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Anuja Java

@anujajava.bsky.social

We're proudly supporting BrainShield, a student-led initiative making a real impact in our community by providing high-quality helmets to underfunded schools!!

💥 So far:
$3,870 raised; 30 helmets donated; 65 amazing donors
🙏🙏 to everyone who’s supported! 💛

Join us: www.gofundme.com/f/helmets-fo...

Protect Young Athletes: Helmet Donations to Schools, organized by BrainShield

Every child deserves to play the sport they love—safely. But currently… BrainShield needs your support for Protect Young Athletes: Helmet Donations to Schools

www.gofundme.com

September 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM

Anuja Java

@anujajava.bsky.social

Faculty dinner @kidneycon.bsky.social! For those who missed:

Topics covered 😉
Metabolic changes when Emperor Penguins molt
How a lion’s kidney handles protein load after it eats a kudu
Best baseball movies
Kidney disease in athletes
Genetically engineered crops
Politics & Academia

May 2, 2025 at 6:45 PM

Reposted by Anuja Java

Swapnil Hiremath 🍁🇨🇦

@hswapnil.medsky.social

Congrats to @danieljdrucker.bsky.social for the. Breakthrough prize of 2025!

www.prnewswire.com/news-release...

(With Joel Habener, Jens Juul Holst, Lotte Bjerre Knudsen and Svetlana Mojsov for GLP1RAs)

#MedSky

BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE ANNOUNCES 2025 LAUREATES IN LIFE SCIENCES, FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS, AND MATHEMATICS

"Oscars® of Science" Awards Six $3 Million Prizes GLP-1 Diabetes and Obesity Discovery | Multiple Sclerosis Causes and Treatments | DNA Editing Exploration of...

www.prnewswire.com

April 5, 2025 at 11:44 PM

Reposted by Anuja Java

Kidney Medicine Journal

@kidneymed.bsky.social

Resistance-Based Muscle Therapy, Frailty, and Muscle Biopsy Findings in Kidney Transplant Candidates: A Clinical Trial

www.kidneymedicinejournal.org

March 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM

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Swapnil Hiremath 🍁🇨🇦

@hswapnil.medsky.social

The @nytimes.com with @danagoldstein.bsky.social cover the story of Dr Rasha Alawieh being deported despite the Judge’s order (gift link)

(She’s a nephrologist, not a surgeon, but that doesn’t matter here)

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/u...

Brown University Surgeon and Professor Are Deported to Lebanon Despite a Judge’s Order (Gift Article)

Dr. Rasha Alawieh, a kidney transplant specialist and Brown University professor who had a valid visa, was expelled in apparent defiance of a court order.

www.nytimes.com

March 16, 2025 at 7:54 PM

Reposted by Anuja Java

NKF Nephrology Professionals

@nkf-professionals.bsky.social

📢 SCM25 speakers! Let your network know you're presenting at SCM25 by sharing this graphic!

Reshare with your session details and help spread the word. Tag @NKF_NephPros and use #NKFClinicals!

🔗 Learn more about SCM25: bit.ly/4hdIliU

#Nephrology #MedEd

March 11, 2025 at 1:03 PM

Anuja Java

@anujajava.bsky.social

For all coffee lovers and for those who (like me) wonder why we still have daylight savings time 😊🤷‍♀️

March 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM

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Swapnil Hiremath 🍁🇨🇦

@hswapnil.medsky.social

This week (and tonight on #NephJC) we are discussing the REGENCY trial on #obinutuzumab in SLE specifically #lupus nephritis

summary from
@sayalibthakare.bsky.social
@dramiliflores.bsky.social & @nephroseeker.medsky.social

www.nephjc.com/news/regency...

#lupuschat #NephSky #RheumSky

Obinutuzumab in Lupus Nephritis — NephJC

This week, we will celebrate in advance World Kidney Day by discussing the results of OBInutuzumab in active lupus nephritis. The LUNAR trial (rituximab versus placebo) was “almost” positive, but not ...

www.nephjc.com

March 11, 2025 at 12:56 PM

Reposted by Anuja Java

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

@ajkd.bsky.social

On the #AJKDBlog, revisit these interviews with:
- Drs. Gaddy, Murugapandian, @amyaimei.bsky.social on viral nephropathy
-Dr. Anuja Java discusses benefits of clinical genetic testing
-Drs. Nair, Liu, @rasheedahall.bsky.social on frailty measurements

bit.ly/3ztk4VV (FREE)

March 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM

Anuja Java

@anujajava.bsky.social

Fantastic overview of the latest in APOL-1 kidney disease by @genetickidneydoc.bsky.social @glomcon.org today!!

Highlighted work from various labs @gbadegesinlab.bsky.social.

March 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM

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American Journal of Kidney Diseases

@ajkd.bsky.social

Happy #NephMadness Day!

