Support the Endowed Chair
Your gift to the Joel D. Kopple, MD Endowed Chair in Nephrology is an investment in the kind of science that changes lives. It honors a remarkable legacy, and ensures Dr. Kopple’s legacy keeps growing.
About Joel D. Kopple, MD Endowed Chair in Nephrology
The Joel D. Kopple, MD Endowed Chair in Nephrology honors a scientist whose work continues to shape medicine worldwide. This endowed chair supports a faculty member in nephrology who will advance The Lundquist Institute's (TLI) mission of advancing biomedical research, education, and clinical innovation in the broad field of nephrology. This individual will be a TLI Investigator and an additional faculty member in Nephrology at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center — carrying Dr. Kopple's legacy forward.
"It is my privilege to support the Lundquist Institute. The Lundquist Institute has generated vast amounts of medical and scientific knowledge. It is a major center for intellectual creativity and teaching. It is my honor to be associated with it."
- Joel D. Kopple, MD
A LEGACY OF IMPACT
Dr. Kopple’s many honors reflects the breadth of his impact. Some of his many distinctions include:
David M. Hume Memorial Award, National Kidney Foundation
Belding Scribner Award, American Society of Nephrology
Robert H. Herman Memorial Award and E.V. McCollum Award, American Society for Nutrition
Thomas Addis Medal, International Society of Renal Nutrition and Metabolism
Pasteur Award, University of Strasbourg
Malpighi Medal, University of Messina
Koranyi Award, Hungarian Society of Nephrology
Three honorary doctorate degrees from universities around the world
The Joel D. Kopple Award in Renal Nutrition, established by the NKF Council on Renal Nutrition
The Joel D. Kopple Award, established by the International Federation of Kidney Foundations