⭐🏅 @apollonetwork13.bsky.social celebrates Dr. Sylvia E. Rosas, MD, MSCE, Co-PI of APOLLO CC09 (@JoslinDiabetes & @harvardmed), on receiving the @nkf Garabed Eknoyan Award at #NKFSpringClinicals 2026 🧡👏🏾 Honoring her leadership, dedication to kidney research & patient care 💚 #APOLLO #WomenInMedicine

⭐🏅 @apollonetwork13.bsky.social celebrates Rosalyn Mannon, MD, Co-PI of APOLLO CC04 @UAB_NRTC on receiving the @nkf Excellence in Kidney Transplantation Award at #NKFSpringClinicals 2026🧡👏🏾Honoring her leadership & dedication to #KidneyTransplantation research & patient care💚 #APOLLO #WomenInMedicine

⭐🏅 @apollonetwork13.bsky.social celebrates #DanBrennanMD, Co-PI of #APOLLO CC3, on receiving the @JohnsHopkinsDOM Women's Task Force Dr. Susan MacDonald Sponsorship Award 👏🏾Honoring Dr. Brennan’s mentorship and leadership in medicine. Congratulations Dr. Brennan! #Mentorship #Nephrology #APOLLOStudy🧬

⭐🏅 @apollonetwork13.bsky.social celebrates Study Chair Marva Moxey-Mims, MD, FASN, on receiving the Henry L. Barnett Award at #PAS2026 🌟👏🏾 Her leadership and dedication to pediatric nephrology and kidney research inspire us all. 🏥🩺 🎉 Congratulations, Dr. Moxey-Mims! 💙💚 #PedsNephrology #APOLLOStudy

🙌🏾 @apollonetwork13.bsky.social celebrates #NursesMonth2026🏥 ⭐️Delighted to honor CC03 @slusom #ResearchNurse Manager Kathryn Lindsay🩺👏🏽 Kathryn has supported APOLLO throughout. We are grateful for Kathryn’s dedication & contribution to #APOLLO @SLUhospital🙏🏽Your contribution is a great asset to APOLLO!

🙌🏾 @apollonetwork13.bsky.social celebrates #NursesMonth2026🏥 ⭐️Honoring CC04 @UAB_NRTC #Transplant Research Nurse Katherine Basinger 🩺👏🏽 Katherine has supported APOLLO throughout. We are grateful for Katherine’s dedication to #APOLLO 🏥 @uabmedicine🙏🏽Your contributions are a great asset to APOLLO!

💚 March is National Kidney Month 💚 Kidney disease often has no early symptoms, so knowing your risk and talking to your healthcare provider is important. Small steps like staying hydrated and managing blood pressure can protect kidney health. Learn more: 🔗 worldkidneyday.org

✨Celebrating Black History Month with APOLLO Study! ✨ #BlackHistoryMonth honors the rich heritage, achievements, and contributions of Black individuals who shaped our communities, culture, and future. Join @apollonetwork13.bsky.social in celebrating, learning, and continuing the work together. 💛🖤💚❤️

✨ Honoring APOLLO This Black History Month✨ The @apollonetwork13.bsky.social celebrates #BlackHistoryMonth by uplifting the resilience and brilliance of Black communities and the leadership of our Community Advisory Council guiding equitable, community-centered research. www.apollocommunity.org

✨ Honoring APOLLO This Black History Month✨ The @apollonetwork13.bsky.social celebrates #BlackHistoryMonth by uplifting the resilience and brilliance of Black communities and the leadership of our Community Advisory Council guiding equitable, community-centered research. www.apollocommunity.org

🌟 apollonetwork13.bsky.social #MemberSpotlight July 2025 🤲🏽 Meet Heather Johnson — #LivingDonor & voice on the #APOLLO Community Advisory Council (#CAC). 🫶 Heather champions donor & family voices in research aiming to improve transplant outcomes & safety, esp. for those with #APOL1 variants. 🧬 💚💙

🌟 apollonetwork13.bsky.social #MemberSpotlight July 2025 🌟 🤲🏽 Meet Alexis Conell, inspiring #APOLLO CAC member: 🎤 “This study makes me hopeful. Knowledge of the APOL1 gene in people of African descent can lead to better outcomes, safer donations & fewer unused organs.” #PrecisionMedicine 🧬 💙 💚

