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We’re a professional society for glomerular disease experts, founded in 2022. https://is-gd.org

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Episode 12: NephMadness Special! IgAN (Again?!): New B-Cell Targets vs. Complement Inhibitors | GN in Ten | Episode 12 It’s the "New England Journal of IgA" these days, and we’re just living in it! In this special NephMadness edition of GN in Ten, hosts Dr. Kenar Jhaveri and Dr. Koyal Jain are joined by NephMadness co...

🧬 Episode 12: The New England Journal of IgA?
The team explores the "Hit Zero" hypothesis with Dr. Sparks & Duke Fellow Dr. Ale Tomasi.
- B-Cell Contenders: Sibeprenlimab & Atacicept
- Iptacopan & the Alternative Pathway

The verdict? Tune in! 🏀
Listen: share.transistor.fm/s/b639cd5f

12.03.2026 00:11 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Episode 11: Nephmadness Special! Matt Sparks and Aarushi Varshney on C3G | GN in Ten | Episode 11 In this episode, hosts Dr. Kenar Jhaveri and Dr. Koyal Jain are joined by Dr. Matt Sparks (co-creator of NephMadness) and Dr. Aarushi Varshney to discuss the evolving landscape of C3 Glomerulopathy (C...

🧪 Episode 11: The C3G Revolution
Hosts @kdjhaveri.bsky.social & Koyal Jain join @nephrosparks.bsky.social & Duke Fellow Dr. Aarushi Varshney to discuss the shifting landscape of C3G.
- The "Two Orders of Magnitude" Rule
- Breaking down APPEAR & VALIANT trials
Listen: share.transistor.fm/s/72477cca

12.03.2026 00:09 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
A vibrant, vintage comic book style promotional graphic for the "GN in Ten" podcast, titled "DOUBLE FEATURE SPECTACULAR!" and "NEPHMADNESS SPECIALS!". The image features three medical superheroes: Dr. Kenar Jhaveri as the "IgAN Fighter" holding giant Y-shaped antibody structures, Dr. Jain in a white lab coat holding a defensive shield, and Dr. Sparks in a red cape pointing toward a "Complement Canyon".The layout includes action speech bubbles with "POW!", "BAM!", and "GN!" alongside labels for Episode 11: The C3G Evolution and Episode 12: NephMadness IgA Showdown. A yellow circular call-out box lists the faculty: Hosts Kenar Jhaveri and Koyal Jain, with guests Matt Sparks, Ale Tomasi, and Aarushi Varshney. The International Society of Glomerular Disease logo icon is positioned in the bottom-left corner.

A vibrant, vintage comic book style promotional graphic for the "GN in Ten" podcast, titled "DOUBLE FEATURE SPECTACULAR!" and "NEPHMADNESS SPECIALS!". The image features three medical superheroes: Dr. Kenar Jhaveri as the "IgAN Fighter" holding giant Y-shaped antibody structures, Dr. Jain in a white lab coat holding a defensive shield, and Dr. Sparks in a red cape pointing toward a "Complement Canyon".The layout includes action speech bubbles with "POW!", "BAM!", and "GN!" alongside labels for Episode 11: The C3G Evolution and Episode 12: NephMadness IgA Showdown. A yellow circular call-out box lists the faculty: Hosts Kenar Jhaveri and Koyal Jain, with guests Matt Sparks, Ale Tomasi, and Aarushi Varshney. The International Society of Glomerular Disease logo icon is positioned in the bottom-left corner.

A landscape podcast cover for "GN in Ten," a kidney podcast from the International Society of Glomerular Disease. The background is a blue and purple micrographic kidney scan. The center text reads "Episode 11: NephMadness Special! Matt Sparks and Aarushi Varshney on C3G". At the top, it notes the show is hosted by Dr. Koyal Jain and Dr. Kenar Jhaveri. The bottom-left features the NephMadness 2026 logo, and the bottom-right has a white line-art stopwatch icon.

