Enjoy an exciting day with our kidney community at the 2026 St. Louis National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Kidney Walk! Heather Francis, BSN, RN, Inpatient Post Transplant Kidney Coordinator for Barnes Jewish Transplant Services, is serving as organizer and captain of The Renal Gems team, representing Barnes-Jewish Transplant Services and WashU Nephrology/Transplant. The NKF sponsors the nation’s largest […]
Transplant nephrologist Anuja Java, MD, associate professor of medicine at WashU Nephrology and Director of Kidney Transplant at the John Cochran VA Medical Center, was invited for the third consecutive year to speak at the International Society of Nephrology’s World Congress of Nephrology (WCN’26), held this year, March 28–31, 2026, in Yokohama, Japan. The World Congress […]
Andreas Herrlich, MD, PhD, has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of the most prestigious honors in the scientific community. Each year, the AAAS Council elects members whose “efforts on behalf of the advancement of science, or its applications, are scientifically or socially distinguished,” a distinction […]
Leslie Gewin, MD, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology, has been named the Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professor of Renal Diseases in the Department of Medicine. A nationally recognized physician‑scientist and leader in academic nephrology, Dr. Gewin is known for her research on kidney tubular injury and fibrosis, with a particular […]
Jeffrey Miner, PhD, FASN, Eduardo and Judith Slatopolsky Professor of Medicine in Nephrology at Washington University, was among the 35 workshop participants of the Alport Syndrome Research & Regulatory Workshop recently held in Cambridge, MA. Sponsored by the Alport Syndrome Foundation (ASF), the two-day event brought together researchers, clinicians, FDA and NIH representatives, patient advocates, […]
Yili Fang, MD, PhD, a Postdoctoral Research Scholar in the Ying Maggie Chen laboratory, has been awarded a prestigious 2025 American Heart Association (AHA) Postdoctoral Fellowship for his project “Develop a Biotherapeutic Protein to Treat Uromodulin-Associated Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD).” This award has been approved for funding of $156,640 for two years. Dr. Fang earned […]
A heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who contributed to the success of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) annual St. Louis Kidney Walk, held last Sunday, March 23, 2025. Our WashU Nephrology team not only met their fundraising goal of $2500, but exceeded it by raising $3022! “It was wet, and it was cold, but there was […]
Congratulations to Manasa Metireddy, MD, Assiociate Professor of Medicine, WashU Nephrology, for being one of the ten Department of Medicine’s faculty members recently honored with the 2025 Dean’s Impact Award. The award recognizes individuals who demonstrate exceptional dedication to mentorship, sponsorship, and service. Introduced in 2023 to honor faculty members for their resourcefulness and creativity […]
WashU Nephrology T-shirts are now available to order for the upcoming 2025 NKF Kidney Walk on Sunday, March 23, 2025, 11:00 a.m. at Westport Plaza, St. Louis. Every purchase includes a donation to our team! Payment is accepted through Venmo or cash. The Venmo link will be provided after order is confirmed. T-shirt orders will […]
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 […]