Gbadegesin Lab

Final version of our paper SSNS candidate gene CLVS1 regulates podocyte oxidative stress— is out insight.jci.org/articles/view/…, @JCI_insight. Findings ID potential alt/steroid sparing therapy for NS

Looking forward to tomorrow’s Penn/CHOP Kidney Innovation Center Symposium and Annual Research Day: “Kidney Genetics and Health Disparities: APOL1, Global Ancestry, and Disease Risk” 📍 Smilow Rubenstein Auditorium, Philadelphia, PA 🗓 Monday, May 11, 2026 An exciting day bringing together leaders in nephrology, genetics, computational biology, and precision medicine to discuss how human genetics and multi-omics are reshaping our understanding of kidney disease and health disparities. #KidneyResearch #Nephrology #APOL1 #PrecisionMedicine #HealthEquity #PennMedicine #CHOP @PennKidney

@KSusztak @daniyal_jafree Congratulations!!🎊

🚨 Our new paper just dropped !!! Proteomic risk score for early prediction of kidney disease progression in individuals with APOL1 high-risk genotypes nature.com/articles/s4159…

We’re thrilled to share a breakthrough moment in advancing treatment for #RareKidneyDisease. Our therapy for #FSGS has received FDA approval, the first and only approved medicine for FSGS. #InRareForLife Press release: bit.ly/47V4jFJ

@komal_safdar @asnpublications Congratulations 🎉🎈

Grateful to @asnpublications for sharing our perspective in CJASN - Sports Nephrology: From Bench to Bedside. As athletes increasingly intersect with kidney care, we hope this framework helps define what Sports Nephrology is and opens the door for thoughtful, evidence‑based dialogue across the field. I look forward to collaborating!

Excited to share the link for our new paper in KI. Big step towards predicting response to rx @ initial presentation of Peds nephrotic syndrome @ASPNeph @ISGDtweets @nephcure Huge global collab efforts nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%…

Impt piece of work on precise diagnosis of APOL1 AMKD. Pts with N264K (M1) co-inherited with G2 may have other kid dxs & not AMKD. Huge implications for use of emerging AMKD therapy and interpretation of CT. Congratulations #Simone Sanna-Cherchi and team🎉 jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

Enjoy this review focusing on the applicability of KDIGO 2025 guidelines on mx of Peds NS in the US. Highlight, levamisole not approved for use in Humans in the US!! Thanks @goKDIGO for a nice piece. My pleasure working with ChiaShi Wang on this🙏🏽

We welcomed 25 new members of the Robert J. #LefkowitzSociety at the #Duke #OPSD Physician- Scientist Fall Symposium. The event featured a keynote from Nobel Laurate Dr. Robert Lefkowitz & presentations from Drs. Jenny O’Brien and Michael Forrester. Thanks to everyone who joined!

🎉 Celebrate Duke’s physician-scientist community at OPSD Fall Mini-Symposium on Nov 11, 4–6 PM (MSRBIII Rm 1125)! Featuring Nobel Laureate Dr. Lefkowitz @robertjlefkowi1, research talks & awardee recognition.🥙All Duke trainees/faculty welcome! Read more: mailchi.mp/duke/opsd-sept…

Huge congratulations to Duke Pump Class of 2025👍

RAISE IT

A few more days to register to the first ever, recurrent FSGS conference !! If you are not blown away by the program, come for the food :) #rFSGS #FSGS #raredisease @ASNKidney @ASPNeph @ISGDtweets @nephcure

Our group is migrating to Bluesky platform. We have already posted a number of cool and new discoveries @gbadegesinlab.bsky.social Please follow our latest updates🙏🏽

Looking forward to having major stakeholders in the room to discuss clinical and research areas of need in rFSGS. Hopefully we can move the needle closer to effective and durable treatments @ASPNeph @ISGDtweets @nephcure 🙏🏽

@SonaliJBracken @ACRheum Congratulations!! Well deserved 🎊🎉

It was a wonderful #ACR24 and I am truly honored to have received the Distinguished Fellow Award from @ACRheum this year

Renal Cast parade 😊

Family of Kidney stones 😊

We are proud of all our Trainees and Early Career Physician Scientists at Duke. We appreciate the great mentor pool that we are blessed with at Duke and the outstanding OPSD staff, present and past. Solid leadership @MaryEKlotman @DukeMedSchool x.com/dukeopsd/statu…

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