A landscape podcast cover for "GN in Ten," a kidney podcast from the International Society of Glomerular Disease. The background is a blue and purple micrographic kidney scan. The center text reads "Episode 11: NephMadness Special! Matt Sparks and Aarushi Varshney on C3G". At the top, it notes the show is hosted by Dr. Koyal Jain and Dr. Kenar Jhaveri. The bottom-left features the NephMadness 2026 logo, and the bottom-right has a white line-art stopwatch icon.

A landscape podcast cover for "GN in Ten," from the International Society of Glomerular Disease, featuring a blue and purple kidney micrograph background. The text identifies "Episode 12: IgAN (Again?!) With Ale Tomasi and Matt Sparks". The cover lists the hosts as Dr. Koyal Jain and Dr. Kenar Jhaveri. It includes the NephMadness 2026 logo and a white line-art stopwatch icon

A landscape podcast cover for "GN in Ten," from the International Society of Glomerular Disease, featuring a blue and purple kidney micrograph background. The text identifies "Episode 12: IgAN (Again?!) With Ale Tomasi and Matt Sparks". The cover lists the hosts as Dr. Koyal Jain and Dr. Kenar Jhaveri. It includes the NephMadness 2026 logo and a white line-art stopwatch icon

💥🎙️ Its a DOUBLE FEATURE: GN in Ten x
@nephmadness.bsky.social

The wait is over. We’re dropping two high-powered episodes to get your brackets ready. Whether you're fighting autoantibodies or the complement cascade, our experts have the breakdown you need! 🦸‍♂️🦸‍♀️

@nkf-professionals.bsky.social #ISGD

12.03.2026 00:07 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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#NephMadness 2026: The PodCrawl Submit your picks! |  @NephMadness |@nephmadness.bsky.social | NephMadness 2026 Do you prefer your information in audio form?  If so, bookmark this page, where we’ll be sharing links to NephM…

#NephMadness 2026: The PodCrawl

Featuring these podcasts:
- GN in Ten @isgd.bsky.social
- Global Kidney Care @theisn.org
- @freelyfiltered.bsky.social
- @febrilepodcast.com
- Kidney Commute @nkf-professionals.bsky.social
- @coreimpodcast.bsky.social
- Nephron Segment

bit.ly/NM26Podcrawl

06.03.2026 14:57 👍 7 🔁 8 💬 3 📌 0
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On #RareDiseaseDay & every day, we're uniting a global community to connect, educate, transform, and support GD research and medicine to improve patient care! PS: FDA wants feedback on their rare disease educational materials…more info here eu1.hubs.ly/H0s9nst0

28.02.2026 12:56 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
"Expanding brain" meme with 4 levels: Every kidney meeting / all in one place / continuously updated / synced to your own calendar

"Expanding brain" meme with 4 levels: Every kidney meeting / all in one place / continuously updated / synced to your own calendar

✈️So many kidney conferences, so little time...Wondering which to attend? Trying to plan a meeting that won't conflict? We have the solution! Our GD Calendar has all the #kidneymeetings info in one subscribable place 📅 You're welcome 😊 www.is-gd.org/calendar-of-...

26.02.2026 22:36 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

@tobias-b-huber.bsky.social

19.02.2026 21:02 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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10K downloads for #GNin10! 🥳 📈

Congratulations to our hosts @kdjhaveri.bsky.social & Dr. Koyal Jain for their incredible work & dedication to glomerular disease education. 🧬

🎧 Listen here: gninten.transistor.fm

👀 Stay tuned: Special #NephMadness episodes coming early March! 🏀 #NephTwitter #ISGD

19.02.2026 21:01 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Thank you @tobias-b-huber.bsky.social @yelenadrexlermd.bsky.social @alessiafornoni.bsky.social Dr Myda Khalid Dr Shikha Wadhwani Dr Barbara Gillespie Dr Margret Kamel Dr Jennifer McKenzie Dr Scott Wenderfer Dr Zubin J. Modi Dr Neha Pottanat Dr Pamela Winterberg Ashwini Roy-Chaudhury Angel Morales

