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Instructor of Medicine Hani Suleiman, MD, PhD, will receive a grant from the Zebrafish Models for Pediatric Research Services Cooperative (ZRSC) to study the involvement of certain cytoskeletal proteins in podocyte injury. The zebrafish, a relative of the minnow, has become increasingly popular in scientific research. The similarity of the zebrafish’s cell physiology to that […]

Assistant Professor of Medicine Moe Mahjoub, PhD, discovered that, yes, there can be “too much of a good thing.” Dr. Mahjoub’s new study, published in the July issue of the Journal of Cell Biology, found that formation of excess centrosomes is detrimental to renal development and is sufficient to trigger cyst formation independently of cystic […]

The thought of passing a kidney stone is unnerving. The sharp, stabbing, “writhing-on-the-floor” pain generally starts in the flank, radiates to the front of the body and then travels to the groin. Often described as the worst pain of one’s life, women claim it is worse than childbirth. The pain, called renal colic, can last […]

The results of an international collaboration of researchers including Dr. Benjamin Humphreys, Division of Nephrology at Washington University, and Dr. Rafael Kramann, Division of Nephrology and Clinical Immunology at RWTH Aachen University in Germany, published in the May issue of JCI insight, settles the years-old controversy of the origin of scar-forming macrophages in the kidney. […]

The Division of Nephrology congratulates Associate professor of Medicine Jianghui Hou, PhD, on the recent publication of his book The Paracellular Channel: Biology, Physiology and Disease (1st edition; Academic Press, Elsevier; June 9, 2018). The book is a comprehensive coverage of an understudied field that may hold key insights into some of the most mysterious […]

The continued education and availability of digital home blood pressure monitors for low income patients in the Nephrology Clinic will be made possible for another year due to funding from the Renal Staff Microgrant Program. The Microgrant Program funds projects that will improve the overall care of our dialysis patients and make a positive difference […]

Joubert syndrome and Jeune Asphyxiating Thoracic Dystrophy (JATD) are human disorders characterized by multi-organ pathologies including neurocognitive defects, musculoskeletal malformations, respiratory distress and retinal degeneration, among others.

Congratulations to Tarek Alhamad, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medical Director of Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Programs, Division of Nephrology, who was awarded a $350,000 Clinical Innovation grant from Mid-America Transplant to evaluate the Clinical and Economical Benefits of Organs from Hepatitis C-Positive Donors.

Physicians from the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) recently joined patients and caregivers from the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) for the 6th Annual Kidney Health Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill to discuss the need for more innovation in the realm of kidney disease.

Nephrologist Stanley Misler, MD, PhD, was recently recognized at the meeting of the 11th Annual Midwest Islet Club (MIC), hosted this year by Washington University. Dr. Misler, Emeritus faculty member of the Departments of Medicine (Nephrology), Cell Biology/Physiology and Biomedical Engineering at WU, presented one of the Keynote Lacy Medal Award Lectures. Misler dedicated his […]