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

We had a great time celebrating the year at the Duke Nephrology Holiday gathering

Congrats to #NephFaculty and PD Dr Sparks selected by the fellows to receive the 2025 Excellence in Mentorship Award

Congrats to #NephFaculty and APD Dr Singh who was selected by the fellows to receive the 2025 Excellence in Teaching Award

congrats to #NephFaculty Dr Sinclair who is the recipient of a CACHE award to help improve screening and implementation of strategies to improve CKD Care at Duke https://aihealth.duke.edu/cache-2025-2026-awardees-profile/

great time watching Duke and Coach Scheyer win #100

great time watching Duke and Coach Scheyer win number 100

#NephFaculty Dr Samira Musah discusses her labs recent paper in Nature Biomedical Engineering Behind the paper: Tracing a heart disease mutation to the kidney https://communities.springernature.com/amp/posts/behind-the-paper-tracing-a-heart-disease-mutation-to-the-kidney

The next ASN Kidney Translation Podcast is out 🎗️Inaccuracy of creatinine-based eGFR in patients with sarcopenia ⚪transdermal GFR to improved GFR accuracy 🫁pulmonary artery pulsatility index (PAPI) and kidney function https://www.asn-online.org/media/podcast/JASN/2025_12_10_KTS_December2025.mp3

wonderful time celebrating a successful match day with faculty and fellows #nephforward

New from #NephFaculty Dr Sparks and colleagues in Mayo Clinic Proceedings Long-Term Effects of SGLT2 Inhibitors on Refractory Hypomagnesemia and Urinary Magnesium Excretion https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025619625005051?dgcid=author

We are very happy to welcome 5 outstanding fellows to the Duke Nephrology Family. Dr Daum, Dr Kalada, Dr Smith, Dr Witt, and Dr Womack. Congrats and welcome #NephForward

New from #NephFaculty Dr Wyatt and colleagues in Clinical Microbiology Reviews HIV-associated kidney diseases: progress, gaps, and future directions https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41294345/

New from Dr Jayasundara and colleagues in Toxics Is Fluoride the Culprit? Revisiting Evidence on Environmental Origins of Chronic Kidney Disease of Uncertain Etiology (CKDu): A Narrative Review https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41304518/

New from #NephFaculty Dr Crowley and colleagues in Scientific Reports Inflammation and oxidative stress are associated with major adverse cardiovascular events in adults with preclinical hypertension https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-25460-z

New from Dr Coffman and colleagues in Diabetes Urinary Branched-Chain Amino Acid Excretion and Chronic Kidney Disease Progression in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih....

New from #NephFaculty Dr Middleton in the Journal of Renal Nutrition Prebiotic Administration to CKD Patients Modifies Their Microbiome and Metabolism pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih....

we had a great time celebrating our fellows at the annual Fellowsgiving Thank you for your hard work, dedication, and excellent patient care #Thankful

We were honored to welcome Dr. Coffman, former Division Chief, esteemed mentor to many of our faculty, and current Dean at Duke-NUS in Singapore, back to Duke for an outstanding Grand Rounds.

another Burton Rose book club with #NephFellow Dr Ludwig teaching everyone about kidney physiology

ICYMI: the 2025 #NephMadness logo dropped at #KidneyWk

New from Dr Jafar and colleagues in Nature Medicine A meta-analysis of albuminuria as a surrogate endpoint for kidney failure pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih....