Dr. Roberto Pecoits-Filho holds the position of Distinguished Clinical Scientist at Arbor Research Collaborative for Health and serves as Adjunct Professor of Nephrology at the University of Michigan. He is also Emeritus Professor of Medicine at Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná, Brazil. Dr. Pecoits-Filho was the principal investigator for the BRAZPD study and is presently a co-principal investigator for PDOPPS. He has served as an ISPD councilor, chaired the Awards Committee, and led the inaugural term of the ISPD Latin American Chapter.