The #NephMadness IgA Nephropathy region is filled with new advances written by #NephFellow Dr Ale Tomasi
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https://ajkdblog.org/2026/03/01/nephmadness-2026-iga-nephropathy-region/
#NephMadness is in full swing. Check out the C3G region written by #NephFellow Dr Aarushi Varshney
don't forget to submit your brackets!
https://ajkdblog.org/2026/03/01/nephmadness-2026-c3g-region/
New from #NephFellow Dr Chrystel Pawly and #NephFaculty Dr Edmonston in ASN Kidney News
Reeling in the Years: Fish Oil Lowers Cardiovascular Risk in Hemodialysis
https://www.kidneynews.org/view/journals/kidney-news/18/3/article-p14_6.xml
New from #NephFaculty Dr Wyatt and colleagues in JAMA Network Open
Genetic Testing for APOL1 in Adults With Hypertension: The GUARDD-US Randomized Clinical Trial
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41784962/
#NephMadness 2026 is up and running at https://ajkdblog.org/
Check out all of the content and fill out your brackets
https://www.tourneytopia.com/AJKD/NephMadness/default.aspx
New from Dr Olabisi, Dr Lucas and colleagues in JASN
Hybrid Community-EHR Approaches to APOL1 Kidney Disease Screening and Clinical Trials among Black Individuals
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41774497/
thanks Dr Olabisi for a great night out to enjoy great friends and great food #vinrouge
Congrats to Dr Weerasiri selected to serve as chief fellow 2026-2027 academic year.
https://medicine.duke.edu/education-and-training/fellowship-programs/nephrology-fellowship/program-fellows/chief-fellows
New from #NephFaculty Dr Ortiz-Melo and colleagues in Urologic Oncology
AKI following radical nephrectomy and IVC thrombectomy: A tertiary referral center experience
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41723078/
we had a great time at the annual Carolinas NKF Fellows night with Nephrology fellows from Duke, UNC, and Wake Forest. Huge Thanks to David Rush for delivering an outstanding keynote #winsonly
Sarah McLarnon, PhD (UNC) Taylor Kress, PhD (Duke) and Brendyn Miller, PhD (Wake Forest)
present their research at Duke Nephrology Grand Rounds as trainees part of the NC TRIO NIH U2C/TL1 training grant
New from #NephFaculty Dr Catanese and Dr Edmonston in CJASN
Effect of Clazakizumab on Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio in Patients Receiving HD: Secondary Analysis of the POSIBIL6ESKD Phase 2b Trial
https://journals.lww.com/cjasn/citation/9900/effect_of_clazakizumab_on_neutrophil_lymphocyte.857.aspx
thanks Dr Olabisi excellent dinner at Vin Rouge
New from Dr Sparks and colleagues in CJASN
American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology: Pressing Issues and Insights
https://journals.lww.com/cjasn/citation/9900/american_board_of_internal_medicine_nephrology_.850.aspx
#NephMadness starts March 1st www.ajkdblog.org
Great representation by #NephFellow Dr Komal Safdar at the SingHealth Duke Durham Residency Summit in Singapore
Dr Sparks on the latest ASN Kidney Translation Podcast covering 3 articles discussing advances in kidney transplant JASN/CJASN/Kidney360
1. SGLT2i
2. Pregnancy outcomes
3. Living donation
https://www.asn-online.org/media/podcast/JASN/2026_02_09_KTS_February2026.mp3
Congrats to #NephFaculty Dr Catanese on being awarded a SPLENDOR-NC Pilot and Feasibility (P&F) award to support the development of innovative research in nutrition, obesity, and diabetes research across Duke, NC A&T, NCCU, UNC-CH, WFU, WSSU
New from Dr Barisoni and colleagues in Kidney Medicine
Case Series of Histopathological Findings in Chronic
Kidney Disease: Insights From the Kidney Precision
Medicine Project
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41623298/
Congrats to #NephFellow Dr DeMis selected to serve on the 2026 ASN Quality Committee Internship Program #NephForward
New from Dr Pun and Colleagues in AJKD
Chronic Pain Locations, Characteristics, and Associations With Other Symptoms in Adults Receiving Maintenance Hemodialysis: Findings From the HOPE Consortium Trial
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41238165/
New from Dr Gbadegesin in AJKD
KDOQI US Commentary on the KDIGO 2025 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Nephrotic Syndrome in Children
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41577383/
New from Dr Strasma an colleagues in Kidney International
Taking the 'unknown' out of CKDu - Optimising approaches to uncover the cause(s) of epidemic-level kidney disease in low- and middle-income settings: A report from the ISN i3C
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41571097/
New from #NephFaculty Dr Lucas, Dr Kovalik and Colleagues in Lupus
Serum BAFF levels in pregnant patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41572585/
New from #NephFaculty Dr Strasma and Dr Jayasundara and colleagues in Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
Automated methods for multi-isotopic analysis of major cations in biological samples: application to chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41533064/
We celebrate the success and growth of 2025 and look forward to 2026 #LiveLearnLead #NephForward
New from #NephFaculty Dr Souma and colleagues in JASN
Ferroptosis and Its Survivors in Kidney Injury and Repair
https://journals.lww.com/jasn/abstract/9900/ferroptosis_and_its_survivors_in_kidney_injury_and.879.aspx
New from #NephFellow Dr Tomasi and PD Dr Sparks and colleagues in Rheumatology
Belimumab versus calcineurin inhibitors for cancer risk in lupus nephritis
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41452750/
Check out all of the ASN Kidney Translation Podcasts hosted by #NephFaculty member Dr Sparks
https://journals.lww.com/asnjournals/Pages/kidney_translation_podcast_series.aspx
We had a great time celebrating the year at the Duke Nephrology Holiday gathering
