Division of Nephrology and Hypertension Present at the 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition of the American Society of Nephrology (ASN)

The Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine and Department of Transplant Medicine presented several significant research presentations at the 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition of the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) which took place from October 27th - November 1st in San Diego. The ASN meeting is the world's premiere meeting of kidney specialists. In addition to the presentations and posters listed below, division faculty members were also invited speakers for post graduate courses, basic symposia and clinical symposia of the ASN.

Urinary Markers of Acute Rejection
Authors: Manikkam Suthanthiran, MD, FASN
Session Info: Basic and Clinical Science Symposium: Monitoring the Renal Transplant Recipient

Chronic Kidney Disease and Pregnancy Outcomes
Authors: Phyllis August, MD
Session Info: Clinical Nephrology Conferences: Sex and the Kidney

Cases and Questions
Authors: Phyllis August, MD
Session Info: Maintenance of Certification: ABIM Modules and NephSAP Review - Session II: Nephrology, 2008 Update, ABIM Medical Knowledge Module

Clinical Scientist
Authors: Phyllis August, MD
Session Info: Professional Development Seminar: Early and Mid-Career Components - Early Career Simultaneous Workshops: Career Choices

Increased Expression of Granzyme B and PI-9 Predict Decline in Renal Function Post BKVN Diagnosis
Authors: Darshana Dadhania, C. Snopkowski, R. Ding, T. Muthukumar, J. Lee, V.K. Sharma, S. Seshan, M. Suthanthiran
Session Info: Free Communication: Clinical Transplantation: Complications, Graft Dysfunction, and Antibody-Mediated Injury

Noninvasive Diagnosis of Renal Interstitial Fibrosis and Tubular Atrophy (IF/TA) by Measurement of Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) Genes in Urine
Authors: Thangamani Muthukumar, R. Ding, C. Snopkowski, A. Hummel, V. Sharma, D. Dadhania, S. Seshan, S. Suthanthiran, D. Anglicheau
Session Info: Free Communication: Clinical Transplantation: Complications, Graft Dysfunction, and Antibody-Mediated Injury

Early Renal Allograft Dysfunction – Acute Interstitial Nephritis or Acute Cellular Rejection?
Authors: Janani Rangaswami, K. Jhaveri, D. Dadhania, M. Suthanthiran, S. V. Seshan
Session Info: Transplantation: Allograft Dysfunction and Complications

Ischemic Injury of Podocytes as a Cause of Collapsing Glomerulopathy in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Authors: Kenar D. Jhaveri, T. Muthukumar, A. Webber, M. Suthanthiran, S. Seshan
Session Info: Transplantation: Allograft Dysfunction and Complications

Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) and Fibrosis Are Rapidly Induced during Acute Rejection (AR) of Human Renal Allografts
Authors: Dany Anglicheau, T. Muthukumar, A. Hummel, C. Snopkowsk, R. Ding, V. Sharma, D. Dadhania, S. Seshan, M. Suthanthiran
Session Info: Transplantation Immunobiology, Other Than Tolerance


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