Renata C. Pereira, PhD

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.