WashU Nephrologist Dr. Mabel Purkerson Receives MUSC Distinguished Alumni Award

Mabel L. Purkerson, MD, Professor Emerita of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine, was honored by the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) as a 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient.  Established in 1969, the Alumni Awards celebrate graduates of all six MUSC colleges who have demonstrated significant professional accomplishments and leadership. Dr. Purkerson, a […]

Tarek Alhamad Receives Mallinckrodt Grant to Look at FSGS

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Tarek Alhamad, MD, MS, FACP, FASN, Transplant Nephrology, has been awarded a grant from Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals. The investigator-initiated project is entitled Efficacy of Acthar in Recurrent Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis after Kidney Transplantation. “Recurrence of primary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) after kidney transplantation remains a frequent medical challenge,” says Dr. Alhamad. “Around […]