So, who would want to be a clinical academic?
As part of the @bmj_latest Commission on the Future of Academic Medicine, our article summarises some key challenges for the clinical academic workforce and opportunities for change 🌟
@gillianvance4bmj.com/content/392/bm…
This #RareDiseaseDay we stand with people living with rare conditions in the UK and beyond, with their families, the people still searching for answers, and everyone who has lost someone along the way. 💜
🌍 It’s #RareDiseaseDay 2026! 💜
Today we stand with the 300 million people living with a rare disease. Together, we’re showing our colours, raising awareness, and inspiring change by talking about what equity means to us.
👉 Read more: go.rarediseaseday.org/NEWS
Thrilled to share that our research on splice modulation therapy for X-linked Alport syndrome using organoids as scalable preclinical models has just been published!
I am grateful to all co-authors and my mentors!
@JCI_insight@InstitutImagine@gdorval12insight.jci.org/articles/view/…
𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗸𝗲𝘆𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 #𝗖𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳!
We are grateful for their participation and look forward to welcoming the cilia community on 8-12, March 2027.
Wishing you all a happy and inspiring 2026.
#Cilia#Milan
Using @GenomicsEngland@johnasayer found 8 patients negative for other monogenic explanations w/glomerular dz w/monoallelic MEFV variants. In @SannaCherchiLab's case-control study, there was a 3.8x⬆️odds of SRNS in those w/1 P/LP MEFV variant. These data support our hypothesis
In 2021, @janewitwong joined our lab & decided to define the prevalence & clinical correlates of known genetic forms of nephrotic syndrome among an unselected group of adults. 5 yrs later, we're excited to share what he found; a 🧵kidney-international.org/article/S0085-…
Professor Michael Nicholson has been awarded an OBE in the King’s New Year Honours in recognition of services to kidney transplantation.
With funding from Kidney Research UK, he led the development of normothermic machine perfusion, an innovative technique that could mean more donor kidneys are suitable for transplantation and more people could receive life-changing surgery.
Sandra Currie, Kidney Research UK chief executive said: “𝑀𝑖𝑘𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑚𝑎𝑑𝑒 𝑎𝑛 𝑒𝑥𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑏𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑠𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 ℎ𝑜𝑛𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑠 𝑏𝑜𝑡ℎ ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑡 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑒𝑙𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑒𝑥𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑖𝑡𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑘𝑖𝑑𝑛𝑒𝑦 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑦.
Congratulations to Professor Michael Nicholson, this recognition is truly well deserved.
Read our full response here: bit.ly/3YQFbuG
Celebrate this winner of the Distinguished Researcher Award, an ASN Midcareer Award: Simone Sanna-Cherchi MD. His research brings together investigators across disciplines and continents to study complex, understudied kidney conditions. Read more in #ASNKidneyNews: kidney.pub/KN1710-45
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