📌 “Economic Impact of Dementia After Kidney Transplantation” Grateful for the opportunity to contribute and learn from Dr. @kristalentine.bsky.social on this important study at the intersection of cognitive health and kidney transplantation. 🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

🌟 @ApolloNetwork13 #MemberSpotlight July 2025 🤲🏽 Honoring Dr. William Rayfield, a valued #APOLLO CAC member advocating for kidney health & APOL1 awareness. 🫶 Dr. Rayfield hopes #APOLLO raises awareness ➕ leads to breakthroughs in transplantation & kidney care. #OrganDonation #PrecisionMedicine 🧬💚💙

🌟 @apollonetwork13.bsky.social #MemberSpotlight July 2025 🤲🏽 Honoring #AnaIltisPhD, Co-Chair of #APOLLO Community Advisory Council & leading transplant ethicist, championing ethical #transplant systems 🫶 Empowering #LivingDonors & expanding #KidneyTransplant availability through #APOL1 research 🧬💙💚

🌟 The apollonetwork13.bsky.social #MemberSpotlight💡, June 2025: 🤲🏽 Honoring #DanBrennanMD for exceptional leadership on #APOLLO Steering Cmte➕Publications & Presentations Cmte. 📖 🔵 Dan's vision➕commitment inspire breakthroughs in #Transplantation, #OrganDonation & #PrecisionMedicine 🧬💙💚

🌟The apollonetwork13.bsky.social #MemberSpotlight, May 2025: 🤲🏽 Proud to honor Juan Felipe Velasquez, MD for outstanding service as Study Coordinator at @miaminephrology.bsky.social Transplant 💙💚 🔵 Dr. Velasquez hopes the #APOLLOStudy will advance personalized medicine in #KidneyTransplantation 🧬🏥

🎓Inspiring #Scholarship in Action! Proud of #SSMHealthSTL #InternalMedicine residents➕fellows for outstanding #GrandRounds talks on #APOL1KD, #SGLT2i, #GLP1RA, #DKA, & screening equity.🏥 👏🏽 Kudos Drs. Afsar, Plunkett, Peters, Kilani. 🙏🏽 Dr. Kamel for leadership! Honored to be part of mentoring team 🤝🏽

🌟@apollonetwork13.bsky.social #MemberSpotlight, May 2025: 🤲🏽 Proud to honor Dr. #BersanOzcanMD | @vanderbilt.edu Study Coordinator 'I hope the #APOLLOStudy will generate meaningful insights to help transplant teams make more informed decisions about both donor selection and recipient management’ 🧬🏥🫶

🌟@apollonetwork13.bsky.social spotlights #GiftayKingston's inspiring work as a #CommunityAdvisoryCouncil member: ‘My hope that The #APOLLOStudy will contribute knowledge to help find ways to disable damage from the gene if found early in a young person’s life.' 🧬🏥🫶 #PrecisionMedicine #KidneyAdvocate

🌟 @apollonetwork13.bsky.social k13.bsky.social #MemberSpotlight, May 2025: 🤲🏽 Proud to recognize #DrPatrickGee for his incredible service on #CommunityAdvisoryCouncil➕ Publications & Presentation Cmte. 🔵 His work➕advocacy helps #APOLLO's mission, w/ lasting impacts on #KidneyTransplantion 🧬🏥

🌟The @apollonetwork13.bsky.social #MemberSpotlight, May 2025: 🤲🏽 Proud to honor Dr. #SylviaRosas for outstanding leadership on the #APOLLO Steering Committee➕ Dissemination Working Group.💙💚 Her leadership is vital in advancing #KidneyHealth, #OrganDonation, and #PrecisionMedicine 🧬🏥🫶

⚾🫶 #DonateLifeMonth 2025: @apollonetwork13.bsky.social's #BarryFreedmanMD (Coordinating Cntr PI) threw 1st pitch at #WakeForest Baseball’s #LivingDonorAwarenessDay.🤲🏽 🏟The event honors stories like a coach who donated a kidney to player—#TransplantationSavesLives 🦋💙 💚@donatelifeamerica.bsky.social

🙏🏽#MidAmericaTransplant, @st-louis-cardinals.bsky.social ➕ #DavidEckstein22 for unforgettable #DonateLifeDay at Busch Stadium! 🏟️ 🌅 #GreatDay gathering w/#DonorFamilies, #Transplant patients, #LivingDonors➕professionals in our #StLouiscommunity to honor #GiftOfLife 🦋💙💚 #DonateLifeAmerica #SSMHealthStL

