Congratulations to our new Chief Fellow Dr. Pablo Lopez-Lopez !

It was an honor to guest edit this special section of ASN Kidney News with Itunu and put a spotlight on both formally diagnosed mental illnesses and unique stressors that impact people living with kidney disease. I learned a lot from the perspectives of the authors.

Many thanks to outstanding contributions from Meredith McAdams Kate Butler Flor Alvarado rajeev raghavan Lilia Cervantes James Burton Susan Hedayati, Erin Dean, Cassandra Abbatemarco, Joseph Lander, Carlos Cesar Becerril Romero, Vanessa Evans, Sri Shyamkumar, Dominique Pean,

Congratulations to SSCI: Southern Society for Clinical Investigation Early Career Council Member, Dr. Tio Clarissa Tio!!! 👏🏼

Great to see everyone at the mid-year retreat!

A few more pics of our productive SSCI mid-year retreat. 📣📣 Stay tuned for updates regarding next year’s SRM meeting, leadership opportunities, award applications, and other initiatives!!

Thank you ASN Kidney News for giving us the platform to highlight this important issue!

Congratulations to Dr. Lilia Cervantes on being awarded the 2024 Bernard Lown Award for Social Responsibility! Your dedication to medicine and social justice is an inspiration to all! 💙🎉 #medicine #socialjustice #DEIJ

Felicidades, Lily!!! 💕💕 so incredibly well deserved. Sos una inspiración para todos, mostrando que con dedicación se puede lograr lo extraordinario. Way to go, health equity warrior! 🔥

Congratulations to two GI & Hepatology Division - University of Minnesota faculty on winning the resident faculty teacher of the year award for their respective clinical sites! ⭐️Minneapolis VA: Mohammad Bilal, MD ⭐️University of MN: Lizzie Aby, MD Our faculty are grateful to teach amazing trainees! #GITwitter #MedEd

If you didn’t know, you can catch our section Chief Dr. Robert S. Hoover on the cover of Healio Exclusive! #TUNeph #ASN Tulane Medicine

Congratulations to our Dr. Rhea Bhargava who was recently awarded NIH R00 grant entitled: “ IgG Glycosylation in Lupus Nephritis” #TUNeph Tulane Medicine KUH PRIME

In their new Forefront article, Yuvaram Reddy from Penn Medicine and the contributing authors in the thread below discuss how the IOTA model may be a promising opportunity to increase kidney transplantation rates and narrow disparities. bit.ly/46trgxH

Thank you, National Kidney Foundation of Louisiana National Kidney Foundation for this award!! It is incredibly important to increase the engagement of Hispanic/Latinx patients in kidney disease research! Looking forward to working on this project, w/ Lilia Cervantes and Vanessa Evans

Improving Diverse & Equitable Involvement of Patients & Caregivers in Research in CKD buff.ly/4cfiSnk (FREE) Ayano Kelly Karine Manera Stephen McDonald Nicki Scholes David Tunnicliffe Anita van Zwieten Sydney Health Andrea Viecelli Germaine Wong Simon Carter Allison Jauré CKR

🎙️New ASN Kidney Translation podcast episode explores issues of gender equity in nephrology, including equal access to mentorship & research opportunities, fellowship programs’ parental leave policies, representation in RCTs, and more. bit.ly/KTPOD81424

The Need for Culturally Tailored CKD Education in Older Latino Patients and Their Families buff.ly/4fFmh1j #OpenAccess Sylvia Rosas,MD,MSCE Thalia Porteny Sylvia Rosas,MD,MSCE Dan Weiner Katie Rizzolo Dr. Keren Ladin #CKD

Please share widely to support this family’s quest for a kidney donor. nkr.org/QLY552

🚨🚨 Apply to the SSCI: Southern Society for Clinical Investigation Tinsley Harrison Scholars Program! This is an exciting initiative to promote young physician-scientists (senior fellows, instructors, or assistant professors within their first 5 years) performing bench, translational, and/or clinical research!

📢📢 Southern Regional Meeting - CALL FOR ABSTRACTS ‼️ —Submit your case reports/research! —Apply for research travel awards!🏆 ⏰Deadline: October 4‼️ Check out the link for details and instructions on how to submit! ssciweb.org/client_files/f…