Amanda D. Clark, PhD
draclark.bsky.social
Amanda D. Clark, PhD
@draclark.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at UAB
Lasseigne Lab (https://www.lasseigne.org/)
Deep South KUH PRIME TL1 Fellow (Regional)
KUHR-TN Trainee Steering Committee Member (National)

Science, Nature, Art
My opinions are my own.
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We have had a great morning at the KUHR-TN conference here in Atlanta. Thank you to all of the speakers and group leaders for leading such engaging sessions!
May 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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We’re proud to celebrate Dr. McFarland and Dr. Sun from CDIB for receiving 2025 Dean’s Excellence Awards! 🏆 These honors recognize excellence in teaching, research, service & mentorship. Congrats! 🎉
May 2, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Field Day fun in the sun! ☀️🧠
Thanks to everyone who joined us May 9 for food, games, and good vibes with CDIB. We had a blast and appreciate everyone who helped make it a success! #UABCDIB #FieldDayFun
May 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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1. Over the past four months I've talked with many foundation directors about science philanthropy during Trump 2.0.

Two things come to the fore every time.

i) The most important they can do is maintain the pipeline of talent

ii) With the federal govt pulling out, ROI is higher now than ever.
Oof, just got notice HHMI is not even doing Hanna Gray Fellows, or any competition, this year due to the challenging times in science funding rn 😬 Understandable. On the bright side, I was really proud my application🌈 #science #nih #hhmi
May 16, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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In response to headline “Cruz-Led Investigation Uncovers $2 Billion in Woke DEI Grants at NSF, Releases Full Database” I want to re-emphasize that all these grants were public record and written in response to public solicitations supporting DEI content. No “uncovering” or “releasing” was done here
February 12, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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New from KUH Train NYC post-doc scholar and KUHR-TN Steering Committee member Samaneh DiMartino et al.

Activation of branched chain amino acid catabolism protects against nephrotoxic acute kidney injury
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39653371/
Activation of branched chain amino acid catabolism protects against nephrotoxic acute kidney injury - PubMed
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a major risk factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD), and there are currently no therapies for AKI. Proximal tubules (PTs) are particularly susceptible to AKI, due to neph...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
February 4, 2025 at 4:26 AM
This is highly relevant to an engaging talk from Dr. Kristina Penniston at last week's Deep South KUH PRIME Annual Symposium highlighting the need for collaboration and recruitment to Urology research!
Proud to share our recently published paper on our efforts to address the impending workforce shortage in uronephrology.

Addressing the Workforce Crisis in Uronephrology: Design... : Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology journals.lww.com/cjasn/abstra...
Addressing the Workforce Crisis in Uronephrology: Design... : Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
An abstract is unavailable.
journals.lww.com
January 26, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Want to see what the trainees of the NIDDK U2C/TL1 Kidney Urology non-malignant Hematology Research Training Network (KUHR-TN) have been up to?

Follow @kuhrtrainees.bsky.social
The trainee steering committee is excited to connect and network on bluesky!
January 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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New from IGNITE KUH scholar Dr. Vikram Sabapathy et al.

ST2+ T-Regulatory Cells in Renal Inflammation and Fibrosis... : Journal of the American Society of Nephrology journals.lww.com/jasn/abstrac...
ST2+ T-Regulatory Cells in Renal Inflammation and Fibrosis... : Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
y in an amphiregulin-dependent manner. Background Inflammation is a major cause of kidney injury. IL-1 family cytokine IL-33 is released from damaged cells and modulates the immune response through...
journals.lww.com
January 14, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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#NINDSNervePod Season 4 Episode 9 is OUT NOW! this epi discusses the "hidden curriculum" around succeeding as a mid-career faculty. listen to #NINDSDemystifies at buzzsprout.com/558574/13248...
October 20, 2023 at 3:26 PM
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The 2023-2024 BME TT Faculty jobs list has 84 positions. #FacultySearch #BME #BMEJobsList

Add a job: forms.gle/KHsGtn5nroc5...
Jobs list: ericaprattlab.com/bme_jobs_list/
October 20, 2023 at 6:05 PM