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Thanks to @USFHealth @USFHealthMed for highlighting our research. It was also fun to be interviewed by Dave Scheiber.
By targeting high blood pressure, USF Health research on kidneys could also help your heart usf.edu/health/news/20…
By targeting high blood pressure, USF Health research on kidneys could also help your heart usf.edu/health/news/20…
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Alexander Staruschenko retweeted
Cell-specific mitochondrial phenotyping may reveal reversible pathways and guide more precise therapeutic strategies in diabetic kidney disease.
Read here ➡️ doi.org/10.2337/dbi26-…
@AmDiabetesAssn @ADA_DiabetesPro @ADA_Pubs
Read here ➡️ doi.org/10.2337/dbi26-…
@AmDiabetesAssn @ADA_DiabetesPro @ADA_Pubs
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Just submitted a public comment opposing the proposed $70,000 fee for Optional Practical Training (OPT). Such a fee would create significant barriers for international students and harm U.S. research and innovation. Please consider commenting as well!
regulations.gov/document/ICEB-…
regulations.gov/document/ICEB-…
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Happy to share our new editorial with @biyang_xu at Kidney360 @asnpublications! “Preserved Interactions, Impaired Trafficking: New Insights into KCNJ16 Pathogenesis”. ovid.com/10.34067/KID.0…
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Here is the original manuscript: ovid.com/10.34067/KID.0…
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Alexander Staruschenko retweeted
Congratulations to @annamgaddy @JayaKala11 @ Jyotsana Thakkar on your newly elected positions to the @womeninnephro executive council. Looking forward to having you on board!
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Our lab is accepting Postdoc and research technician applicants - those that are committed to collaborative research and supporting therapeutic development are encouraged to apply!
Our lab, in conjunction with the Transformative Center for Nanomedicine, has openings for postdocs and research technicians.
Email eunchung@usc.edu with CV and interests, and for more information.
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Happy to share our recent Perspective published in @Diabetes_ADA (@AmDiabetesAssn): “Mitochondrial Dysfunction Across Renal Compartments in Diabetic Kidney Disease.” Please let me know if you don’t have access and would like a copy! diabetesjournals.org/diabetes/artic…
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Great example of how nephrology and rheumatology can work together to improve patient care! Great to see @USFHealth and @TGHCares bringing these specialties together to provide coordinated, multidisciplinary care for patients with lupus nephritis. #Nephrology #Rheumatology #Lupus
For patients with lupus nephritis, navigating care can mean coordinating multiple specialists, appointments and treatment plans, making an already complex disease even more difficult to manage.
USF Health is changing that! Launched in 2025, the Comprehensive Lupus Nephritis ogy and nephrology together to provide same-day, multidisciplinary care, helping patients receive coordinated care, support early detection and move quickly from diagnosis to treatment.
The clinic is a joint effort between USF Health and Tampa General Hospital, bringing together expertise and resources to support patients throughout their care.
Read more about this innovative approach to lupus nephritis care at the link in bio: usf.edu/health/news/20…
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Congratulations to @KidneyInCVD Mid-Career Award recipient Dr. Sofia Ahmed. Excellent presentation!!!
Congratulations Sofia Ahmed, MD, MMSc
KCVD Mid-Career Achievement Award Lecture
Sex Hormones and Cardiovascular-Kidney Health: From Physiology to Clinical Impact
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Sincere congratulations @bdc_eric 🍾!!! Very well deserved!!!
Outstanding lecture by Dr. Eric Belin de Chantemele @bdc_eric as the @CouncilonHTN mid-career award for research excellent. Congratulations!!
#hypertension26 @KidneyInCVD
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Thank you so much for the kind words and congratulations! I am truly honored to receive the Donald Seldin Lectureship Award from @KidneyInCVD @AHA_Research. Grateful to my colleagues, collaborators, and trainees who have contributed to this recognition. #Hypertension2026
Excited about the @KidneyInCVD highest achievement award: the Donald Seldin lecture, awarded this year to @staruschenko. So well deserved! Congratulations! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🎉🎉 @hyoersouthforida #hypertension2026
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Alexander Staruschenko retweeted
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) should not be involved in agency decisions on the awards of grants. As I stated in my July 6 letter, a proposed OMB rule would politicize grantmaking. The Continuing Resolution—which passed the Senate, House, and was signed into law on September 2—blocks OMB’s proposed rule or any substantially similar one.
Any attempt to politicize grantmaking at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), or any other agency, by another means—whether an Executive Order or guidance—is contrary to congressional intent. Imposing a political review on awards that have already been selected through a rigorous scientific and merit-based process undermines the long-standing principle that the government funds awards based on scientific need and merit, rather than political ideology.