🧠 “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” –Churchill 💙💚Grateful to join #SSMHealthSTL➕#MidAmericaTransplant for 2025 #DonateLife ceremony—honoring donor heroes, celebrating second chances, & sharing impact of our growing #LivingDonorTransplant program🤝🏽 #TeamTransplant🏥

C5b9uPR is emerging as a significant biomarker for FSGS progression, reflecting the complex interplay between complement activation, inflammation, and kidney injury. https://bit.ly/KID0787 #ASNKidney360 @kristalentine.bsky.social

Have a good weekend and thank you for following, you're all much appreciated! My owl sketch :)

📣The @apollonetwork13.bsky.social celebrates #DonateLifeMonth 2025💚💙with #APOLLONetworkSpotlights🌟! 🔵 Honoring APOLLO #CommunityAdvisoryCouncil (CAC) Co-Chair @glendaroberts.bsky.social 🤝🏽Discover what fuels Glendas's passion for this vital work #DonateLife | #KidneyTransplant | #Genetics 🧬🤲🏽

The @apollonetwork13.bsky.social kicks off #DonateLifeMonth 2025 💚💙 w/ #APOLLONetworkSpotlights 🌟! 🔵 First up: #LaurieRussell, Lead Project Manager at the #APOLLO Coordinating Center 🤝🏽 Discover what fuels @lrussell6868's passion for this vital work @donatelifeamerica.bsky.social | #KidneyTransplant🤲🏽

📣New apollonetwork13.bsky.social Dissemination Workgroup asnpublications.bsky.social‬#JASNSN 📖April 2025 🧬 Article urges care in sharing race-base#geneticresearchch : ✔️ Don’t equate race with ancestry ✔️ Include community voices ✔️ Highlight social factors, not just genes 🌟Read �� https://t.ly/uC4C4Hm

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🙏🏽 #TransplantationJnl for publishing our new article📖 📣 Innovative, team-driven care in action: A new #genomic testing protocol🧬boosted diagnosis rates in #transplant candidates—guiding prognostication & donor evaluation. 47% diagnostic yield! 📊 #PrecisionMedicine 🏥 @ttsorg.bsky.social 📲 t.ly/kFXpm

☺️ In a field as complex as #transplantation, we can’t do it alone. @astinfo.bsky.social #CEoT2025 reminded me how lucky we are to have colleagues who challenge, support➕ inspire each other🌟 · 🤝🏽 Collegiality makes the challenges feel lighter & the breakthroughs even bigger🚀 #donation | #transplant 💙💚

🙌🏾 Nothing beats energy of being surrounded by brilliant minds who push the field forward. #CEoT2025 was a powerful reminder that #TransplantModernization isn’t just about #innovation—it’s about the people who make it happen💙💚 🙏🏽Grateful for invaluable #colleagues➕#community!🤝🏽✨ @astinfo.bsky.social 🙌🏾

🙌🏾 @astinfo.bsky.social #CEoT2025 ‘Transforming Tomorrow: Leading the Way in #OrganTransplantModernization’ truly delivered on its goal—fostering vigorous discussions on changes & challenges in our field🎤 ·One of my favorite aspects? The incredible collegiality among colleagues🤝🏽#TransplantCommunity💙💚

🙌🏾 Honored to present ‘The Current State of #Data in #Transplantation’🎤 @astinfo.bsky.social #CEoT2025 Session 1 ‘What is the Future of Data to Drive Modernization?’ 🙏🏽Grateful to #PatientVoice panelist for setting stage: We must work together to gather data needed by patients, families➕ clinicians 📊

🌟The @apollonetwork13.bsky.social celebrates #BlackHistoryMonth !🖤💚❤️ 🆕 #JAmSocNephrol (#JASN) 📖 by #APOLLO Dissemination Working Group 🔗https://t.ly/uC4Hm ➡️ Read why it’s so important to distinguish between race, ethnicity, and ancestry in genetic research🧬esp. in #KidneyDisease & #Transplantation

