The UCLA Pediatric Bone Histomorphometry Core Laboratory is a full-service, state-of-the-art, CLIA certified laboratory that processes and analyzes bone tissue.
We provide bone histology services as well as histomorphometry of human iliac crest and rodent tibia, femur, mandibles and vertebrae. In addition, we perform analyses of bone iron and aluminum staining as well as immunohistochemical analysis of specific skeletal proteins.
We are located in the Department of Pediatrics at UCLA and are equipped for analyzing samples of human and animal bone for histology, histomorphometry, and immunohistochemistry.
Dr. Renata Pereira, Director of the bone core laboratory, is a board certified histologist and has over 20 years in processing and analyzing human and bone tissue. The laboratory staff includes histotechnologists, pediatric nephrologists and researchers with expertise and training in histology and histomorphometric analysis in bone specimens.
Dr. Pereira has over 20 years of experience in bone histology, bone histomorphometry, and bone biology. She established the UCLA bone core laboratory in 2006. Her past research focused on the role of bone morphogenic protein signaling in bone biology. Recently, her research has focused on evaluating the effects of different osteocytic proteins in the regulation of skeletal mineralization in patients with chronic kidney disease.
Dr. Salusky has a longstanding interest in the study of the biological abnormalities of bone and mineral metabolism that occur in the context of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Over the years, his research has defined the features of renal osteodystrophy across the stages of CKD and has provided the first evidence for the high prevalence of vascular calcifications in children and young adults treated with maintenance dialysis. More recently, his research has focused on the role of Fibroblast Growth Factor-23 in renal osteodystrophy.
UCLA Pediatric Bone Histomorphometry Core Laboratory
Renata C. Pereira, PhD
Phone: (310) 206-2055
Fax: (310) 825-0442
Email: rpereira@mednet.ucla.edu
Mailing address
A2-379 MDCC
650 Charles Young Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90095
