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A team from the Forest Park Kidney Center was awarded a microgrant for their application, “Educational Videos Discussing Home Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis.” Team Members include Marlow Williams, RN, CNM, Kathy Ehrhard, RN, BSN, Shawna McMichael, RN, Cheryl Cress, RN, Lisa Koester, ANP, CNN-NP and Brent Miller, MD. There are a large number of patients […]

A talented team from the Center for Advanced Medicine outpatient clinic was awarded a Renal Staff Microgrant for their proposal, “Improving Patient Education in the Renal Clinic.” Team members include: Michelle Bloom, RN, Connie Mayo, RN, Bridget Blaes, RN, Lois Seibel RN, Cheryl Land RN, Vicky Stringer, MSW and Dave Windus, MD. Education is a […]

Ying (Maggie) Chen MD, PhD and Andrew Malone MD are recipients of the inaugural Translational Innovation Grant. Their proposal entitled, “Targeting Podocyte Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Alport Syndrome,” aims to identify pathogenic mutations in collagen genes that lead to Alport’s syndrome. They will utilize whole-exome sequencing to identify patients with mutations, in collaboration with the […]

Released on November 23, 2015, Basement Membranes is now available. Edited by Division of Nephrology faculty member and Professor of Medicine Jeffrey Miner, PhD, this text contains a collection of outstanding and diverse reviews of basement membranes that is focused on both invertebrates and vertebrates, all authored by leaders in the basement membrane field. Dr. […]

Tim Yau, MD, Assistant Professor in the Division of Nephrology, has rolled out a new video series aimed at teaching clinical nephrology to trainees in a web-friendly way.

Kamalana K. Sambandam, MD, WU renal fellow class of 2008, was one of three winners of the inaugural 2015 ASN Innovations in Kidney Education Contest. Kamal developed an interactive simulator of continuous renal replacement therapy which teaches users the concepts of initiation and prescription of CRRT. This case based-approach simulates multiple clinical cases and allows […]

Moe Mahjoub, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine (Renal Division) and Assistant Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology, has been awarded a five-year $1.72 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) to fund a research project titled “Centrosome dysfunction in polycystic kidney disease.” Cystic kidney diseases encompass a spectrum […]

Recent racially motivated incidents at the University of Missouri-Columbia are not unique to that institution and could happen on any campus in the country. For Washington University School of Medicine, they are a stark reminder of the importance of continuing our longstanding and sincere commitment to building a culturally diverse community of faculty, students and […]

Alumni and Friends of the Washington University Division of Nephrology gathered at a reception held during the American Society of Nephrology Annual Meeting in San Diego, California. Over 100 attendees enjoyed the opportunity to catch up with friends and colleagues. We hope to see you at the 2016 reception in Chicago! Fellows, past and present.

On Saturday November 14, the National Kidney Foundation held their 29th annual gala in downtown St. Louis. Our own Marcos Rothstein, MD and his wife Cathy served as physician chair of this festive event with the goal of raising funds to benefit the National Kidney Foundation. Titled “The Speakeasy Soireé,” guests arrived in swanky 1920’s […]