Michael Merchant
mikemerchant.bsky.social
Michael Merchant
@mikemerchant.bsky.social
Late 20th century protein chemist living a kidney-adjacent life.
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And I worry when I accidently leave a lightbulb on
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Watch: Moment SpaceX rocket explodes into massive fireball
A live stream has captured the moment a SpaceX Starship rocket exploded when preparing for a flight test in Texas on Wednesday.
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June 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The podocyte conference in Hamburg was outstanding at all levels- science, innovation, speakers and venue. Many thanks to the organizers and to Hamburg, Germany for providing the perfect destination for an international meeting focusing on podocytes and on glomerular disease.
June 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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We are excited to announce that Dr. Opeyemi Olabisi will be appointed as the next Chief of Nephrology in the Department of Medicine

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May 15, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Building out our deep visual proteomics to include imaging proteomics. Tissue specimens are going to get a whole new level of attention.
April 24, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Meaningful research is always a challenge and difficult. But the real challenges and difficulties are what people with diseases like recurrent focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (rFSGS) go through. Lab researchers should all be encouraged to hear the stories of people with diseases they study.
December 9, 2024 at 5:51 PM