We had a great time celebrating the wedding of #NephFellow Dr Varshney and Dr Ruiz Toledo #DoubleNephro #2Kidneys

The next ASN Kidney Translation Podcast is out hosted by PD Dr Sparks Covering 🌊 genetics of ultrafiltration 🍄‍🟫 fungus-derived antioxidant removal by PD 🎖️ VA home dialysis survery https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/asn-kidney-translation-series-peritoneal-dialysis/id1524579597?i=1000763260279

#NephFellows Dr DeMis and Dr Safdar at #APDIM2026 #AAIM

New from the Dr Musah Lab in Stem Cell Reports Discovery of kidney disease targets using multimodal human podocyte injury models https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41932339/

#NephFaculty Dr Edmonston representing at #ACC26

New from #NephFaculty Dr Musah and lab in Stem Cell Reports Discovery of kidney disease targets using multimodal human podocyte injury models https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41932339/

New from #NephFaculty Dr Strasma and colleagues in AJKD Environmental Threats to Kidney Health: A Clinician's Guide to Modern Exposures https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41921740/

congrats to #NephFaculty member Dr Catanese and #PedsNeph faculty member Dr Williams on being named Duke CTSA K12 Scholars https://ctsi.duke.edu/news/five-early-career-faculty-members-named-duke-ctsa-k12-scholars

New from Dr Ellis and Dr Katz-Greenberg and colleagues in Am J Transplant Organ-specific differences in the epidemiology of CMV infections in high-risk (CMV D+R-) solid organ transplant recipients with prolonged follow-up: a ten-year experience https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41903855/

New from #NephFaculty Goni Katz-Greenberg and colleagues in Am J Transplant Transplant professionals' knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to transgender and gender diverse patient care: A national survey https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41903857/

Listen to this Podcast by #NephFellow Dr Safdar hosted by her sister Mehvish Safdar on the Unit3d w/ B1G Team at Indiana University Podcast Title: From Court to Clinic: Pickleball, Kidneys, and Mental Health with Dr. Sis listen here ⬇️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFv8607amZc#NephFellow

New from Dr Sparks and colleagues in AJKD A Survey of Home Dialysis Competency, Exposure & Barriers Among Nephrology Fellows in the United States https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41895397/

Some intense debating during our annual #NephMadness bracketology selection show. Don't forget to fill out your brackets here https://www.tourneytopia.com/AJKD/NephMadness#NephMadness

New from #NephFaculty Dr Pun and colleagues in JAMIA Open Advanced artificial intelligence vs simpler models for 1-year death prediction among patients receiving hemodialysis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41873434/#NephFaculty

Dr Sparks in ASN Kidney News Pow, Pop, Wham, Bam! #NephMadness Is Back https://www.kidneynews.org/view/journals/kidney-news/18/3/article-p10_3.xml

New from #NephFaculty Rasheeda Hall and colleagues in JASN ASN Kidney Health Guidance on Conservative Management in People with Kidney Failure https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41848800/

New from #NephFellow Dr Komal Safdar and Dr Sparks and colleagues in CJASN Sports Nephrology: From Bench to Bedside https://journals.lww.com/cjasn/citation/9900/sports_nephrology__from_bench_to_bedside.882.aspx#NephFellow

Take a listen to the ISGN GN in Ten Podcast with #NephFellow Dr Ale Tomasi and Dr Sparks on the IgA Nephropathy Region of #NephMadness Special! https://share.transistor.fm/s/b639cd5f?utm_campaign=Podcast&utm_content=554554612&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&hss_channel=tw-1560753663945080832

Take a listen to the ISGN GN in Ten Podcast with #NephFellow Dr Aarushi Varshney and Dr Sparks on C3G Region of #NephMadness Special! https://share.transistor.fm/s/72477cca?utm_campaign=Podcast&utm_content=554554612&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&hss_channel=tw-1560753663945080832

Happy #WorldKidneyDay #OurKidneysOurPlanet

New from #NephFaculty Dr Catanese and Dr Edmonston in JASN Cardiovascular Outcomes among New Users of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Compared with DPP-4 Inhibitors and Sulfonylureas in Kidney Failure https://journals.lww.com/jasn/abstract/9900/cardiovascular_outcomes_among_new_users_of_glp_1.951.aspx

The #NephMadness IgA Nephropathy region is filled with new advances written by #NephFellow Dr Ale Tomasi Don't forget to fill out your brackets https://ajkdblog.org/2026/03/01/nephmadness-2026-iga-nephropathy-region/

#NephMadness is in full swing. Check out the C3G region written by #NephFellow Dr Aarushi Varshney don't forget to submit your brackets! https://ajkdblog.org/2026/03/01/nephmadness-2026-c3g-region/

New from #NephFellow Dr Chrystel Pawly and #NephFaculty Dr Edmonston in ASN Kidney News Reeling in the Years: Fish Oil Lowers Cardiovascular Risk in Hemodialysis https://www.kidneynews.org/view/journals/kidney-news/18/3/article-p14_6.xml