Any attempt to politicize grantmaking at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), or any other agency, by another means—whether an Executive Order or guidance—is contrary to congressional intent. Imposing a political review on awards that have already been selected through a rigorous scientific and merit-based process undermines the long-standing principle that the government funds awards based on scientific need and merit, rather than political ideology.
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We updated our Susztaklabbiobank website susztaklab.com
For almost two decades our laboratory has collected and profiled human kidney tissue, paired it with mouse and rat models and with the genetics of millions of people, and built one of the most complete maps of the human kidney that exists. This site is where we share it: genome-wide association results, expression, methylation, protein and open-chromatin maps, single-cell and single-nucleus atlases, spatial transcriptomes and animal-model resources, each in an interactive browser you can query today. Please send your suggestions how we could improve our site. Let's cure kidney disease together !
For almost two decades our laboratory has collected and profiled human kidney tissue, paired it with mouse and rat models and with the genetics of millions of people, and built one of the most complete maps of the human kidney that exists. This site is where we share it: genome-wide association results, expression, methylation, protein and open-chromatin maps, single-cell and single-nucleus atlases, spatial transcriptomes and animal-model resources, each in an interactive browser you can query today. Please send your suggestions how we could improve our site. Let's cure kidney disease together !
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Honored and delighted to be selected as the recipient of the AHA KCVD @AHA_Research @AHAScience @KidneyInCVD Donald Seldin Lectureship Award. Grateful for this recognition and looking forward to the #Hypertension26 Hypertension Scientific Sessions in Arlington, VA (Oct 7-11)!
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Join the conversation!
National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientific leaders will discuss the Unified Funding Strategy during a panel on Aug. 14 at 10 a.m. EDT.
All members of the research community are invited to register:
ow.ly/k34W50ZtVVL #SciPol #Advocacy
📷: @istock
National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientific leaders will discuss the Unified Funding Strategy during a panel on Aug. 14 at 10 a.m. EDT.
All members of the research community are invited to register:
ow.ly/k34W50ZtVVL #SciPol #Advocacy
📷: @istock
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Alexander Staruschenko retweeted
I recently had to step off the ECI board of the ISHR-NAS after my promotion. The board is seeking two new members. It’s a great way to give back to the ISHR-NAS community, develop leadership skills, and you get to work alongside some awesome scientists and friends. Consider ret it #ISHRNAS
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We confirmed this three ways: spatial data (CosMx and Xenium) showed proximal tubule markers inside fetal renal corpuscles, and Confetti lineage tracing in mice found single clones giving rise to proximal tubule, parietal cells, and podocytes within one nephron.
The lesson: a atterning can be revised later in development. This plasticity is not sloppiness. It appears to be a built-in way for the tissue to reach the correct final architecture — a principle that likely reaches well beyond the kidney.
Spatial transcriptomics demonstrates fetal-specific widespread PT molecular expression patterns within the renal corpuscle.
A model diagram showing that a committed proximal tubule cell can still switch onto the parietal cell path, adding a late correction step to the classic linear model.
The lesson: a atterning can be revised later in development. This plasticity is not sloppiness. It appears to be a built-in way for the tissue to reach the correct final architecture — a principle that likely reaches well beyond the kidney.
Spatial transcriptomics demonstrates fetal-specific widespread PT molecular expression patterns within the renal corpuscle.
A model diagram showing that a committed proximal tubule cell can still switch onto the parietal cell path, adding a late correction step to the classic linear model.
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Function 🔙 #ThrowBackThursday PAR1-mediated Non-periodical Synchronized #Calcium #Oscillations in Human #Mesangial Cells. 🐭 ow.ly/z7ea50Zsjhx
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Alexander Staruschenko retweeted
Welcome to the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, Class of 2030! 🎉
We're proud to welcome a record-breaking incoming class whose academic credentials include the highest median MCAT, GPA and science GPA in Morsani College of Medicine history. These achievements represent ademic profiles among U.S. medical schools.
Beyond the impressive numbers is a remarkable group of future physicians who bring diverse backgrounds, experiences and a shared passion for compassionate, patient-centered care.
Welcome to USF Health! We can't wait to see what you'll accomplish over the next four years and beyond. 🤘
Read more about the Class of 2030: usf.edu/health/news/20…
We're proud to welcome a record-breaking incoming class whose academic credentials include the highest median MCAT, GPA and science GPA in Morsani College of Medicine history. These achievements represent ademic profiles among U.S. medical schools.
Beyond the impressive numbers is a remarkable group of future physicians who bring diverse backgrounds, experiences and a shared passion for compassionate, patient-centered care.
Welcome to USF Health! We can't wait to see what you'll accomplish over the next four years and beyond. 🤘
Read more about the Class of 2030: usf.edu/health/news/20…
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