Her areas of clinical expertise include renal pathology and transplant pathology. Dr. Arend serves as the program director of the renal pathology fellowship training program and director of clincial fellowships.Dr. Arend earned her Ph.D. and M.D. from Michigan State University. She completed her residency in pathology and performed a fellowship in renal pathology at the University of Michigan Medical School.Her research interests include the mechanisms of mammalian kidney development, transplant pathology, and renal pathology.