Remembering Homer Smith

Homer William Smith

This anthology commemorates a most unusual and complex person. Homer William Smith was best known as a renal physiologist whose work ranged from the evolution of the kidney to clinical studies on renal function and disease in man. He also studied and wrote about religion and philosophy, and published two novels, one of which, Kamongo, had rather a surprising success considering that its "plot" ...

Homer Smith: his contribution to physiology.

F or three decades, from the mid1930s until his death in 1962, Homer Smith was the preeminent figure among those interested in the physiology of the kidney. His leadership reflected not only the seminal research contributions of Smith and his colleagues and the conceptual framework that he developed, but also the extraordinary lucidity that he brought to the exposition of work in renal physiolo...

Homer Smith: his contribution to the practice of nephrology.

A generation of renal physiologists and clinical nephrologists owe their expertise to the direct influence of Homer W. Smith. Working with him In his laboratory, conferring with him personally, or corresponding through the malls, young would-be scientists worldwide were molded by him into investigators. teachers, and practitioners of renal medicine. A remarkable feature of Smith’s great influen...

2008 Homer W. Smith Award: insights into the pathogenesis of polycystic kidney disease from gene discovery.

Polycystic kidney diseases (PKD) are a group of inherited disorders characterized by morbidity-associated development of renal cysts. Three forms of PKD are described here: The common, late onset, autosomal dominant PKD (ADPKD); the mainly infantile, autosomal recessive PKD (ARPKD); and the lethal, syndromic, Meckel syndrome that also includes central nervous system and digital defects. Positio...

Rejoinder to Smith, R., Leap, N. & Homer, C, 'Advanced midwifery practice or advancing midwifery practice?'.