
Robert Brenner
University of California, Los Angeles · History
Active 1953–2026
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About
Robert Brenner is a Professor Emeritus at UCLA, specializing in early modern European history with a focus on economic, social, and religious history, agrarian history, social theory, and Marxism. He is the director of the Center for Social Theory and Comparative History and has conducted research on topics such as Tudor-Stuart England, the transition to capitalism in the Low Countries, and the dynamics of the world economy at the turn of the millennium. Brenner's work explores the development of social and economic structures within historical contexts, contributing to debates on capitalism, social change, and economic theory. His publications include influential articles and books, notably 'The Boom and the Bubble,' which examines the US in the global economy, and he has engaged in scholarly discussions on capitalism, economic crises, and global turbulence.
Research topics
- Psychology
- Pharmacology
- Medicine
- Internal medicine
- Neuroscience
- Environmental science
- Biology
- Geography
- Geotechnical engineering
- Chemistry
Selected publications
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology · 2024-10-26 · 48 citations
articleOpen accessKey Points Participants who completed a 36-week double-blind study of atacicept were eligible for a 60-week, open-label extension study. Atacicept 96-week treatment resulted in sustained reductions in galactose-deficient IgA1, hematuria, and urine protein-creatinine ratio. The slope of the eGFR was similar to that observed in the general population without kidney disease. Background B-cell activating factor (BAFF) and A proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL) play key roles in the pathogenesis of…
Integrated Wastewater Treatment Using Artificial Wetlands: A Gravel Marsh Case Study
CRC Press eBooks · 2020 · 12 citations
Wetland ecosystems have the ability to remove aquatic pollutants through a variety of physical, chemical, and biological processes occurring in the soil-water matrix and in the plant rhizosphere. This chapter presents design and operational data on the use of artificial wetlands for performing secondary treatment of primary municipal wastewaters. It describes the mechanisms by which these artificial wetlands may also remove nitrogen and total coliform bacteria from inflowing wastewaters. The art…
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology · 2024-10-01 · 2 citations
articleArkiv Tidskrift för samhällsanalys · 2022
Recent grants
Understanding How BK Potassium Channels Enhance a Neuron's Input/Output Function
NSF · $600k · 2015–2019
NIH · $1.7M · 2008
NIH · $1.3M · 2013
Frequent coauthors
- 75 shared
Neal B. West
Emory University
- 68 shared
Ov D. Slayden
Oregon National Primate Research Center
- 33 shared
Jeremy Chataway
- 33 shared
Richard L. Stouffer
Oregon National Primate Research Center
- 29 shared
Maryanne C. McClellan
Reed College
- 26 shared
J Furby
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
- 25 shared
Mahesh Krishnan
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
- 25 shared
Norma J. Ofsthun
Fresenius Medical Care (United States)
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