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Informational Posters
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Thursday, October 22, 2026
Resource Center Presenter Title Poster Number Time (CST) Room UAB-UCSD INFO06-TH 10AM-12PM University of Michigan INFO07-TH 10AM-12PM Northwestern University INFO08-TH 10AM-12PM Johns Hopkins University INFO09-TH 10AM-12PM Washington University in St. Louis INFO10-TH 10AM-12PM University of Pittsburgh INFO11-SA 10AM-12PM
OKRA Informational Posters
Location: Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO
Date: October 21-25, 2026
Visit the informational posters hosted by National Resource Centers (NRCs) to learn more about the resources and services they have to offer!
OKRA-Affiliated Posters and Abstracts
OKRA Travel Awardee Posters
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Thursday, October 22, 2026
Applicant Primary Institution Title Number Time Location Kisho Miyasako Oregon Health and Science University Role of NEDD8-activating enzyme E1 in CUL3Δ9-associated signaling in familial hyperkalemic hypertension TH-PO0036 10AM-12PM Exhibit Hall A, Convention Center Chenjian Gu Washington University in St. Louis MANF Clears Mutant Uromodulin in Human Kidney Organoids of Autosomal Dominant Tubulointerstitial Kidney Disease TH-PO0132 10AM-12PM Exhibit Hall A, Convention Center Brett Burrows Augusta University Priority Ranking Gaps in Frailty Measurement in Nephrology: Report of the KDARC Consensus Conference TH-PO1178 10AM-12PM Exhibit Hall A, Convention Center Abul Fajol UAB Emphysema and Alveolar Calcification: UnrecognizedLung Complications in CKD TH-PO0020 10AM-12PM Exhibit Hall A, Convention Center Aleena Asif UAB Assessment of Muscle Function and Muscle Mass inPatients with AKI Requiring CRRT TH-PO0745 10AM-12PM Exhibit Hall A, Convention Center Tanima Chatterjee UAB Iron dysregulation alters mineral metabolism via FGF23 production and macrophagemediated FGF23 cleavage TH-PO0023 10AM-12PM Exhibit Hall A, Convention Center Debora Gisch Indiana University Oral Cannabidiol Modulates Kidney Immune and MetabolicPathways in Lupus Nephritis TH-PO0406 10AM-12PM Exhibit Hall A, Convention Center Audrey Fetsko Nationwide Children's Hospital Cell-bound CD93 Impairs Glomerular Endothelial Cell Functionality in Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome TH-PO0266 10AM-12PM Exhibit Hall A, Convention Center Saeida Saadat University of Miami BNIP3 Couples Mitophagy to Extracellular Vesicle Biogenesis in Diabetic Kidney Disease TH-PO0363 10AM-12PM Exhibit Hall A, Convention Center Rachel Njeim University of Miami Apolipoprotein C-III Deficiency Mediates Podocyte Lipotoxicity in Glomerular Diseases TH-PO0355 10AM-12PM Exhibit Hall A, Convention Center Nagarjunachary Ragi University of Texas at San Antonio Urinary Adenine-to-5'-Methylthioadenosine Ratio CutPoints for Predicting Composite Kidney Outcomes in Patients with Diabetic Kidney Disease TH-PO0627 10AM-12PM Exhibit Hall A, Convention Center Elynna Youm University of Pittsburgh Megalin as a Mediator of Diet-Induced Kidney Injury andUrate Handling Dysfunction TH-PO0131 10AM-12PM Exhibit Hall A, Convention Center Mingzhou Zhang University of Toledo Medical Center Melanocortin Therapy Attenuates Autoreactive HumoralImmune Response and Ameliorates Glomerular Injury in Active Heymann Nephritis TH-PO0419 10AM-12PM Exhibit Hall A, Convention Center Abdulsalam Soofi University of Michigan Hepatic Hepcidin Deficiency Drives Iron-Mediated Ferroptosis and Chronic Kidney Injury TH-PO0239 10AM-12PM Exhibit Hall A, Convention Center Shinichi Makino Indiana University Staphylococcus aureus Niches in the Kidney TH-PO0685 10AM-12PM Exhibit Hall A, Convention Center Abul Fajol UAB Emphysema and Alveolar Calcification: UnrecognizedLung Complications in CKD TH-PO0020 1:12-1:18PM Futures Theater, Exhibit Hall A Eduardo Jorge