Benjamin Humphreys, MD, PhD, the Joseph Friedman Professor of Renal Disease and Chief of the Division of Nephrology at WashU Medicine, was honored with the 2024 National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Award of Excellence. An internationally acclaimed physician-scientist, Humphreys’ research focuses on the cellular and molecular mechanisms of kidney regeneration, with the goal of identifying […]
Please join the WashU Nephrology team at the St. Louis National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Kidney Walk on March 23, 2025, at 11:00 am. The event will be held at 111 West Port Plaza Dr., St. Louis, MO 63146. Enjoy a fun day with our kidney community! All WashU faculty, staff and patients are welcome to get involved. Register to walk with […]
WashU Nephrology gathered for a potluck lunch on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, to celebrate the Lunar New Year, also known as the Chinese New Year and Spring Festival, as we usher in the year of the Wood Snake. The Lunar New Year celebration is a significant holiday in China and Chinese communities worldwide. It typically […]
WashU Nephrology is excited to welcome Mahmoud M. Musa, MD, as our 2025 renal transplant fellow. Our comprehensive, one-year Transplant Nephrology Program, which is dually accredited by American Society of Transplantation (ATS) and the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), offers trainees the opportunity to be part of one of the largest and most experienced kidney transplant centers in […]
As we invite undergraduate students to apply for WashU Nephrology’s 2025 SOAR summer internship program, we want to share the experiences and insights from our inaugural cohort of interns from last summer. Their observations provide a glimpse into the rewarding and impactful journey that awaits future interns. The WashU SOAR program, under the leadership of […]
Congratulations to Ying Maggie Chen, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, WashU Nephrology, on receiving an R56 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) to study impaired autophagy underlying the disease pathogenesis of autosomal dominant tubulointerstitial kidney disease (ADTKD). Dr. Chen is a nephrotic syndrome specialist who […]
The Washington University Kidney O’Brien Center for Chronic Kidney Disease Research, established in 2024, is excited to announce it is accepting applications for its 2nd immersive summer research program for undergraduate students interested in pursuing nephrology research. The Summer Opportunities for Achievement in Research (SOAR) program offers interns the opportunity to get hands-on experience in basic science research under the guidance […]
WashU nephrologists Leslie Gewin, MD, and Anuja Java, MD, recently participated in the 2024 Mid-Career Women Faculty Leadership Development Seminar. Organized by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), the seminar took place December 2-5, 2024, in Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico. This seminar offers mid-career women faculty (defined as having at least two years […]
WashU Nephrology gathered for a holiday celebration at the charming City Cottage on Chouteau on Thursday, December 19, 2024. Everyone enjoyed the excellent food, drinks, and cool tunes provided by Mr. Cedric Watts. Special thanks go to Jean Smith, Assistant to the Division Chief, for organizing the event! Check out the slideshow below for highlights […]
WashU Nephrology congratulates Associate Professor of Medicine Leslie Gewin, MD, on the renewal of her VA Merit Award from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The funding will support her research on “The Role of Fatty Acid Oxidation in Injured Kidney Tubules.” The VA Merit Award is equivalent to an R01 grant from the National […]