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Ian de Boer, an affiliate of the DRC, has been named as the holder of the Joseph W. Eschbach, M.D. Endowed Chair in Kidney Research. The endowed chair was created in recognition of Dr. Joseph Eschbach’s enduring contributions to the well-being of people living with kidney disease, and was established in support of the Director of the Kidney Research Institute, a position de Boer assumed earlier this year.