Dr. Chetan Poudel is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension and in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Indiana University. He also serves as the Scientific Director of the Indiana Center for Biological Microscopy (ICBM), a state-of-the-art microscopy core that supports over 100 research laboratories across Indiana. Prior to joining IU, Dr. Poudel was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Washington, where he developed 3D and multiplexed fluorescence imaging techniques and AI-based analytical methods to investigate kidney structure and function. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge, where he built high-throughput microscopy platforms to study neurodegenerative diseases. 

The Poudel Lab's primary goal is to enhance the understanding and diagnosis of disease through innovative tools. His current research centers on developing and applying advanced tissue processing pipelines, 3D imaging technologies, and AI-assisted approaches for digital pathology. A major focus of his current work is the creation of comprehensive 3D kidney atlases in both human tissues and mouse models of disease.

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