Pierre-Emmanuel N’Guetta is a distinguished scientist who completed his Bachelor of Science in Biology, with minors in Mathematics and Chemistry, at Indiana University South Bend (IUSB) with honors. He is currently a PhD candidate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, in the laboratory of Dr. Lori O’Brien, researching the role of renal nerve signaling on kidney development. He is originally from the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire.
Pierre has earned multiple awards and fellowship for his academic and research achievements. While at IUSB, he was named a College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Bender Scholar and received the Outstanding Biological Sciences Graduate award upon graduation. In 2024, he was awarded with the prestigious American Heart Association (AHA) Predoctoral Fellowship. He has also received the American Physiology Society (APS) Renal Section Research Recognition Award and the APS Martin Frank Diversity Travel Award. He was recently awarded the 2025 Cell Biology & Physiology Extra Mile Award for Outstanding Research, Leadership & Service.
He has authored and co-authored multiple manuscript and book chapter which has appeared in multiple Top-tiers journals such as Cell Stem Cell, Cell Reports, Cell Reports Methods, Development, American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology, Protein Engineering Design and Selection (PEDS), Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation (NDT), Current Topics In Developmental Biology. His work has been showcased at various regional, national and international scientific conferences. Additionally, Pierre is a co-inventor on a U.S. patent application which used phosphonate binding proteins as a biosensor to detect the herbicide glyphosate.
A strong advocate for science, Pierre mentors students through the UNC Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) and served as Vice President of Global Perspectives in Biomedicine (GPB). He also organized many science communication workshops through GPB and seminars such as “Science Without Borders,” aimed at enhancing communication skills and celebrating research diversity. He fluently speaks both French and English.
Pierre has earned multiple awards and fellowship for his academic and research achievements. While at IUSB, he was named a College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Bender Scholar and received the Outstanding Biological Sciences Graduate award upon graduation. In 2024, he was awarded with the prestigious American Heart Association (AHA) Predoctoral Fellowship. He has also received the American Physiology Society (APS) Renal Section Research Recognition Award and the APS Martin Frank Diversity Travel Award. He was recently awarded the 2025 Cell Biology & Physiology Extra Mile Award for Outstanding Research, Leadership & Service.
He has authored and co-authored multiple manuscript and book chapter which has appeared in multiple Top-tiers journals such as Cell Stem Cell, Cell Reports, Cell Reports Methods, Development, American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology, Protein Engineering Design and Selection (PEDS), Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation (NDT), Current Topics In Developmental Biology. His work has been showcased at various regional, national and international scientific conferences. Additionally, Pierre is a co-inventor on a U.S. patent application which used phosphonate binding proteins as a biosensor to detect the herbicide glyphosate.
A strong advocate for science, Pierre mentors students through the UNC Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) and served as Vice President of Global Perspectives in Biomedicine (GPB). He also organized many science communication workshops through GPB and seminars such as “Science Without Borders,” aimed at enhancing communication skills and celebrating research diversity. He fluently speaks both French and English.
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