Prof. Robert Kleta and his lab focus on the study of patients with rare metabolic and renal disorders. A major interest is the elucidation of genetic and pathophysiological mechanisms in collaboration with colleagues at the Royal Free Hospital (RFH) and at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH).

Training in Physiology and Paediatrics in Germany (Hamburg, Luebeck, Freiburg, Muenster, Berlin); board certification in Paediatrics in Germany. Training in Biochemical Genetics / Metabolic Medicine in the USA (NIH, Bethesda, Maryland); board certification in Clinical Biochemical Genetics in the USA.

Currently, clinical appointments as Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Nephrology (GOSH) and Renal Medicine (RFH); academic appointments as Professor for Renal Medicine (Potter Chair of Nephrology), Honorary Professor of Paediatrics and Physiology as well as Affiliate Professor of Genetics, all at University College London.