Dr. Emily Chang, a research fellow at the UNC Kidney Center, recently presented an abstract on her research at the Mid-Atlantic Young Investigator’s Forum on March 18-19, which earned her top honors among participants, as well as an invitation to present at the National Young Investigator’s Forum on April 22. The Mid-Atlantic forum brought kidney … Read more
The Kidney Kare 5K Run/Walk took place on March 15, 2014. The UNC Kidney Center recently highlighed the stories of four participants who participated in the event. Almost ten years ago, Lauren Figge moved in with her mother to help care for her and to drive her to dialysis three days a week. Lauren’s mother, … Read more
The Kidney Kare 5K Run/Walk took place on March 15, 2014. The UNC Kidney Center recently highlighed the stories of four participants who participated in the event. Britta Jones (pictured, on the left) is a graduate student at UNC who is researching genetics and ANCA disease. Britta plays ultimate frisbee competitively and also coaches the … Read more
The Kidney Kare 5K Run/Walk took place on March 15, 2014. The UNC Kidney Center recently highlighed the stories of four participants who participated in the event. Jenifer Odom is a mother who lost her daughter, Sami, to kidney disease in 2012. Sami was 2 years old. Jenifer and her husband Dean have been fundraising … Read more
The Kidney Kare 5K Run/Walk took place on March 15, 2014. The UNC Kidney Center recently highlighed the stories of four participants who participated in the event. Crystal Moseley, Kidney Patient and Fundraiser Crystal Moseley has kidney disease, and is a patient of Dr. Patrick Nachman and Dr. Elizabeth Brant at the UNC Kidney Center. … Read more
The Neyhart Scholarship, created by Clara and Greg Neyhart, will award its third scholarship in July of 2014. Applications for the Neyhart Scholarship are currently being accepted through May 16 of this year. Clara and Greg established the scholarship in 2010 to support patients with kidney disease or children of patients with kidney disease, who … Read more
New billboards serve as part of the Kidney Education Outreach Program’s media campaign. Three KEOP billboards made their debut in Bertie County this month. Local spokespersons: Mary Davis, Cashie Medical Center; Bill Pittman, pharmacist/proprietor of Pittman’s Pharmacy; Venita Thompson, director of Bertie County Senior Citizens Center; and, Reverend Ralph D. White, Pastor of Indian Woods … Read more
Research coming from several transplant centers is now showing that it may be possible to use blood cells and bone marrow cells from kidney donors to reduce the need for immunosuppressants. Currently, patients who receive kidney transplants must take anti-rejection drugs, also known as immunosuppressives, to protect their transplanted kidney. Kidney recipients must keep their … Read more
A total of 70 at-risk citizens were screened on February 14. On Thursday, February 14th, the KEOP mobile outreach unit and its team of Lynn McCoy, Beverly Rodegast, Jeffrey Jackson, Donna Harward, Caroline Jennette and Joe Piscitello traveled to Williamston for a screening at the Martin County Senior Citizens’ Center. Four lucky citizens won gift … Read more
Dr. H.J. Gitelman was the honored guest nephrologist speaker. UNC Kidney Center trainees and faculty were delighted that Dr. H.J. Gitelman returned to campus this week to discuss Gitelman Syndrome in the context of two patients with a similar condition. Insightful instruction complemented by humorous commentary revealed the pedagogical skill that marked his tenure as … Read more