John T. Milliken Department of Medicine
A group of scientists led by Associate Professor of Medicine Andreas Herrlich, Division of Nephrology, has used a functional genomics approach to identify key signaling pathways as novel regulators of transforming growth factor-alpha (TGFα) shedding in cancer cells. The article is published in the January 2018 issue of Molecular Cancer Research. (MCR) Ectodomain shedding (or, […]
Patient advocate and transplant recipient Kevin Fowler will be the special guest speaker at Dr. Mary Politi’s Principles of Shared Decision Making course (Spring M19-530) on March 19, 2018. The course is part of the Master of Population Health Sciences (MPHS) program at Washington University School of Medicine. The topic of Fowler’s lecture will be […]
“It’s crazy how much better you feel, even that fast,” says Lake Ozark Police Detective Shane Pierce about his recent kidney transplant here at Barnes Hospital. “I was up walking by midnight, and I just felt great. I could tell the kidney was getting rid of all the toxins.” […]
Thanks to a new study headed by Ying Maggie Chen, MD, PhD, it may soon be possible to diagnose certain human kidney diseases in their earliest stages of development using a noninvasive biomarker of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. The study, Elevated Urinary CRELD2 is Associated with Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-mediated Kidney Disease, was published online in […]
A review article by the group of Ying Maggie Chen, MD, PhD, Assistant professor of Medicine, Nephrology, was published as part of the Featured New Investigator series in the journal Translational Research. The article, Mesencephalic astrocyte-derived neurotrophic factor (MANF), a new player in endoplasmic reticulum diseases: structure, biology, and therapeutic roles, is based on first […]
The nephrology consult service rotation provides 4th year medical students the opportunity to learn about “all things renal.” Understanding electrolytes, interpreting kidney biopsies, becoming familiar with renal replacement therapies – the students learn by following hospitalized patients with a wide range of kidney disorders, as part of the nephrology consult team, which includes an attending, […]
Although appreciated year-round, nephrology nurses are properly recognized this week, September 10-16, 2017, during the official Nephrology Nurses Week. The celebration gives us the opportunity to come right out and say to our nephrology nurses, “Thank you for all you do!” The American Nephrology Nurses Association (ANNA) initially honored the life-saving work of nurses who […]
Victoria Fraser, MD, Adolphus Busch Professor of Medicine and Chair of the Department of Medicine at the Washington University School of Medicine, was recently honored by the St. Louis Business Journal as one of the most influential business women in the St. Louis region. The 25 women are featured in a special section of the […]
The Division of Nephrology is proud to announce that, once again, we rank in the top 10 nephrology programs in the nation, according to The U.S. News & World Report. The magazine ranked BJH/WU #9 best hospital for nephrology in the U.S. for 2017-2018, with an overall score of 82.2/100. A list of the 50 […]
A long-standing tradition in the Division of Nephrology has been to mark the end of consult rotation with the attending treating the fellows, residents, and medical students to a nice meal. “Ever since I was a fellow, the attendings always take the fellows on service, along with the rest of the team members, out for […]