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🤲🏽 Proud to start #DonateLifeMonth 2026 sharing our new @JASN_News article “Evaluation and Counseling of Living Kidney Donor Candidates.”💙💚 📖In this review, we highlight new research that has changed the landscape of the evaluation and counseling of donor candidates, focused on emerging information since the 2017 @goKDIGO #LivingDonor Guideline 📊 🤝🏽@SAHusainMD | @yasar_caliskan | @SSMHealthSTL | @SSMHealth | @DonateLife🫶 👇🏽Read today @JASN_News: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41805749/

RT @KristaLentine: ✨Grateful for the women who lead, inspire, and elevate those around them.🤲🏽 🌸 March was Women’s History Month. As the…

🤝🏽 Thank you @kittinamejia ➕@KidneyBea_n for the wonderful collaboration. 🙏🏽 📖 Building on the groundbreaking 2023 #Santander Summit, this review highlights how #LivingDonation can expand safely through stronger oversight, transparency, and long-term donor care. 💙💚🦋 Translating principles into practice for the benefit of living donors worldwide.🌍👐🏾 @ONT_esp @coe #livingkidneydonation #kidneytransplantation #patientcentered

@ApolloNetwork13 @itsglendar @lrussell6868 @KristaLentine @Kashawna__ @nicholejeff @PGee51 @sylviaerosas @SuperChaperone @drrushdafaruk Congratulations Glenda!!

🌟Celebrating Glenda V. Roberts, Chair of the #CommunityAdvisoryCouncil (#CAC) at @ApolloNetwork13 🏆 Recipient of the 2026 Derek Forfang #PatientAdvocate Award 🎖️ Presented by Ardelyx, Inc. at NKF Spring Clinicals (May 2026) A powerful voice in kidney research 🧬 and CKD advocacy, Glenda has served on 15+ advisory committees and contributed to 50+ publications 📚, bridging clinical science with patient lived experience. Her leadership spans the Kidney Precision Medicine Project and board roles with the Kidney Health Institute, LifeCenter Northwest, and Critical Path Institute 🌍. A true trailblazer ✨ and the first to receive both the @ASNKidney President’s Award and the @NKF Celeste Castillo Lee Patient Engagement Award. Congratulations, @itsglendar ! 👏🏽 🎉 🙏🏽Thank you for your incredible impact on the #APOLLOStudy and beyond.

With decades of kidney care advocacy under his belt, Sidney The Kidney is preparing for a well-earned retirement. Now, his younger cousin, Kenny The Kidney, is stepping up as NKF’s new Chief Kidney Officer. bit.ly/4aGRLCc

March is #NationalKidneyMonth 🧡 1 in 7 adults has kidney disease and many don’t know it. This March, help us spread awareness by: • Sharing this post • Encouraging loved ones to know their numbers • Starting conversations about kidney health #KidneyHealth

💚March is National Kidney Month💚 March is National Kidney Month, a time to raise awareness about kidney health and the importance of early detection. Kidney disease often has no early symptoms, which is why learning your risk and talking with your healthcare provider is so important. This month reminds us that small steps like staying hydrated, managing blood pressure and diabetes, and keeping up with regular checkups can help protect kidney health year‑round. To learn more about the importance of National Kidney Month, click the link below 🔗worldkidneyday.org #APOLLOStudy #Kidneys #NationalKidneyMonth #KidneyHealth #MarchIsNationalKidneyMonth #EarlyDetection

✨Honoring APOLLO During Black History Month ✨🧡🖤❤️💚 During this season of remembrance and determination, we pay tribute to the APOLLO Study, a groundbreaking effort that sits at the intersection of science, justice, and our collective story as people of African descent. For generations, our communities have carried a hidden genetic burden within the APOL1 gene, a variation passed down like eye color or blood type, yet capable of significantly impacting kidney health in devastating ways. APOLLO refuses to let this truth stay in the shadows. By researching APOL1 in kidney donors and recipients, the aim is to improve transplant outcomes, safeguard living donors, and reshape a narrative long marred by disproportionate suffering. This study isn’t just about DNA; it’s about dignity. It’s about ensuring that African Americans, Afro-Caribbeans, Hispanic Blacks, and Africans receive the safety, awareness, and care long denied to them. As we observe Black History Month, APOLLO reminds us that our bodies carry both the memory of our past and the hope of our future. When research finally centers on our lived experiences, healing becomes possible, not just on an individual level, but across generations. #APOLLO #BlackHistory #blackexcellence2026 #BlackExcellenceEveryDay #BlackHistoryMonth #kidneyhealth #APOLLOStudy

✨Honoring Community Leadership This Black History Month ✨🖤❤️🧡💚 The @ApolloNetwork13 celebrates #BlackHistoryMonth by recognizing the legacy, resilience, and brilliance of Black communities — and the powerful work happening right now through the APOLLO Study. 🧬 At the heart of this work is our Community Advisory Council (CAC), whose lived experiences and advocacy help ensure #APOLLO remains equitable, transparent, and community centered. Together, we’re building trust and advancing health equity. Honoring the Past | Centering Community | Inspiring the Future 🙌🏾 apollocommunity.org

Meet the 2025–2026 Transplant Community Advisory Council 🌟 Get to know the voices helping shape AST’s work and be inspired to apply for the 2026 TCAC. 👉 Meet the council & apply: bit.ly/4b2UwQ4 #TransplantTwitter #Adovcacy #OrganDonation

📢 New Publication Alert! 🧬 Our manuscript “Non-HLA Genetics and Application to Living Donor Candidates” is now published online in Current Transplantation Reports. Grateful to my co-authors & collaborators for this work! Please take a look😊 rdcu.be/eEsjB

🌙 At the 2025 @SSMHealth #BrightNightGala, three powerful journeys came together — illuminating one mission of courage, compassion, and connection. 💙💚 🕯️ Families, #LivingDonors, and #Transplant recipients stood side by side, showing what the gift of giving truly means. 🙏🏽 🫶🏾 Their experiences remind us that living donation creates a lasting ripple of hope — transforming lives and inspiring others to share the #GiftOfLife. 🦋 ✨@SSMHealthSTL | @SLUHospital | @slucare | @slusom | @cardinalglennon | @RaviNayakMD | @bobpmd | @UchennaAgbim | @renginels | @linamariatf | @henryrandall60 | @HoseaBartlett | @AbualrubFadee | @nephrom | @yasar_caliskan | @KanaHelloKidney | @MowaffaqSaid | @slunephrons | @SLU_Chiefs_IM 🙌🏾 #LivingDonation #Transplantation #SSMHealth #DonorStories #Community #Hope #Healing #GratitudeGratitude🫶🏼 🎥 Watch the #PatientStories here:

@KristaLentine @SSMHealth @kathdavisr @reneknottsports @SSMHealthSTL @cardinalglennon @nephrom @renginels @Barisafsar75 @hjschlachter @HoseaBartlett 👏 So nice 😊 to see incredible impact of donors, recipients, families, and transplant teams coming together to share hope and gratitude. 🙏🏻