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Fellow Spotlight Series – Mohamed Hassan Kamel, MD
Congratulations to Dr. Mohamed Hassan Kamel, MD, who recently graduated from Boston University and Boston Medical Center’s Nephrology Fellowship Training Program! Originally from Egypt, Mohamed joined the medical field after receiving heavy encouragement from his father, and came to join the BMC Nephrology Fellowship in 2019. After experiencing a “great... More
Fellow Spotlight Series – Natasha Awais, MD
Congratulations to Dr. Natasha Awais, MD, on her graduation from Boston University and Boston Medical Center’s Nephrology Fellowship Training Program! Originally from Pakistan, Natasha joined BMC as a Nephrology Fellow in 2019 to continue following her childhood dream of being in the medical field. She was drawn to program by... More
Fellow Spotlight Series – Wenqing Yin, MD, PhD
Congratulations to Dr. Wenqing Yin, MD, PhD, who recently graduated from Boston University and Boston Medical Center’s Nephrology Fellowship Training Program as a third year Advanced Nephrology Research Fellow! Originally from China, Wenqing joined the BMC fellowship family in 2018. After deciding to join the medical field to focus her... More
Dr. Titilayo Ilori to Present June 10th NFK Webinar on APOL1-mediated FSGS
Join Dr. Titilayo Ilori, Assistant Professor of Medicine for Nephrology at BU/BMC, for a National Kidney Foundation New England webinar discussing the intersection of genetics and the environment. "Increasing your understanding of APOL1-mediated FSGS" will be held on Thursday, June 10th from 3pm-4pm. Register Today Webinar Informational Flyer
Article on New Target Antigen HTRA1 in Membranous Nephropathy Published in JASN
Congratulations to Drs. Laurence Beck and Claire Trivin-Avillach on the publication of "Serine Protease HTRA1 as a Novel Target Antigen in Primary Membranous Nephropathy" in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. Abstract Link
PODO Trial Design Paper Published in ISN Kidney International Reports
Congratulations to Drs. Weining Lu, Laurence Beck, David Salant, and Joel Henderson on the publication of their PODO Trial Design paper, along with Drs. Stephen P. Berasi, J. Brian Copley, Donal Gorman, Daniel I. Levy, and Chay Ngee Lim. The paper, "PODO: Trial Design: Phase 2 Study of PF-06730512 in... More
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... More
R25 Kidney Technology Grant awarded to Professor Joyce Wong, Dr. Vipul Chitalia, and Dr. Sushrut Waikar
BU and BMC have received a prestigious R25 training grant on technology development for kidney diseases. Boston University Kidney and Medical Engineering Program (BU-KIDMEP) will be led by Professors Joyce Wong, Dr. Vipul Chitalia, and Dr. Sushrut Waikar. They will lead the initiative to engage engineering students to develop innovative... More
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... More
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