News Archive
Congratulations to Dr. Sophie Claudel for receiving the STAT Wunderkind Award
Congratulations to Dr. Sophie Claudel for being selected as one of the STAT Wunderkinds for 2025! This is a highly prestigious honor — only 29 winners are chosen from among hundreds of nominees across North America. "STAT set out to celebrate the unheralded heroes of science and medicine, poring over hundreds... More
Dr. Ashish Upadhyay Promoted to Clinical Professor of Medicine
Congratulations to Dr. Ashish Upadhyay on his promotion to Clinical Professor of Medicine at the BU Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine! This promotion recognizes his many outstanding contributions as a clinician, educator, and researcher.
BMC Nephrology Earns ‘High Performing’ Rating in Kidney Failure
BMC nephrology was recognized for 'high performance' in kidney failure by U.S. News and World Report. Congratulations!
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!
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... More
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), More
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... More
“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