New from #NephFaculty Dr Wyatt and colleagues in JAMA Network Open Genetic Testing for APOL1 in Adults With Hypertension: The GUARDD-US Randomized Clinical Trial https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41784962/

#NephMadness 2026 is up and running at https://ajkdblog.org/ Check out all of the content and fill out your brackets https://www.tourneytopia.com/AJKD/NephMadness/default.aspx

New from Dr Olabisi, Dr Lucas and colleagues in JASN Hybrid Community-EHR Approaches to APOL1 Kidney Disease Screening and Clinical Trials among Black Individuals https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41774497/

thanks Dr Olabisi for a great night out to enjoy great friends and great food #vinrouge

Congrats to Dr Weerasiri selected to serve as chief fellow 2026-2027 academic year. https://medicine.duke.edu/education-and-training/fellowship-programs/nephrology-fellowship/program-fellows/chief-fellows

New from #NephFaculty Dr Ortiz-Melo and colleagues in Urologic Oncology AKI following radical nephrectomy and IVC thrombectomy: A tertiary referral center experience https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41723078/

we had a great time at the annual Carolinas NKF Fellows night with Nephrology fellows from Duke, UNC, and Wake Forest. Huge Thanks to David Rush for delivering an outstanding keynote #winsonly

Sarah McLarnon, PhD (UNC) Taylor Kress, PhD (Duke) and Brendyn Miller, PhD (Wake Forest) present their research at Duke Nephrology Grand Rounds as trainees part of the NC TRIO NIH U2C/TL1 training grant

New from #NephFaculty Dr Catanese and Dr Edmonston in CJASN Effect of Clazakizumab on Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio in Patients Receiving HD: Secondary Analysis of the POSIBIL6ESKD Phase 2b Trial https://journals.lww.com/cjasn/citation/9900/effect_of_clazakizumab_on_neutrophil_lymphocyte.857.aspx

thanks Dr Olabisi excellent dinner at Vin Rouge

New from Dr Sparks and colleagues in CJASN American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology: Pressing Issues and Insights https://journals.lww.com/cjasn/citation/9900/american_board_of_internal_medicine_nephrology_.850.aspx

#NephMadness starts March 1st www.ajkdblog.org#NephMadness

Great representation by #NephFellow Dr Komal Safdar at the SingHealth Duke Durham Residency Summit in Singapore

Dr Sparks on the latest ASN Kidney Translation Podcast covering 3 articles discussing advances in kidney transplant JASN/CJASN/Kidney360 1. SGLT2i 2. Pregnancy outcomes 3. Living donation https://www.asn-online.org/media/podcast/JASN/2026_02_09_KTS_February2026.mp3

Congrats to #NephFaculty Dr Catanese on being awarded a SPLENDOR-NC Pilot and Feasibility (P&F) award to support the development of innovative research in nutrition, obesity, and diabetes research across Duke, NC A&T, NCCU, UNC-CH, WFU, WSSU

New from Dr Barisoni and colleagues in Kidney Medicine Case Series of Histopathological Findings in Chronic Kidney Disease: Insights From the Kidney Precision Medicine Project https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41623298/

Congrats to #NephFellow Dr DeMis selected to serve on the 2026 ASN Quality Committee Internship Program #NephForward

New from Dr Pun and Colleagues in AJKD Chronic Pain Locations, Characteristics, and Associations With Other Symptoms in Adults Receiving Maintenance Hemodialysis: Findings From the HOPE Consortium Trial https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41238165/

New from Dr Gbadegesin in AJKD KDOQI US Commentary on the KDIGO 2025 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Nephrotic Syndrome in Children https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41577383/

New from Dr Strasma an colleagues in Kidney International Taking the 'unknown' out of CKDu - Optimising approaches to uncover the cause(s) of epidemic-level kidney disease in low- and middle-income settings: A report from the ISN i3C https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41571097/

New from #NephFaculty Dr Lucas, Dr Kovalik and Colleagues in Lupus Serum BAFF levels in pregnant patients with systemic lupus erythematosus https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41572585/

New from #NephFaculty Dr Strasma and Dr Jayasundara and colleagues in Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry Automated methods for multi-isotopic analysis of major cations in biological samples: application to chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41533064/

We celebrate the success and growth of 2025 and look forward to 2026 #LiveLearnLead #NephForward

New from #NephFaculty Dr Souma and colleagues in JASN Ferroptosis and Its Survivors in Kidney Injury and Repair https://journals.lww.com/jasn/abstract/9900/ferroptosis_and_its_survivors_in_kidney_injury_and.879.aspx

New from #NephFellow Dr Tomasi and PD Dr Sparks and colleagues in Rheumatology Belimumab versus calcineurin inhibitors for cancer risk in lupus nephritis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41452750/

Check out all of the ASN Kidney Translation Podcasts hosted by #NephFaculty member Dr Sparks https://journals.lww.com/asnjournals/Pages/kidney_translation_podcast_series.aspx