13.02.2026 17:13 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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ISGD Clinical Trial Bootcamp @ the ASPN-PNRC Fellows Workshop! 🩺🔬🌴 We’re bridging the research gap by: ✅ Equipping next-gen investigators ✅ Expanding the trial-ready workforce ✅ Making trials a standard of care
🔗 www.is-gd.org/time-to-trai... #Nephrology #ClinicalTrials #ISGD #PNRC

13.02.2026 17:03 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

@utmbpresident.bsky.social @tobias-b-huber.bsky.social
@guptavi.bsky.social

09.02.2026 21:47 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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🚀🌴💊 Early Bird Registration and abstract submissions are now OPEN for the 2026 ISGD Clinical Trials Summit in Galveston, TX! Join us in Nov. to advance innovative kidney research, find solutions to glomerular disease challenges, and shape the future of clinical trials. www.is-gd.org/cts-2026-reg...

09.02.2026 21:43 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

Meet our Program Advisory Committee 🤩 Excited for what we’ll build together!

Jonathan Barratt
Hiddo Heerspink
Matthias Kretzler
Laura Mariani
Vlado Perkovic
Josh Tarnoff
Marina Vivarelli
Katherine Tuttle

05.02.2026 21:15 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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2026 ISGD Clinical Trials Summit The 2026 ISGD Clinical Trials Innovation Summit will serve as a global hub for clinical trialists, nephrologists, and other stakeholders committed to transforming the future of kidney disease research...

Join our Clinical Trials Summit in Galveston, TX (Nov 13-15 2026) to advance innovative solutions in rare kidney disease trials. Registration & abstracts open Monday! www.is-gd.org/2026-cts @tobias-b-huber.bsky.social @utmbhealth.bsky.social Dr. Shikha Wadhwani
Dr. Jochen Reiser

05.02.2026 19:41 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
A blue and purple promotional image for the "GN in Ten" podcast, featuring the International Society of Glomerular Disease logo. The text reads "Board Review Bonus #4: ANCA Vasculitis," and lists hosts Dr. Koyal Jain and Dr. Kenar Jhaveri. A stylized stopwatch icon is in the corner against a background of microscopic cellular structures.

A blue and purple promotional image for the "GN in Ten" podcast, featuring the International Society of Glomerular Disease logo. The text reads "Board Review Bonus #4: ANCA Vasculitis," and lists hosts Dr. Koyal Jain and Dr. Kenar Jhaveri. A stylized stopwatch icon is in the corner against a background of microscopic cellular structures.

🚨New GN in 10: Everything you need to know about ANCA Vasculitis🎙️

Join @kdjhaveri.bsky.social & Dr. Koyal Jain for a high-yield Board Review session covering all the basics and recent advances: share.transistor.fm/s/8be7fb84

#NephTwitter #MedEd #Vasculitis #BoardPrep @tobias-b-huber.bsky.social

04.02.2026 21:54 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Time to Train

The future of nephrology research is here! 🚀 ISGD Clinical Trial Bootcamps go global in 2026!

📍 Miami, Atlanta, Bordeaux & Mar de Plata.

🎟 Register for PNRC/RPA now: www.is-gd.org/time-to-train

#ISGD #ESPNSociety #PNRC @renalphysicians.bsky.social @alanepe.bsky.social @tobias-b-huber.bsky.social

30.01.2026 17:20 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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ISGD Welcomes CMSO Barbara S. Gillespie Barbara Gillespie, MD, joins ISGD as Chief Medical and Strategy Officer to advance glomerular disease research, novel therapies, and key initiatives.

The International Society of Glomerular Disease is pleased to welcome Barbara Gillespie, MD, MMS, FASN, into the advisory role of Chief Medical and Strategy Officer! 🥳 @tobias-b-huber.bsky.social
www.is-gd.org/en/news-from...

01.01.2026 18:16 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Join ISGD Learn more about membership benefits and join the International Society of Glomerular Disease.