Duque Northwestern University Rethinking Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 Cleavage:The Biological Role of the N-Terminal FGF-23 Peptide in Bone and Mineral Metabolism TH-OR029 4:40-4:50PM Room 405, Convention Center Dilaram Acharya UAB Association of Social Determinants of Health with Risk of ESKD Among Survivors of Critical Illness and AKI TH-OR013 5-5:10PM Room 203, Convention Center Jia Xin (Jess) Huang University of California, San Francisco Factors associated with recovery of kidney function after dialysis-requiring acute kidney injury among kidney transplant recipients TH-OR014 5:10-5:20PM Room 203, Convention Center -
Friday, October 23, 2026
Applicant Primary Institution Title Number Time Location Yasuhiro Oda Washington University in St. Louis Single-Nucleus Long-Read RNA Sequencing Unravels Isoform-Level Regulation of Gene Expression in Normal and Acutely Injured Proximal Tubule Cells FR-PO0342 10AM-12PM Exhibit Hall A, Convention Center Isadore Budnick University of Colorado Exploring AKI as a Cause of Diaphragm Dysfunction in the Intensive Care Unit FR-PO0360 10AM-12PM Exhibit Hall A, Convention Center Samaneh DiMartino Stony Brook University Treatment of AKI by Activation of Branched-Chain Amino Acid (BCAA) Catabolism FR-PO0364 10AM-12PM Exhibit Hall A, Convention Center Jielu Robichaud Mayo Clinic Viral gene therapy rescues cystic and fibrotic tubular phenotypes in ARPKD organoids FR-PO0091 10AM-12PM Exhibit Hall A, Convention Center Melissa Zhou Stanford University School of Medicine White Matter Microstructure on Diffusion MRI After AKI in Preterm Infants FR-PO0923 10AM-12PM Exhibit Hall A, Convention Center Safaa Hammoud Washington University in St. Louis Inhibition of Fatty Acid Metabolism Protects Against AKI FR-PO0381 10AM-12PM Exhibit Hall A, Convention Center Mengxuan Chen University of Toledo GSK3β Hyperactivity Drives Progression and Glomerular Injury in Diabetic Kidney Disease FR-PO0174 10AM-12PM Exhibit Hall A, Convention Center Cathy Smith University of Michigan Multi-Omic and Spatial Exploration of Differential Hypoxia-Inducible Factor Regulatory Activation Across Cortical and Medullary Nephron Segments FR-PO0208 10AM-12PM Exhibit Hall A, Convention Center Sophie Chang University of Oklahoma Plant-Based Diet Adherence and Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number in Individuals with CKD FR-PO0249 10AM-12PM Exhibit Hall A, Convention Center Saloni Srivastava Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Lipid Profile and Risk of Hospitalization with Infection Patients with CKD: The CRIC Study FR-PO0262 10AM-12PM Exhibit Hall A, Convention Center Jonas Kwok Children's Hospital of Philadelphia The Age Transition for People with Glomerular Diseases: Reflections of Young Adults FR-PO0831 10AM-12PM Exhibit Hall A, Convention Center Yasuhiro Oda Washington University in St. Louis Single-Nucleus Long-Read RNA Sequencing Unravels Isoform-Level Regulation of Gene Expression in Normal and Acutely Injured Proximal Tubule Cells FR-PO0342 1:06-1:12PM Exhibit Hall A, Convention Center Humayra Afrin Mayo Clinic A Light-Chain Amyloidosis Model in Kidney Organoids Demonstrates That Attenuation of CDK1-Mediated Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) Resolves Podocytopathy and Tubulointerstitial Fibrosis FR-OR001 4:30-4:40PM Room 401, Convention Center Udeme Ekrikpo UAB Progression to ESKD Among Intensive Care Unit Survivors with AKI: Development of a Competing-Risk Predictive Model FR-OR014 5:10-5:20PM Room 203, Convention Center -
Saturday, October 24, 2026
