CISS Announces 2022-23 Pilot Grant Recipients
Congratulations to Drs Insa Schmidt and Merav Shohet on receiving a pilot grant from the BU Center for Innovation in Social Science. Article link
Article on Patient’s Perspective on Race and the Use of Race-Based Algorithms in Clinical Decision-Making in JGIM
Congratulation to Dr Insa Schimdt and all authors on the publication of their article in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. Please click here to read it
The use of plasma biomarker-derived clusters for clinicopathologic phenotyping: results from the Boston Kidney Biopsy Cohort Published in the Clinical Kidney Journal with Author Dr. Insa Schmidt
Congratulations to BMC Nephrology’s Drs. Insa Schmidt, Ashish Verma, Sushrut Waikar and fellow authors of the paper The use of plasma biomarker-derived clusters for clinicopathologic phenotyping: results from the Boston Kidney Biopsy Cohort recently published in the Clinical Kidney Journal! Dr. Insa Schmidt and Dr. Sophie Claudel have additionally received a CTSI voucher for work on […]
“Molecular Characterization of Membranous Nephropathy” Published in JASN
Congratulations to Dr. Laurence Beck whose paper, “Molecular Characterization of Membranous Nephropathy,” has been published in JASN! An early access version is now available here.
Kidney Disease Mortality in the USA: a Call for Eliminating Inequities
Dr. Titilayo Ilori and Karen Lasser’s Editorial on Kidney Disease Mortality in the USA Link to Editorial https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/PKLNCmZ6G4HyvYxqFOPs9F?domain=trebuchet.public.springernature.app
SGLT2 Perspective Article by Sophie Claudel, Insa Schmidt & Ashish Verma Published in Kidney360
Congratulations to Drs. Sophie Claudel, Insa Schmidt, and Ashish Verma of BUMC’s Section of Nephrology on the publishing of their perspectives article, “A Call for Implementation Science: Achieving Equitable Access to SGLT2 Inhibitors,” in ASN’s Kidney360 Journal. The section is proud of Drs. Claudel, Schmidt, and Verma for calling early attention to this important issue! […]
Dr. David Salant Selected as Robert Dawson Evans Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Congratulations to Dr. David Salant who has been selected as a Robert Dawson Evans Distinguished Professor of Medicine. The goal of this honorific designation is to acknowledge faculty at the Professorial rank whose academic achievements have had an exceptional impact on their field in research, education, or clinical care. The award includes a stipend of $125,000 […]
BU Study Finds Novel Pathway, Enzyme Responsible for Thrombosis in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Identification provides opportunity to reduce vascular complications associated with procedures in these patients Researchers have identified a potential new signaling pathway and enzyme that may help further the understanding of blood clot formation in chronic kidney disease patients and ultimately be targeted for therapeutic purposes. Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at a higher […]
Dr. Jean Francis Awarded NFK Honor for Excellence in Transplant and Nephrology
Congratulations to Dr. Jean Francis, Associate Professor of Medicine and Medical Director of Kidney Transplantation at BUMC, who has been awarded an honor in Excellence in Transplant and Nephrology by the National Kidney Foundation New England on behalf of his numerous clinical, teaching, and research accomplishments! Dr. Francis obtained his medical degree from the Lebanese […]
Membranous Nephropathy Review by Dr. Laurence Beck Published in Nature Reviews Disease Primers Series
Congratulations to Dr. Laurence Beck and all authors of the review article, “Membranous Nephropathy,” on being published in the prestigious Nature Reviews Disease Primers series! Read the article here. Ronco, P., Beck, L., Debiec, H. et al. Membranous nephropathy. Nat Rev Dis Primers 7, 69 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41572-021-00303-z