Read the latest news from the Nephrology Division.
Dr. Ying Maggie Chen Awarded $300K Mallinckrodt Challenge Grant
Ying Maggie Chen, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Nephrology, is the recipient of a 2-year, $300,000 Mallinckrodt Challenge Grant for her study “Targeting Podocyte Dysfunctional Ryanodine Receptor to Treat Nephrotic Syndrome.” “The overall goals of this proposal are to determine the molecular mechanisms underlying increased podocyte endoplasmic reticulum (ER) calcium efflux under ER stress […]
“When battling kidney disease, you have to believe you are going to win!”
In 2018, we introduced you to Chase Cofer, a young man and lover of music who doesn’t let his rare genetic syndrome (a spingosine-1-phosphate lyase mutation) and subsequent kidney failure keep him down. Chase, a dialysis patient at Chromalloy Dialysis Center, has worked hard to keep a positive attitude, and it has paid off. He […]
Dr. Tingting Li Joins Fellowship Leadership Program as Associate Program Director for Clinical Research and Career Development
The Division of Nephrology is pleased to announce that Associate Professor of Medicine Dr. Tingting Li has joined our fellowship leadership program as Associate Program Director for Clinical Research and Career Development. In this new position, Dr. Li will join Dr. Steven Cheng, Training Program Director - Nephrology Fellowship, and Dr. Seth Goldberg, Associate Program […]
Dr. Jeffrey Miner is Principal Investigator of New CDI Pediatric Disease Mouse Models Core
Jeffrey Miner, PhD, Professor of Medicine, WU Division of Nephrology, has been awarded a three-year, $449,500, Core Large Initiative grant by the Children’s Discovery Institute (CDI) that will fund the new the Pediatric Disease Mouse Models Core (PDMMC). The core will generate mouse models of pediatric disease using state-of-the-art CRISPR/Cas9 and ROSA-TALEN technologies. The PDMMC […]
Dr. Andreas Herrlich Receives 1.45M R01 Grant to Study Amphiregulin and Kidney Fibrosis
Congratulations to Andreas Herrlich, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine and Director of Translational Medicine in the Division of Nephrology, who has been awarded a five-year, $1.45M (direct cost), R01 grant from the NIH to study the involvement of amphiregulin (AREG) in kidney fibrosis. Severe or chronic kidney injury leads to sustained activation of the […]
Dr. Anitha Vijayan on ASN AKI!Now Steering Committee to Help Prevent and Treat Acute Kidney Injury
Anitha Vijayan, MD, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology, will serve on the steering committee of a new initiative launched by the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) to determine how to save more lives of those suffering from acute kidney injury (AKI). The initiative, funded by a grant from Baxter Healthcare Corporation, is […]
Former Nephrology Fellow Dr. Anubha Mutneja Returns as Medical Director of WU Home Modalities Program
Of the more than 726,000 Americans suffering from end-stage renal disease (ESRD), only 10% are currently on home dialysis (peritoneal dialysis and home hemodialysis). Dr. Anubha Mutneja, Assistant Professor in the Division of Nephrology and Medical Director of the Home Modalities Program at Washington University, plans to change that. “We hope to expand home dialysis […]
Warm Welcome to Teresa Tamburello, the New Nurse Administrator at Chromalloy Kidney Center
The Division of Nephrology welcomes Teresa Tamburello, RN, BSN, the new Nurse Administrator at Chromalloy Kidney Center. Teresa graduated with an Associates Degree in Nursing from Southwestern Illinois College in 2003 and received her Bachelor of Science in 2016. In addition to six years of extensive work in ICU and medicine/surgery hospital care, Teresa has […]
Meet Tom Gowen, the New Nurse Manager at North County Dialysis Center
“Individual care with a big family vibe!” That is how Tom Gowen, the new Nurse Manager of the North County Dialysis Center, sums up the Washington University dialysis facility that opened in North St. Louis County in early 2018. Tom, who was a Staff Nurse at the center before recently being chosen Nurse Manager, has […]
Repurposing Drugs May Help Fast-track Clinical Trials Aimed at Slowing Alport Syndrome Progression
The Alport Syndrome Foundation awarded Dr. Benjamin Humphreys, Joseph Friedman Professor of Renal Diseases in Medicine and Chief, Division of Nephrology, a two-year, $125,000 grant for his proposal “Tubulointerstitial Profiling for Alport Syndrome Target Identification.” Alport Syndrome results from damage caused to podocytes, cells that help form the filtration barrier within the glomerulus. Damage to […]