Tag: jeffrey miner

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 […]

Jeff Miner and Roy Zent Co-chair ASMB/Vanderbilt 2019 Workshop on Basement Membranes

There is still time to register for the ASMB/Vanderbilt 2019 Workshop on Basement Membranes to be held July 10-12, 2019, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. Jeffrey Miner, Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology at Washington University, and Roy Zent, Vice Chair of Research for the Department of Medicine and member of the Division of Nephrology at […]

Dr. Jeffrey Miner President-elect of ASMB

Congratulations to Jeffrey Miner, PhD, JASN, who was recently elected President-elect of the American Society for Matrix Biology (ASMB) for 2019-2020.  He will serve as president from 2021-2022.  Dr. Miner is Professor of Medicine and Director of Basic Research in the Division of Nephrology and Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology at Washington University School […]

New Study Provides Insight for Variability in the Severity of Alport Syndrome

Alport syndrome is an inherited disease characterized by progressive loss of kidney function, hearing loss, and eye abnormalities. The syndrome is caused by genetic mutations that affect expression and/or function of the type IV collagen family protein isoforms COL4A3, COL4A4, and COL4A5, which help form the glomerular basement membranes. The onset, symptoms, progression, and severity […]

Jeffrey Miner Helps Mentor Joshua Sanes Celebrate Gruber Award

Professor of Medicine Jeffrey Miner, Division of Nephrology, was proud to witness his Washington University postdoc mentor, Dr. Joshua R. Sanes, receive the 2017 Gruber Neuroscience Prize at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience 2017 (sfn17) in Washington DC, November 11-15. This award, funded by the Gruber Foundation at Yale University, honors scientists […]

On the Road – ASMB Meeting in Nashville

Professor of Medicine Jeffrey Miner and members of his laboratory just spent some quality time together. The group took a road trip to the 2017 American Society for Matrix Biology (ASMB) Workshop on Basement Membranes, held July 12-14 at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. Dr. Miner, Division of Nephrology at Washington University, and Dr. Roy Zent, […]

Miner Co-Chairs American Society for Matrix Biology Workshop on Basement Membranes

The American Society for Matrix Biology (ASMB) Workshop 2017 on Basement Membranes will be held July 12 – 14, 2017, at Vanderbilt Medical Center, Nashville, TN. Jeffrey Miner, Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology at Washington University, and Roy Zent, Vice Chair of Research for the Department of Medicine and member of the Division of […]

NephMadness 2017 Champion: Genes in ESKD Disparity

The winner of NephMadness 2017 has been decided. In a 5-4 determination of the AJKD Blog blue ribbon panel, Genes in ESKD Disparity beat CRISPR-Cas9. Over the last four weeks, the educational tournament NephMadness 2017 has played out over the web and social media outlets. The interactive event was a big hit featuring upsets, participation […]

Non-Invasive Screening Tool for Alport Syndrome

A novel method to diagnose X-linked Alport Syndrome has been developed and validated in a recent study by Andrew Malone, MBBCh, Steven Funk, PhD, Tarek Alhamad, MD and Jeffrey Miner, PhD, in the Division of Nephrology. Alport syndrome is an inherited disease characterized by a progressive loss of kidney function, hearing loss and eye abnormalities, […]

Let’s Get a Conversation Started

ASN has created a dedicated site, or Community, for PhDs and MD/PhDs who work in a primarily clinical society to engage with other researchers and scientists from around the world.  Jeffrey Miner, PhD, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology, is one of the Ambassadors of the new Basic Science Research Community.  The Community provides […]