Glomerular Filtration and Albuminuria Article by David J. Salant and Thomas Benzing Published in NEJM
Congratulations to David Salant, MD and Thomas Benzing, MD on the publication of their review article, “Insights into Glomerular Filtration and Albuminuria,” in The New England Journal of Medicine. Dr. Salant is a Professor of Medicine in Nephrology and Vice-Chair for Research in the Department of Medicine. He was the inaugural Norman G. Levinsky Professor […]
Nature Reviews Nephrology Publishes Article by Jonathan Ravid, Dr. Mohamed Hassan Kamel, and Dr. Vipul Chitalia
Congratulations to Jonathan Ravid, Dr. Mohamed Hassan Kamel, and Dr. Vipul Chitalia on their Nature Reviews Nephrology publication highlighting uremic solutes as potential therapeutic targets in CKD-associated cardiovascular disease. Dr. Hassan Kamel is a second year fellow in BMC’s Nephrology Fellowship Program, where Dr. Chitalia serves on faculty as an Assistant Professor of Medicine. Article […]
Anti-Racist Perspectives Article by Insa Schmidt and Sushrut Waikar Published in JASN
Congratulations to Drs. Insa Schmidt and Sushrut Waikar for their anti-racist perspectives article published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. Separate and Unequal: Race-Based Algorithms and Implications for Nephrology
Membranous Nephropathy Review Article by Laurence Beck and Loulwa Alsharhan Featured as AJKD Article in Press
Congratulations to Dr. Laurence Beck, Associate Professor of Nephrology at Boston Medical Center, and Dr. Loulwa Alsharhan, former Glomerular Disease fellow at Boston Medical Center, whose review article, Membranous Nephropathy: Core Curriculum 2021, has been published by the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, and featured as a recent Article in Press at www.ajkd.org. Download Article: […]
Wenqing Yin Receives 2020 Evans Day Award for Basic Research Poster and Presentation
Nephrology research fellow Wenqing Yin, MD, PhD, has received the second place award in the 2020 Evans Day “Basic Research Poster and Presentation” category for her poster titled, “Indolic solute is a CKD-specific suppressor of Wnt signaling and a promoter of peripheral artery disease.” Congratulations to Dr. Wenqing Yin and her mentor Dr. Chitalia on […]
Larry Beck and Nori Hayashi’s Commentary on Moore’s Law for Membranous Nephropathy Published in Kidney International
Dr. Laurence H. Beck Jr., Associate Professor of Medicine in the Renal Department at Boston University/Boston Medical Center, and Dr. Norifumi Hayashi, visiting researcher from Kanazawa Medical University in Japan, have published commentary on Moore’s Law for Membranous Nephropathy in Kidney International. The title of this Commentary is even more topical given the description of […]
Insa Schmidt, Lauren Stern, and Merav Shohet receive SSRC Rapid-Response Grant on Covid-19 and the Social Sciences
Doctors Insa Schmidt and Lauren Stern of BU/BMC’s Section of Nephrology, along with BU Anthropology professor Dr. Merav Shohet, have received a Rapid-Response Grant on Covid-19 and the Social Sciences from The Social Science Research Council. The team will investigate Stigma Syndemics and End-Stage Kidney Disease in Disenfranchised Urban Communities Fighting Covid-19. ABSTRACT
Titi Ilori receives the NIH grant to study the role of diet and APOL1 in CKD
Dr. Ilori receives the Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23) from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Kidney Diseases to study the “The Role of Dietary Nutrients in CKD Progression and ApolipoproteinL1 (APOL1) Nephropathy”. She intends to build a career focused on mechanistic and interventional studies on the effect of dietary factors and lifestyle on CKD […]
Waikar Lab receives new Kidney Precision Medicine Project Awards
Dr. Sushrut Waikar, Chief of Nephrology, recently receives two grants from the Kidney Disease Precision Medicine Project (KPMP) to enhance the clinical phenotyping of participants undergoing kidney biopsy: one grant will fund kidney physiologic measurements including mGFR using iohexol clearance and renal plasma flow using PAH clearance, before and after an oral protein load. The second […]
Vipul Chitalia receives the NIH grant to study central venous stenosis in ESRD
Dr. Vipul Chitalia receives the NIH R-21 award to study the role of intra-vascular ultrasound in central venous stenosis in ESRD patients. The main objective of the study is to gain a deeper understanding of the types of lesions constituting central venous stenosis and their responses to the endovascular interventional therapies.