ASN has shown us the incredible advances being made in glomerular diseases and the opportunities we have to continue improving glomerular science, medicine, and patient care! Join the movement at www.is-gd.org/en/join-isgd
#ISGD #GlomerularDisease #ASNKidneyWeek2025 @tobias-b-huber.bsky.social

16.11.2025 19:49 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Post-ASN, the ISGD team visited Galveston and the UTMB campus and team! We chose the venue for the Inaugural 2026 ISGD Clinical Trials Summit. Please save the date: November 12-16, 2026. Stay tuned for more updates on this landmark event! #ClinicalTrials #ISGD @tobias-b-huber.bsky.social

16.11.2025 19:47 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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🌐 Building Our Network - Our ASN reception was a massive success, bringing together over 200 people! It is amazing to see the network we have formed in under three years. It was fantastic to connect with so many of you. #ASN2025 #ISGD #KidneyWeek2025 @tobias-b-huber.bsky.social

16.11.2025 19:44 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Congrats to ISGD Members @ksusztak.bsky.social, @rkramann.bsky.social , Laura Mariani, and @genetickidneydoc.bsky.social on receiving major ASN awards! And congratulations to ISGD members who contributed to this year's amazing scientific content 💡#ISGD #KidneyWeek2025 @tobias-b-huber.bsky.social

14.11.2025 21:45 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 1
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ISGD had an impactful week at ASN 2025. Big Shout out to Matthias Kretzler ISGD Steering Committee Member and ASN Program Co-Chair, for his leadership in shaping the conference, and for keeping GD at the forefront
#ISGD #ASN2025 #GlomerularDisease #KidneyWeek2025 @tobias-b-huber.bsky.social

14.11.2025 21:41 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Importance of surrogate endpoints - focus on Proteinuria! @ASNKidney
▶️ Proteinuria and Podocyte loss mechanisms 🐙
▶️ Accelerated drug approval 🚀
▶️ A call to Action! by @kirkcampbell - PARASOL results and future expansion 🌟
#KidneyWk #ISGDTweets #GlomerularDisease

08.11.2025 13:38 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Oral Abstract Session 🌟
▶️ The greater the reduction in Proteinuria, the better the outcomes in IgA Nephropathy! 🔑
▶️ Outcomes across diseases and age in the CureGN cohort! 👏
#KidneyWk #ISGDTweets #GlomerularDisease

07.11.2025 16:46 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Outstandining talk by @AstridWeins on anti-nephrin antibodies
▶️ Anti-nephrin Ab provides diagnostic value, guide treatment and define prognosis
▶️ Refined techniques and appropriate treatment-related timing measurement is crucial 🧪
#KidneyWk #ISGDTweets #GlomerularDisease

07.11.2025 14:01 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Innovative initiatives in Pediatric NS!
▶️ PARASOL provides a regulatory path for new drugs by proving proteinuria as a marker 🌟 and is expanding to APOL-1-mediated KD and MN! 🚀
▶️ NEPTUNE Match moving towards personalized medicine 🎯
#KidneyWk #ISGDTweets #GlomerularDisease

07.11.2025 13:40 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Pediatric Nephrotic Syndrome Translational Session
▶️ Diverse Immunological Architecture!
▶️ Recent focus on novel autoantibodies 🎯
▶️ GWAS + composite HLA-PRS in the search of a unified disease mechanism 🧬
#KidneyWk #ISGDTweets #GlomerularDisease

07.11.2025 13:29 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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B-cell depleting strategies in lupus nephritis 🐺
▶️ Obinutuzumab confers higher complete remission rates vs other mAbs
▶️ Immunological reset 🆕 CAR-T cells - deeper depletion in varied differentiation stages (for refractory cases!)
#KidneyWk #ISGDtweets #GlomerularDisease

07.11.2025 12:55 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The role of B-cells in lupus nephritis by @AugustoVaglio 🐺
▶️ B-cell activation and expanison
▶️ B-cell overdifferentiation and hiperreactivity
▶️ Isolated germinal centers
#KidneyWk #ISGDtweets #GlomerularDisease

07.11.2025 12:35 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Thrombotic microangiopathy in children - extensive differential @SethiRenalPath!
▶️ From STEC-HUS, TTP to atypical HUS genetics! 🧬
▶️ C3G and DDD involve distinct complement components - ApoE!
▶️ Searching for aHUS specific markers 🔍
#KidneyWk #GlomerularDisease

07.11.2025 10:03 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0