The long-term goal of our research is to delineate the mechanism of cell death, its protection, and subsequent regeneration during kidney injury and kidney repair. Our current work is focused on mitochondria, metabolism, autophagy, and epigenetic regulation in disease conditions of acute kidney injury and diabetic kidney disease. As of August 1, 2023, we have published 350 full-length articles with a Google Scholar H-index of 94. The publications, including 262 original papers and 88 invited reviews and commentaries, have been cited more than 38,000 times, attesting the contribution to the field of kidney injury and repair in renal diseases and, cell death in general.