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Neyra receives $3.8 million RO1 grant for use of AI in CRRT
Javier Neyra, M.D., M.S.C.S., associate professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology received a $3.8 million R01 grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases at the NIH for his project "Artificial Intelligence to[…] -
Four from UAB awarded prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides grants to study, teach and conduct research in more than 160 countries. -
New DEAL program recognizes and develops UAB administrative professionals
UAB holds its administrative professionals in the highest regard. April 26, 2023, is Administrative Professionals Day – allowing us to recognize and celebrate our administrative professionals while also highlighting the administrative resources offered by UAB. Most recently, the Developing Emerging[…] -
Three projects funded through annual AMC21 Multi-Investigator Program Awards
UAB Heersink School of Medicine has awarded three grants for the latest annual Multi-Investigator Program Award cycle. The 2022/2023 AMC21 Multi-PI Awards, which provide grant funding of $150,000 per year for two years, were awarded to Javier Neyra, M.D., Carlos Orihuela,[…] -
Kidney resident macrophages have distinct subpopulations and occupy distinct microenvironments
This novel finding will help guide successful therapeutic design and strategies for acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease. -
Kidney failure experts recommend new tool that eliminates race as a determining factor for diagnosis
New findings published in the Journal of the American Medical Association show an eGFR equation that excludes race as a coefficient and includes creatine and cystatin C measurements could demonstrate racial differences in the risk of kidney failure requiring dialysis. -
Similar rates of COVID-related acute kidney injury found in early adolescents and older adults, study shows
COVID-related acute kidney injury peaked in 10- to 15-year-olds and 70- to 75-year-olds, suggesting age is not the sole determinant in severity of illness from COVID-19. -
Study provides ‘critical information’ for treating childhood cancer patients with COVID
The largest registry of U.S. children with cancer who were diagnosed with COVID-19 found an increased risk of having severe infection and having their cancer therapy modified because of COVID, underscoring the urgency of vaccinations for these children, the authors[…] -
$100 million in contributions to transform UAB School of Medicine
Record $95 million Heersink lead gift to advance strategic growth and biomedical innovation. -
How does COVID-19 affect patients with cancer? Largest U.S. study shares first results.
Assistant Professor Noha Sharafeldin, MBBCh, Ph.D., presented cancer-related findings from the massive N3C database of records from COVID-positive patients at 55 institutions nationwide, including UAB. Results — including a significant increase in risk of death among patients who recently had[…] -
More than 1,100 employees to be honored with annual service awards
This year, the university recognizes 50 years of service by Jeanne Hutchison, Ph.D., and Ferdinand Urthaler, M.D., and 45 years of service by Robert Kim M.D., and Joseph Lovetto. In addition, 294 employees with 20 or more years and 904[…] -
Ashita Tolwani, MD Wins the 2020 Robert G. Narins Award
We were very excited to have Dr. Ashita Tolwani recognized for her exceptional teaching, educating skills, and mentoring by being awarded the Robert G. Narins Award for 2020 by the American Society of Nephrology. Please see this video talking more[…]
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Kidney Week Reimagined 2020
ASN Kidney Week looks a bit different this year. Early programs from October 19-21, 2020Annual Meeting from October 22-25, 2020All meeting content will be accessible through the Kidney Week Website until December 4, 2020.Please see the list below (separated by date) of[…]
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2019 Highlights for Division of Nephrology
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Chronic kidney disease is focus of World Kidney Day on March 14
UAB nephrologists will raise awareness about chronic kidney disease, which is the sixth-fastest-growing cause of death in the world, on World Kidney Day.
