Drs. Gunasekaran and Jaberi Recognized for Excellence in Teaching (AY 2024-2025)
Congratulations to Drs. Gunasekaran and Jaberi for being recognized for their Excellence in Teaching (AY 2024-2025) by the Internal Medicine House Staff!
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Fellow Teaching Award Presented to Dr. Connor O’Neill-Dee
Congratulations to Dr. Connor O’Neill-Dee on being selected for the Fellow Teaching Award by the Internal Medicine House Staff for this academic year!
Drs. Borkan and Trinkhaus-Randall Receive Prestigious $1.6M Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) Award to Train Physician-Scientists
Congratulations to Dr. Borkan on Prestigious NIH MSTP Award! Vickery Trinkaus-Randall, PhD, professor of biochemistry & cell biology, and ophthalmology, and Steven Borkan, MD, associate professor of medicine, received a multi-PI MSTP grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The five-year, $1.6M award will help recruit, train and inspire four or more MD/PhD students per year to become clinician […]
Immigration Status Checks, Emergency Medicaid Utilization, and Health Care Access for Uninsured Individuals with Kidney Disease
Congratulations to Dr. Rizzolo on being featured on ASN In The Loop. Please click here to read the full article.
2024 BU/ BMC DOM Evans Research Days Awards
Congratulations to four Nephrology trainees/ students for winning the 2024 DOM Evans Research Days Awards: Sophia Rosan: Clinical Science Poster Winner – 1st Place (Schmidt Lab), Presentation title: “The Association of Serum Uric Acid with Podocyte Injury and Kidney Histopathologic Lesions” Harshita Pattam: Basic Science Poster Winner – 2nd Place (Lu Lab), Presentation title: “Loss […]
Machine-learning based subgroups of AL amyloidosis and cumulative incidence of mortality and end stage kidney disease
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author/PSMI8PBJV4BZQMDJQYCZ?target=10.1002/ajh.27472 “Authors categorized newly diagnosed AL amyloidosis into three distinct subgroups with notable clinical characteristics and varying risks of all-cause mortality and ESKD. We demonstrate the power of using a comprehensive set of lab parameters with machine learning methods to improve prognostication” Hot off the press @AjHematology @BU_Amyloidosis researchers develop novel prognostic markers for end-stage […]
“Plasma proteomics of acute tubular injury”
Our researchers @insaschmidt_md@SophieClaudel@AshuNephro@waikarssand @KPMProject collaborators identify plasma biomarkers associated with acute tubular injury severity using plasma proteomics technology. Read the full article here at @NatureComms Plasma proteomics of acute tubular injury - Nature Communications
Dr. Schmidt K01 award from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Congratulations to Dr. Schmidt on receiving a K01 award from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) for her work on advancing CKD diagnostics. CKD is a global health issue and a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Dr. Schmidt’s research harnesses deep learning to analyze kidney biopsy images, aiming to […]