ASCI Perspectives – the patient connection to physician-scientists:
Alessia Fornoni, MD, PhD, and MSTP candidate and Antonio M. Fontanella
Physician-Scientist Engagement Committee (PSEC) member Dr. Alessia Fornoni (University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; view profile) talks with Antonio M. Fontanella, a Medical Scientist Training Program candidate in her laboratory studying the mechanisms of proteinuria in kidney diseases as well as a recurrent focal segmental glomerulosclerosis survivor. They discuss how Fontanella’s experiences as a patient have influenced his path toward becoming a physician-scientist and inform his patient-focused approach to research. — Posted March 2026
Click the image below for the full interview. (For a short clip, click here; 1 ½ minutes.)