The 8 regions of #NephMadness 2025 have been revealed on the #AJKDBlog. If you're a #NephMadnessNewbie, we explain everything here: buff.ly/DCZDRfN

Looking forward to the fun and learning with all of you!

Welcome to #NephMadness 2025

Here it is, the 13th edition of NephMadness! Whether you’re new to the competition or just want to relive past glories, we have all the info you need for NephMadness 2025: What is NephMadnes…

buff.ly

March 1, 2025 at 1:36 PM

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American Journal of Kidney Diseases

@ajkd.bsky.social

Counting down the Top Ten #NephMadness region posts from 2020-2024:

5️⃣ Thrombotic Microangiopathy Region (2023) https://bit.ly/3ERRvV2

Expert: @anuja_java
Writer: @viral_nephro @AkbarNouman
Exec: @KidneyWars @Maximal_Change

Teams: Primary TMA vs Secondary TMA

February 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM

Anuja Java

@anujajava.bsky.social

Our review on Post-Transplant TMA is out in JASN!

In this series, we outline pathophysiologic mechanisms of TMA & diagnostic workflow.

🙏 @rajmehrotra.bsky.social & #DavidEllison
for invitation & fabulous co-authors @nephrosparks.bsky.social & #DavidKavanagh

journals.lww.com/jasn/abstrac...

Post-transplant Thrombotic Microangiopathy : Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

due to endothelial damage and microthrombi formation in small vessels. However, clinical features can range from a renal-limited form, diagnosed only on a kidney biopsy, to full-blown systemic manifes...

journals.lww.com

February 24, 2025 at 11:17 PM

Reposted by Anuja Java

Swapnil Hiremath 🍁🇨🇦

@hswapnil.medsky.social

Interesting read

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/o... ( #GiftLink)

We should not minimize the pain experience

#Medsky

Opinion | There’s One Lie I Will Never Tell My Children (Gift Article)

It’s “This won’t hurt.”

www.nytimes.com

February 20, 2025 at 8:10 AM

Reposted by Anuja Java

Swapnil Hiremath 🍁🇨🇦

@hswapnil.medsky.social

And her conclusion

Excellent highly densely packed TMA info from @anujajava.bsky.social

#NephSky #Isnwcn

February 8, 2025 at 5:19 AM

Reposted by Anuja Java

Swapnil Hiremath 🍁🇨🇦

@hswapnil.medsky.social

Very cool algorithms from @anujajava.bsky.social

#ISNWCN #NephSky

February 8, 2025 at 5:19 AM

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Swapnil Hiremath 🍁🇨🇦

@hswapnil.medsky.social

For primary/complement mediated - genetic testing and complement investigations (later often still research tools)

@anujajava.bsky.social stresses *not* to ignore VUS

#ISNWCN #NephSky

February 8, 2025 at 5:19 AM

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Swapnil Hiremath 🍁🇨🇦

@hswapnil.medsky.social

Move from primary/secondary to etiology

Nice framework for work up, more here www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#ISNWCN #NephSky

February 8, 2025 at 5:09 AM

Reposted by Anuja Java

Swapnil Hiremath 🍁🇨🇦

@hswapnil.medsky.social

Next up is @anujajava.bsky.social on all about TMAs in 15 minutes

#ISNWCN #NephSky

Look at the changing terminology
Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

February 8, 2025 at 5:09 AM

Reposted by Anuja Java

Swapnil Hiremath 🍁🇨🇦

@hswapnil.medsky.social

Quite an eclectic mix of topics and excellent speaker lineup

@anujajava.bsky.social
@bhallaresearch.bsky.social
Brad Rovin
Sush Waikar
Kelsie Bogyo

#ISNWCN #NephSky

February 8, 2025 at 4:20 AM

Anuja Java

@anujajava.bsky.social

Thrilled to share our center’s >decade experience of post-txp TMA @kireports.bsky.social

Retrospective study of 68 cases & 3467 controls.

Details of each pt’s clinical course, genetic etiology & functional studies in supplement.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468024925000518

Thrombotic Microangiopathy after Kidney Transplantation: Insights into Genetic Etiology and Clinical Outcomes

Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA), marked by small vessel thrombosis from endothelial injury, presents significant diagnostic and treatment challenges …

www.sciencedirect.com

February 1, 2025 at 7:37 PM

Reposted by Anuja Java

WashU Nephrology

@washunephrology.bsky.social

Please join us in welcoming Mahmoud M. Musa, MD, as
@washunephrology.bsky.social's 2025 renal #transplant fellow. "I am deeply committed to advancing this field and contributing to better care for ESKD patients," says Dr. Musa.
t.co/XlpjubQNhg

January 28, 2025 at 8:35 PM

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Swapnil Hiremath 🍁🇨🇦

@hswapnil.medsky.social

Quite poignant - but fitting that the new 2025 @kdigo.org ADPKD guidelines begin with a dedication to the late Tess Harris

www.kidney-international.org/article/S008...

#NephSky #ADPKD #PROMs