Annual Meeting

ASN Kidney Week 2021 – WashU Nephrology Calendar

ASN Kidney Week 2021 will be held Thursday November 4 – Sunday 7, 2021.  The annual meeting, fully virtual again this year, will consist of a variety of simulive, live-streamed, and on-demand sessions/posters/exhibits.  

Please note the following:

– On-demand sessions will be available to view at your convenience starting at 10:00 a.m. PT (Pacific Time) on the day they are released.

– Live-streamed sessions will be presented live, online, at the specified time.

– Simulive sessions will be streamed online at the specified time.

– All live-streamed and simulive sessions will be recorded and available to view on-demand later the same day.

Below is a list of our speakers, poster presentations and more! 

Thursday, November 4

Vikas Dharnidharkas, MD, MPH
Director of Pediatric Nephrology, Hypertension and Pheresis

@Vikas_R_D

Poster: Clinical Characteristics of Recurrent Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (rFSGS) After Kidney Transplant (KTx) Through Computable Phenotypic Algorithm Analyses of Multicenter Data
Abstract: PO1971
Session: Pediatric Nephrology: AKI, Dialysis, Transplant, CKD, and Nephrotic Syndrome
November 04, 2021 | Location: On-Demand, Virtual Only
Abstract Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Category: Pediatric Nephrology

Authors: Vikas Dharnidharka, Michelle Denburg, et al.

Eryn Dixon, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Nephrology
Humphreys Laboratory

@EzrinRadixin

Poster: Spatially Resolved Transcriptomics Reveal Temporal Dynamics of Gene Expression Changes in a Model of Female AKI
Abstract: PO0388
Session: AKI: Repair and Progression
November 04, 2021 | Location: On-Demand, Virtual Only
Abstract Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Category: Acute Kidney Injury

Authors: Eryn Dixon, Haojia Wu, Parker C Wilson, Yoshiharu Muto, Benjamin D Humphreys

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Leslie Gewin, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Nephrology

@LeslieGewin

Moderator: Tough Neighborhood: Tissue Microenvironment and Kidney Fibrosis
November 04, 2021 | 02:00 PM – 03:30 PM PDT
Session: Basic/Clinical Science
Location: Live-Stream, Virtual Only

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Poster: Deletion of Tubular Cpt1a Does Not Worsen Kidney Aging or Response to Injury|
Abstract: PO2491
Session: CKD: Metabolism, Epigenetics, and Signaling
November 04, 2021 | Location: On-Demand, Virtual Only
Abstract Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Category: CKD (Non-Dialysis)

Authors: Leslie S Gewin … Louise Lantier, et al.

Dr. Andreas Herrlich

Andreas Herrlich, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Nephrology
Director of Translational Medicine

Poster: TNF Drives AKI-to-CKD Transition Downstream of Proximal Tubule EGFR
Abstract: PO0438
Session: AKI: Repair and Progression
November 04, 2021 | Location: On-Demand, Virtual Only
Abstract Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Category: Acute Kidney Injury

Authors: Mai Abdelmageed, Eirini Kefalogianni, Akshayakeerthi Arthanarisami, Fatima Zohra Khamissi, Jeffrey J Atkinson, Andreas Herrlich

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Benjamin Humphreys, MD, PhD
Joseph Friedman Professor of Renal Diseases in Medicine
Chief, Division of Nephrology

@HumphreysLab

Speaker: Single-Cell Transcriptional Profiling of AKI
Session: Maladaptive Responses in AKI
November 04, 2021 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Location: On-Demand, Virtual Only

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2020 Nephrology Fellow

Hassaan Iftikhar, MBBS
Second-year Fellow, Nephrology

@HassaanIftikhar

Poster: Anaphylaxis Secondary to Citric Acid Allergy in ESKD Patients
Abstract: PO0904
Session: Fluid, Electrolytes, and Clinical Events with Dialysis: Getting to the “Heart” of the Matter
November 04, 2021 | Location: On-Demand, Virtual Only
Abstract Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Category: Dialysis

Authors: Hassaan Iftikhar and George Jarad
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Poster: Enfortumab Vedotin-Induced Diabetic Ketoacidosis and AKI: A Case Report
Abstract: PO1883
Session: Cancer and Kidney Diseases: Nephrotoxins, RCC, and More
November 04, 2021 | Location: On-Demand, Virtual Only
Abstract Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Category: Onco-Nephrology

Authors: Hassaan Iftikhar, Anitha Vijayan and Charbel C Khoury
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Poster: Crit-Line Monitoring Effect on Blood Pressure Control in ESRD Patients Undergoing In-Center Hemodialysis
Abstract: PO1784
Session: Hypertension and CVD: Clinical, Outcomes, and Trials
November 04, 2021 | Location: On-Demand, Virtual Only
Abstract Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Category: Hypertension and CVD

Authors: Maggie Meier, Hassaan Iftikhar, Alexandra Y Li and Frank J O’Brien

Anuja Java, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Nephrology
Director,  Kidney Transplant Clinic at Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care System

