Parker C. Wilson, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory MedicinePerelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Contact Information
Email: parker.wilson@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Specialty Division
Anatomic Pathology, Cancer and Immunobiology
Education
BS (Engineering with a Concentration in Computer Science), Johns Hopkins University, 2005
MD, PhD (Molecular and Cellular Biology and Pathobiology), Medical University of South Carolina, 2013
Specialty Certification
American Board of Pathology - Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, 2017
American Board of Pathology - Molecular Genetic Pathology, 2021
Postgraduate Training
Residency, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Yale New Haven Hospital, 2013-2017
Clinical Fellowship, Renal and Genitourinary Pathology, Yale New Haven Hospital, 2017-2018
Clinical Fellowship, Molecular Genetic Pathology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 2018-2019
Awards and Honors
Harvard-MIT National Science Foundation Research Fellow, 2004
Ruth L. Kirschstein Individual Predoctoral National Research Service Award (F30), 2011-2012
Chairman’s Challenge Grant for Mentored Research in Residency, 2014-2017
American Society of Nephrology Kidney STAR Travel Grant, 2015
Kidney Precision Medicine Project Travel Grant, Washington University School of Medicine, 2018
Best AP Oral Abstract Trainee Research Day, Washington University School of Medicine, 2019
Diabetes Research Center Symposium Best Oral Abstract in Basic Science Category, Washington University School of Medicine, 2020
NIH NIDDK K08 Career Development Award, 2022-2026
Young Physician Scientist Award - American Society of Clinical Investigation, 2023
Memberships and Professional Organizations
United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, 2013 - Present
American Society of Nephrology, 2015 - Present
Renal Pathology Society, 2018 - Present
Association for Molecular Pathology, 2019 - Present
ClinGen Glomerulopathy and Cystic Kidney Disease Gene Curation Expert Panel, 2021 - 2023
Grant Reviewer - NIH - NIDDK - Diacomp, 2022 - 2022
Grant Reviewer - NIH - Innovative Science Accelerator, 2023 - Present
NephCure Kidney International, 2025 - Present
Web Links
Selected Publications
Cell Type-Specific Expression of Long Noncoding RNAs in Human Diabetic Kidneys Identifies TARID as a Key Regulator of Podocyte Function
de Klerk JA, Slieker RC, Parker WC, Wu H, Muto Y, Postma RJ, 't Hart LM, Peerlings JHD, Herrewijnen F, Song H, Siebe Spijker H, Dumas SJ, Koning M, van der Pluijm LAK, Baelde HJ, Gerrits T, Rotmans JI, van Zonneveld AJ, van Solingen C, Humphreys BD, Bijkerk R, Diabetes, 2025, PMID:40902080
Nfkb1 Removal from Proximal Tubule Cells Improves Renal Tubular Outcomes Following Ischemia Reperfusion Injury
Cheng SY, Koppitch K, Guo J, Moy N, Simonian TL, Wilson PC, McMahon AP, Kidney360, 2025, PMID:40465395
Combating sepsis-induced acute lung injury: PARP1 inhibition mediates oxidative stress mitigation and miR-135a-5p/SMAD5/Nanog axis drives regeneration
Khan S, Zaki A, Masood M, Khan A, Mohsin M, Verma A, Wilson PC, Ali S, Syed MA, Int Immunopharmacol, 2025, PMID:39884084
Advances in Single-Cell Sequencing and Spatial Profiling of Kidney Disease
Verma A, Wilson PC, American Journal of Pathology, 2025, PMID:39722281
Circulating proteins linked to apoptosis processes and fast development of end-stage kidney disease in diabetes
Ihara K, Satake E, Wilson PC, Krolewski B, Kobayashi H, Md Dom ZI, Ricca J, Wilson J, Dreyfuss JM, Niewczas MA, Doria A, Nelson RG, Pezzolesi MG, Humphreys BD, Duffin K, Krolewski AS, JCI Insight, 2024, PMID:39435665
Optimized Whole-Slide-Image H&E Stain Normalization: A Step Towards Big Data Integration in Digital Pathology
Agraz JL, Agraz C, Chen AA, Rice C, Pozos RS, Aelterman S, Tan A, Viaene AN, Nasrallah MP, Sharma P, Grenko CM, Kurc T, Saltz J, Feldman MD, Akbari H, Shinohara RT, Bakas S, Wilson P, IEEE Open J Eng Med Biol, 2024, PMID:39564562
Optimized Whole-Slide-Image H&E Stain Normalization: A Step Towards Big Data Integration in Digital Pathology
Agraz JL, Agraz C, Chen AA, Rice C, Pozos RS, Aelterman S, Tan A, Viaene AN, Nasrallah MP, Sharma P, Grenko CM, Kurc T, Saltz J, Feldman MD, Akbari H, Shinohara RT, Bakas S, Wilson P, IEEE Open J Eng Med Biol, 2024, PMID:39564562
Immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy in patients with cancer and pre-existing systemic sclerosis
Wallwork RS, Kotzin JJ, Cappelli LC, Mecoli C, Bingham CO 3rd, Wigley FM, Wilson PC, DiRenzo DD, Shah AA, Semin Arthritis Rheum, 2024, PMID:38733668
Predicting proximal tubule failed repair drivers through regularized regression analysis of single cell multiomic sequencing
Ledru N, Wilson PC, Muto Y, Yoshimura Y, Wu H, Li D, Asthana A, Tullius SG, Waikar SS, Orlando G, Humphreys BD, Nat Communications, 2024, PMID:38347009
Mosaic loss of Y chromosome is associated with aging and epithelial injury in chronic kidney disease
Wilson PC, Verma A, Yoshimura Y, Muto Y, Li H, Malvin NP, Dixon EE, Humphreys BD, Genome Biology, 2024
