin motifs 1Cystic enlargementMacrophage accumulationCystic dilatationThe impact of ticagrelor therapy on CABG-related bleeding in patients with STEMI managed with pPCI and following on-pump CABG.
Durmaz E, Ikitimur B, Arapi B, Tel Ustunisik C, Soysal AU, İncesu G, Gulfidan A, Yalman H, Cidem S, Tokdil H, Raimoglu U, Raimoglou D, Akman Z, Atici A, Karadag B. The impact of ticagrelor therapy on CABG-related bleeding in patients with STEMI managed with pPCI and following on-pump CABG. Heart Vessels 2024 PMID: 39030310, DOI: 10.1007/s00380-024-02434-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSarcopenia, an overlooked diagnosis in kidney transplant recipients.
Ozcan SG, Sonmez O, Atli Z, Karaca C, Alagöz S, Akman Z, Koroglu AE, Pekmezci S, Trabulus S, Seyahi N. Sarcopenia, an overlooked diagnosis in kidney transplant recipients. Clin Nephrol 2024, 101: 59-70. PMID: 38050730, DOI: 10.5414/CN111182.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Local excision versus thrombectomy in thrombosed external hemorrhoids: a multicenter, prospective, observational study.
Yalcinkaya A, Yalcinkaya A, Atici SD, Sahin C, Leventoglu S, T E H Study Collaboration. Local excision versus thrombectomy in thrombosed external hemorrhoids: a multicenter, prospective, observational study. BMC Surg 2023, 23: 228. PMID: 37563701, DOI: 10.1186/s12893-023-02105-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAn alternative treatment of cardiomyopathy: sympathetic denervation.
Soysal AU, Kaya Bilge A, Akman Z, Koroglu AE, Aksu T, Yalin K. An alternative treatment of cardiomyopathy: sympathetic denervation. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 2023, 66: 807-808. PMID: 35553306, DOI: 10.1007/s10840-022-01227-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExtrafollicular IgD(-)CD27(-)CXCR5(-)CD11c(-) DN3 B cells infiltrate inflamed tissues in autoimmune fibrosis and in severe COVID-19.
Allard-Chamard H, Kaneko N, Bertocchi A, Sun N, Boucau J, Kuo HH, Farmer JR, Perugino C, Mahajan VS, Murphy SJH, Premo K, Diefenbach T, Ghebremichael M, Yuen G, Kotta A, Akman Z, Lichterfeld M, Walker BD, Yu XG, Moriyama M, Maehara T, Nakamura S, Stone JH, Padera RF, Pillai S. Extrafollicular IgD(-)CD27(-)CXCR5(-)CD11c(-) DN3 B cells infiltrate inflamed tissues in autoimmune fibrosis and in severe COVID-19. Cell Rep 2023, 42: 112630. PMID: 37300833, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112630.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
An Unexpected Cause of Cardiotoxicity: Kombucha Tea.
Soysal AU, Akman Z, Koroğlu AE, Yalman H, Koca D. An Unexpected Cause of Cardiotoxicity: Kombucha Tea. Anatol J Cardiol 2022, 26: 492-494. PMID: 35703486, DOI: 10.5152/AnatolJCardiol.2022.1463.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes
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New Haven, CT 06519