@anuja_java

Poster: Post-Transplant Thrombotic Microangiopathy due to a Pathogenic Mutation in Complement Factor I
Abstract: PO1483
Session: Glomerular Diseases: The Excitement of Clinical Cases
November 04, 2021 | Location: On-Demand, Virtual Only
Abstract Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Category: Glomerular Diseases

Authors: Sana J Shaikh, Maryam Saleem and Anuja Java
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Poster: Complement Genetic Variants and Hypertensive Diseases of Pregnancy
Abstract: PO2237
Session: Advances in Women’s Health and Kidney Diseases
November 04, 2021 | Location: On-Demand, Virtual Only
Abstract Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Category: Women’s Health and Kidney Diseases

Authors: Richard M Burwick, Shravya Govindappagari, Gabriela Dellapiana, Sarah Smithson and Anuja Java
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Poster: Vancomycin-Induced Thrombotic Microangiopathy: A Rare Association
Abstract: PO1482
Session: Glomerular Diseases: The Excitement of Clinical Cases
November 04, 2021 | Location: On-Demand, Virtual Only
Abstract Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Category: Glomerular Diseases

Authors: Gaurav Rajashekar and Anuja Java

Ying Maggie Chen, MD, PhD

Yeawon Kim (Y. Maggie Chen Laboratory)
Ying Maggie Chen, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Nephrology

Poster: Ultrabright Plasmonic-Fluor Nanolabel-Enabled Detection of a Urinary Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Biomarker in Autosomal Dominant Tubulointerstitial Kidney Disease
Abstract: PO1351
Session: Genetic Diseases of the Kidneys: Non-Cystic – II
November 04, 2021 | Location: On-Demand, Virtual Only
Abstract Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Category: Genetic Diseases of the Kidneys

Authors: Yeawon Kim, Zheyu Wang, Chuang Li, Kendrah O Kidd, Yixuan Wang, Bryce G Johnson, Stanislav Kmoch, Jeremiah J Morrissey, Anthony J Bleyer, Jeremy Stuart Duffield, Srikanth Singamaneni and Ying Maggie Chen

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Poster: Genetic Testing in Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS): Tale of Three Stories
Abstract: PO1336
Session: Genetic Diseases of the Kidneys: Non-Cystic – II
November 04, 2021 | Location: On-Demand, Virtual Only
Abstract Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Category: Genetic Diseases of the Kidneys
Authors: Gaurav Rajashekar and Ying Maggie Chen

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Andrew Malone, MB, BCh.

Andrew Malone, MD, MBChB, FASN
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Nephrology

@AndrewFMalone

Speaker: What Have We Learned from Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Studies of Human Kidney Allograft Rejection?
Session: One Cell at a Time: Application of Single-Cell RNA Sequencing in Kidney Transplantation
November 04, 2021 | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM PDT
Location: Live-Stream, Virtual Only
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SpeakerArt and Science: Noninvasive Allograft Monitoring Methods
Session: Partners for Life: Optimizing Collaboration of Community and Transplant Nephrologists
November 04, 2021 | 12:45 PM – 01:45 PM PDT
Location: Simulive, Virtual Only
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Panel Participant: United 4 Kidney Health: Charting a Path Toward the Future of Kidney Medicine
November 04, 2021 | 02:00 PM – 04:00 PM PDT
Location: Live-Stream, Virtual Only

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Yoshiharu Muto, MD, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Nephrology
Humphreys Laboratory

@YoshiharuMuto

Poster: Cell Interaction Dynamics in Human AKI Revealed by Single-Cell Transcriptomics
Abstract: PO0335
Session: AKI: Mechanisms of Injury
November 04, 2021 | Location: On-Demand, Virtual Only
Abstract Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Category: Acute Kidney Injury

Authors: Yoshiharu Muto, Yuhei Kirita, Benjamin D Humphreys

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Gaurav Rajashekar, MBBS
Second-year Fellow, Nephrology

@Renoplant

Poster: Genetic Testing in Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS): Tale of Three Stories
Abstract: PO1336
Session: Genetic Diseases of the Kidneys: Non-Cystic – II
November 04, 2021 | Location: On-Demand, Virtual Only
Abstract Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Category: Genetic Diseases of the Kidneys

Authors: Gaurav Rajashekar and Ying Maggie Chen
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Poster: Vancomycin-Induced Thrombotic Microangiopathy: A Rare Association
Abstract: PO1482
Session: Glomerular Diseases: The Excitement of Clinical Cases
November 04, 2021 | Location: On-Demand, Virtual Only
Abstract Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Category: Glomerular Diseases

Authors: Gaurav Rajashekar and Anuja Java

Maryam Saleem, MBBS
Second-year Fellow, Nephrology

@maryamsaleemMD

Poster: BK Polyomavirus Nephritis in a Low-Risk Native Kidney: A Case Report
Abstract: PO0219
Session: AKI: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Prevention
November 04, 2021 | Location: On-Demand, Virtual Only
Abstract Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Category: Acute Kidney Injury

