Tag: kidney fibrosis

WashU Nephrology Chief, Ben Humphreys, and Alumnus David Basile speak at The University of Alabama at Birmingham Annual Renal Symposium 2023. 

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) recently hosted the 8th Annual Renal Symposium 2023.  A roster of leading experts highlighted the latest insights into acute kidney injury, cystic disorders, and therapeutic interventions.  Two of those experts included Benjamin Humphreys, MD, PhD, Joseph Friedman Professor of Renal Diseases in Medicine and Chief, WashU Division of […]

Obituary: H. William “Bill” Schnaper, MD, Former SLCH/WashU Pediatric Fellow and Faculty Member

Pediatric nephrologist H. William “Bill” Schnaper, MD, associate chair for Faculty Development in the Department of Pediatrics at Northwestern University, died on November 19, 2020, at 70 years of age following a long illness.  Bill came to St. Louis Children’s Hospital/Washington University in 1980 and completed a fellowship in pediatric nephrology, after which he joined […]

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 […]

Gene Therapy Study Using AAV-based Vectors Lays Foundation for Kidney Fibrosis Treatment

Renal fibrosis, a hallmark of chronic kidney disease (CKD), is characterized by the accumulation of excess extracellular matrix proteins secreted by myofibroblasts. Unfortunately, there are no anti-fibrotic drugs approved for treatment of CKD. A new study headed by researchers in the Humphreys Laboratory in the Division of Nephrology at Washington University, however, is laying the […]

Study Details Origin of Myofibroblasts Responsible for Kidney Fibrosis

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. […]

Humphreys Elected Secretary-Treasurer to ASCI Council

The Division of Nephrology congratulates Chief Benjamin D. Humphreys, MD, PhD, for being elected Secretary-Treasurer of the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) for 2020-2022. The American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI), founded in 1908, is one of the oldest and most esteemed nonprofit honor societies of physician-scientists. Membership to ASCI is by election only. […]

WU Represents! ASN Kidney Week 2017

ASN Kidney Week 2017 will be held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, LA, Tuesday October 31 through Sunday November 5. Below is a list of those in the Division of Nephrology and Pediatric Nephrology who have abstracts, oral Presentations or will moderate sessions. Wednesday, November 1 Anitha Vijayan, MD, Professor […]

ASN Kidney Week – WU Nephrology Lectures, Moderators, Posters and Podcast

Program Director’s Meeting – Hot Topics from the Training Program Exchange > Wednesday, November 16 > Moderator > Hot Topics from the Training Program Exchange > 5:35 p.m. > BR C/D     Critical Care Nephrology: Using Prolonged Intermittent RRT in the ICU: How Do I Prescribe It, and When Do I Use It? Wednesday, November 16 […]

Herrlich Awarded $1.125M Grant from NIDDK to Study ADAM17

Andreas Herrlich, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, has received a five-year $1.125 million grant from NIDDK to fund a research project titled The Role of Adam17 Substrates in Progressive Kidney Disease. Preliminary studies show that proximal tubular ADAM17-cleaved substrates promote progressive kidney disease.  The goal of Dr. Herrlich’s study is to […]