Laurence H. Beck MD, PhD

Associate Professor, Nephrology

Graduate Faculty (Primary Mentor of Grad Students)

650 Albany St | (617) 638-7330
Laurence Beck
Sections

Nephrology

Centers

Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research

Biography

Laurence H. Beck, Jr., MD, PhD, completed his Internal Medicine residency and Nephrology fellowship at Boston Medical Center. He joined the Renal Section in 2006, and continues to conduct basic science research in the laboratory of Dr. David Salant on the pathogenesis of membranous nephropathy. His clinical roles include a weekly clinic and attending time on the consult and dialysis/transplant services. He also has expertise in immune-mediated glomerular disease.

Websites

BU Profile

Boston Medical Center Provider Profile

Education

Medicine-Internal, MD, Harvard Medical School

Cell & Molecular Biology, PhD, Harvard University

Cell & Molecular Biology, BA, Princeton University

Publications

Published on 9/16/2025

Urae S, Wang Z, Kumar S, Chen HA, Henderson JM, Beck LH, Borkan SC. Nucleophosmin (NPM) Promotes Regulated Cell Death in Podocyte Injury. Kidney360. 2025 Sep 16. PMID: 40956614.

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Published on 8/1/2025

Al-Rabadi LF, Beck LH. The podocyte gets a pedicure: tiny nail clippers for podocyte foot processes. Kidney Int. 2025 Aug; 108(2):176-178. PMID: 40685177.

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Published on 7/29/2025

Wittig M, Verma A, Bellavia A, Rosan S, Claudel SE, Surapaneni A, Palsson R, Srivastava A, Stillman IE, Henderson JM, Beck LH, Hodgin JB, Grams ME, Rhee EP, Huber TB, Waikar SS, Schmidt IM. The Associations of Foot Process Effacement with Kidney Histopathologic Lesions and Disease Progression. Kidney360. 2025 Jul 29. PMID: 40728890.

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Published on 6/14/2025

Beck L, De Sio C, Pritchard J, Hugtenburg RP, Li Y, Price T, Purves T, Flynn S, Velthuis JJ. Study of radiation damage of 28 MeV protons to the Lassena Monolithic Active Pixel Sensor. Appl Radiat Isot. 2025 Nov; 225:111921. PMID: 40543164.

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Published on 4/10/2025

Jeyabalan A, Czawlytko CL, Beck LH, Trivin-Avillach C. Case 10-2025: A 32-Year-Old Woman with Flank Pain, Fever, and Hypoxemia. N Engl J Med. 2025 Apr 10; 392(14):1428-1437. PMID: 40214035.

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Published on 4/8/2025

Avasare RS, Andeen NK, Al-Rabadi LF, Burfeind KG, Beck LH. Drug-Induced Membranous Nephropathy: Piecing Together Clues to Understand Disease Mechanisms. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2025 Apr 08; 36(8):1629-1638. PMID: 40198910.

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Published on 3/17/2025

Schmidt IM, Verma A, Claudel SE, Palsson R, Srivastava A, Stillman IE, Beck LH, Waikar SS. Genetic Testing in Biopsy-Confirmed Kidney Disease. Kidney Med. 2025 May; 7(5):100994. PMID: 40321977.

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Published on 3/14/2025

Prunotto M, Nachman PH, Gillespie BS, Beck LH, Thompson AM, Hu AH, Stafford EA, Tarnoff JM, Rovin BH. Designing Clinical Trials for the Treatment of Membranous Nephropathy in the Anti-Phospholipase A2 Receptor 1 Era: Results of a NephCure Membranous Nephropathy Workshop. Glomerular Dis. 2025; 5(1):133-141. PMID: 40092585.

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Published on 3/14/2025

Prunotto M, Nachman PH, Gillespie BS, Beck LH, Thompson AM, Hu AH, Stafford EA, Tarnoff JM, Rovin BH. Designing clinical trials for the treatment of membranous nephropathy in the anti-PLA2R era: results of a Nephcure membranous nephropathy workshop. Kidney Int. 2025 May; 107(5):809-815. PMID: 40088237.

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Published on 2/28/2025

Zee J, Hogan JJ, Abdullah A, Liu L, Kiryluk K, Beck LH. Noninvasive Diagnostic Strategies for Membranous Nephropathy in the Nephrotic Syndrome Study Network. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2025 May 01; 20(5):697-705. PMID: 40019793.

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Media Mentions

Published on 10/8/2019

ASN Announces Inaugural Midcareer Award Winners

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