Applicant Primary Institution Title Number Time Location Armin Ahmadi University of California, San Diego Cutaneous Microvascular Functional Reserve Is Associated with Kidney Function and Histopathologic Injury: The MAP-CKD Study SA-PO0505 10AM-12PM Exhibit Hall A, Convention Center Farrhin Nowshad University of California, Berkeley Integrated Multi-Omics Approach Identifies Plasma Metabolome-Associated Kidney Injury Programs SA-PO0227 10AM-12PM Exhibit Hall A, Convention Center Kevin Hurtado Washington University in St. Louis Inhibition of Mitochondrial Pyruvate Carrier Protects Aging Kidneys SA-PO0871 10AM-12PM Exhibit Hall A, Convention Center Shivani Sharma Washington University in St. Louis Proximal Tubular FoxO3 Deletion Protects Against Acute Kidney Injury SA-PO0253 10AM-12PM Exhibit Hall A, Convention Center Humza Hemani Washington University in St. Louis Studying Postnatal Nephron Maturation and Disease Using Single- Nucleus Multi-Omics SA-PO0006 10AM-12PM Exhibit Hall A, Convention Center Meredith Shand Indiana University Uromodulin (Tamm-Horsfall Protein) as a Biological Correlate of Human Physical Performance SA-PO0874 10AM-12PM Exhibit Hall A, Convention Center Branden Duyvestyn UAB A Low-Lysine Diet Modulates Renal and Hepatic Amino Acid Transporter Expression in ADPKD SA-PO0138 10AM-12PM Exhibit Hall A, Convention Center Yili Fang Washington University in St. Louis MANF Regulates Endoplasmic Reticulum Calcium Efflux in Patient-Derived Kidney Organoids of Autosomal Dominant Tubulointerstitial Kidney Disease SA-PO0037 10AM-12PM Exhibit Hall A, Convention Center Jordan Nestor Columbia University Diagnostic Aggregation and Semantic Drift in International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-Derived Kidney Phenotypes: Implications for Electronic Health Record (EHR)-Based and Genomic Research SA-PO0081 10AM-12PM Exhibit Hall A, Convention Center Qiyao Liu University of Toledo Chronic Suboptimal Hydration Disrupts Kidney–Adrenal–Heart Interorgan Communication and Accelerates Cardiorenal Aging via RAAS Activation SA-PO0233 10AM-12PM Exhibit Hall A, Convention Center Kevin Hurtado Washington University in St. Louis Inhibition of Mitochondrial Pyruvate Carrier Protects Aging Kidneys SA-PO0871 1:42-1:48PM Exhibit Hall A, Convention Center James O'Sullivan Northwestern University Differential Effects of Tubular Mitochondrial vs. Cytosolic RedoxState on CKD SA-OR065 4:40-4:50PM Mile High Ballroom 1D, Convention Center Azuma Nanamatsu Indiana University Pathological Uromodulin Retention in Altered Thick AscendingLimb Cells Drives Kidney Disease Progression SA-OR072 5:50-6PM Mile High Ballroom 1D, Convention Center
National Resource Center Meet Up Schedule
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Thursday, October 22 10am-12pm MDT
- UAB-UCSD – Will host a Meet Up at the Center’s informational poster, “The UAB-UCSD O'Brien Center for AKI Research” [INFO06-TH].
- University of Michigan – Will host a Meet Up at the Center’s informational poster, “The University of Michigan George O'Brien Kidney National Research Core: Transforming Translational Kidney Research Through Systems Biology” [INFO07-TH].
- Northwestern University – Will host a Meet-Up at the Center's informational poster, “The NU-USC O'Brien National Resource Center: Integrating Nanotechnology and Physical Sciences for Kidney Health” [INFO08-TH].
- Johns Hopkins University – Will host a Meet Up at the Center’s informational poster, “The Johns Hopkins O'Brien Center: Harnessing Basic, Clinical, and Translational Research to Advance Kidney Health” [INFO09-TH].
- WashU – Will host a Meet-Up at the Center's informational poster, “The Washington University Kidney O'Brien National Resource Center for CKD Research” [INFO10-TH].
- University of Pittsburgh – Will host a Meet-Up at the Center's informational poster, “The Pittsburgh Center for Kidney Research: A Member of the George O'Brien Kidney Resource Alliance" [INFO11-TH].
- Indiana University – Will host a Meet Up at the Center’s informational poster, “The Indiana University O'Brien National Resource Center” [INFO12-TH].
Meet Up Schedule
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