🤝🏽 #ItTakes2 posts📸 🙏🏽 Amazing #SaintLouisUniversity ➕ #SSMHealth leaders for joining #SaintLouis Metropolitan Medical Society Gala🤝🏽 to celebrate my 'Award of Merit’🏅 🤝🏽 Lovely 🏙️ ➕opportunity to network w/ #MedicalPractice leaders in our #StLouis community💙💚 🙌🏾 #Grateful | #Science | #WomenInMedicine 🏥

🙏🏽Deeply honored to be 41st recipient of #SaintLouis Metropolitan Medical Society ‘#AwardOfMerit’🙌🏾 · #SLMMS was founded in 1836🟰one of the oldest U.S. medical societies🏥 · Unforgettable evening 🏙️ receiving🏅in company of @SaintLouisUniversity School of Medicine ➕ #SSMHealth leadership🤝🏽 #Grateful 🙌🏾💙💚

🙌🏾 Honored to be part of #UNOS/#SRTR 2023 #AnnualDataReport: #Kidney authorship team 📖 🤝🏽 #Teamwork | #DataDriven | #LivingDonation | #Access | #Outcomes 📊 · #KidneyTransplantation By The Numbers 📈 below💙💚 · 🆓 download @American Journal of Transplantation 👇🏽: www.amjtransplant.org/article/S160...

🌟The @apollonetwork13.bsky.social celebrates #BlackHistoryMonth 2025!🖤💚❤️ · Sharing a message from the #APOLLO Study 🧬Team👇🏽 “Together, we celebrate not only history but the progress we continue to strive for every day” · Honoring the Past | Inspiring the Future 🙌🏾 🔗 www.apollocommunity.net

In our study 📚 , we observed significant disparities in post-transplant outcomes among Hispanic kidney transplant recipients, with public insurance being associated with a higher risk of graft failure and patient death. #disparities #transplant www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Worried like me about the future of biomedical research? Let's fly to Europe and enjoy a few days of science and fun, far from conspiracy theories, childish self-destructive propaganda, and misinformation. #FSGS #rFSGS #APOL1 #Nephsky #Medsky

The final version of our paper www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/... One APOL1 risk variant is associated with CKD & FSGS. We have a solid basis for new mechanistic studies in our journey to find durable cure for APOL1 KD @opeyemiolabisi.bsky.social @kidneyomicsamps.bsky.social @genetickidneydoc.bsky.social

Nephrology and Transplant community please welcome Krista @kristalentine.bsky.social to bsky @kidneyomicsamps.bsky.social @rfsgsinitiative.bsky.social @rheaultm.bsky.social @nephrosparks.bsky.social @mcstarr1.bsky.social @atomickidney.bsky.social @mannonmom.bsky.social

Hello bsky community of biomedical researchers, nephrologists, transplant nephrologists, Please welcome and follow @kristalentine.bsky.social giant and thought leader in transplant research, #APOLLO @the-asci.bsky.social @asnkidney.bsky.social @opeyemiolabisi.bsky.social 🙏🏽

🙌🏾Congratulations @ApolloNetwork13 CC11 CoPI Mariella Ortigosa-Goggins for outstanding @TheMiamiTimes OpEd article📰👏🏽 🙏🏾for informing the community & shedding light on the crucial topic of distinguishing race from biology in #KidneyTransplant outcomes💡 ➡️ tinyurl.com/2xfmccat

Catching moments w/@ApolloNetwork13 Investigators presenting➕networking across #KidneyWk 2023 | #Philadelphia🔔 🙌🏾Wonderful discussions in sessions related to #kidney #genetics🧬, #APOL1➕#transplantation🤝🏽 ❤️#PhillyLove | #ASNKidneyWeek💛@mannonmom |@GbadegesinLab |@emp802➕👇🏽

New📖by #MariellaGoggins | @mannonmom ➕@KristaLentine explores ‘Impact of Ethnicity on #ResearchAuthorization at the Time of #OrganDonation’ · A critical topic for improving outcomes in #KidneyTransplantation 💙💚 · 🗞️Read full @turkjnephrol article 👇🏾: shorturl.at/jNR29

🌟Dr.Ana Iltis, @WakeForest Professor➕@ApolloNetwork13 #CommunityAdvisoryCouncil Co-chair, delivers outstanding @slusom #GrandRounds | Sept 8, 2023: '#HealthDisparities & #HealthEquity in #ClinicalResearch & Practice.'🔬Working together for a healthier, more equitable future!💪🏽