Authors: Maryam Saleem and Charbel C Khoury
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Poster: Post-Transplant Thrombotic Microangiopathy due to a Pathogenic Mutation in Complement Factor I
Abstract: PO1483
Session: Glomerular Diseases: The Excitement of Clinical Cases
November 04, 2021 | Location: On-Demand, Virtual Only
Abstract Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Category: Glomerular Diseases

Authors: Sana J Shaikh, Maryam Saleem and Anuja Java

Anitha Vijayan, MD, FASN
Professor of Medicine, Nephrology
Director, Acute Dialysis Services, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital and The Rehabilitation Institute of St. Louis (TRISTL)

@VijayanMD

Speaker: Novel Toxins That Nephrologists Need to Know  
Session: Critical Care Nephrology: 2021 Update
November 4, 2021 | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM PDT
Location: Live-Stream, Virtual Only
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Poster: Revascularization in Atherosclerotic Bilateral Renal Artery Stenosis
Abstract: PO1808
Session: Hypertension and CVD: Clinical, Outcomes, and Trials
November 04, 2021 | Location: On-Demand, Virtual Only
Abstract Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Category: Hypertension and CVD

Authors: Sana J Shaikh, Bilal Al-Khalil, Ling Chen, and Anitha Vijayan
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Poster: Enfortumab Vedotin-Induced Diabetic Ketoacidosis and AKI: A Case Report
Abstract: PO1883
Session: Cancer and Kidney Diseases: Nephrotoxins, RCC, and More
November 04, 2021 | Location: On-Demand, Virtual Only
Abstract Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Authors: Hassaan Iftikhar, Anitha Vijayan and Charbel Khoury
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Poster: Recovery After AKI: Goals of an AKI!Now Workgroup
Abstract: PO0185
Session: AKI: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Prevention
November 04, 2021 | Location: On-Demand, Virtual Only
Abstract Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Authors: Samuel A Silver … Anitha Vijayan … Erin F Barreto, et al.
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Poster: AKI!Now: Defining Excellence in the Prevention of and Care for Patients with AKI
Abstract: PO0210
Session: AKI: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Prevention
November 04, 2021 | Location: On-Demand, Virtual Only
Abstract Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Authors: Jorge Cerda … Anitha Vijayan … Mark D Okusa, et al.
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See also:

Speaker: Prolonged Intermittent RRT in the ICU: How Do I Prescribe It and When Do I Use It?
Session: Critical Care Nephrology: 2021 Update
Early Program Session, October 25, 2021 | 09:00 AM – 09:00 AM PDT
Location: On-Demand, Virtual Only

Haojia Wu, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Nephrology
Humphreys Laboratory

@HaojiaWu

Moderator: One Cell at a Time: Application of Single-Cell RNA Sequencing in Kidney Transplantation
Session: Translational Session
November 04, 2021 | 10:30 AM PDT – 12:30 PM PDT
Location: Live-Stream, Virtual Only

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Friday, November 5

Benjamin Humphreys, MD, PhD
Joseph Friedman Professor of Renal Diseases in Medicine
Chief, Division of Nephrology

@HumphreysLab

Career panel discussion: Long-term career success: perspectives and retrospectives
Session #5: Networking Small Group Panels
November 05, 2021 | 12:45 PM PDT – 1:45 PM PDT

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Tingting Li, MD, MSCI
Professor of Medicine, Nephrology
Associate Program Director for Clinical Research and Career Development
Director, Glomerular Diseases and Vasculitis Clinic

@Ting2li

Moderator: Usual Suspects: Diagnosing and Managing Common Glomerular Diseases, Including the Michelle P. Winn, MD, Endowed Lectureship
Session: Clinical Practice Session
November 05, 2021 | 10:00 AM PDT – 12:00 PM PDT
Location: On-Demand, Virtual Only

Parker Wilson, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pathology & Immunology

@parkercwilson

Speaker: Single-Cell Signature of the Diabetic Kidney
Session: Basic/Clinical Science Session
November 05, 2021 | 02:00 PM – 04:00 PM PDT
Location: Simulive, Virtual Only

Saturday, November 6

Sanjay Jain, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine
, Nephrology
Associate Professor, Pathology and Immunology
Director, Kidney Translational Research Center

Speaker: A Multimodal Single Cell and Spatial Atlas of the Human Kidney in Health and Disease Delineates Cell States Associated with CKD Outcomes
Session: CKD: Cutting Edge of Mechanisms
November 06, 2021 | 04:30 PM – 06:00 PM PDT
Location: Simulive, Virtual Only

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Lisa Koester Wiedemann, APN, APRN, CNN, CNN-NP, NP, RN
Nurse Practitioner, Nephrology

Speaker: Why Do Patients Choose to Stop Home Therapies?
Session: Starting at Home and Staying at Home
November 06, 2021 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Location: On-Demand, Virtual Only

Sunday, November 7

Dr. Jeffrey Miner

Jeffrey Miner, PhD, FASN
Eduardo and Judith Slatopolsky Endowed Professor of Medicine in Nephrology

@JeffMinerPhD

Moderator
: It’s All About the Collagen
Session: Basic/Clinical Science
November 07, 2021 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Location: On-Demand, Virtual Only

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