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Meet the Nephrology Research Trainees: Shakia Hardy, MPH, CPH

December 7, 2016
The UNC Kidney Center training program provides research training opportunities for epidemiological, clinical, basic and translational research in kidney disease. The current research trainees at the Kidney Center are Magdalene Assimon, PharmD, Shakia Hardy, MPH, CPH, Britta Jones, PhD, and Xiaojuan Li, MSPH. Each will be featured here so you...

Meet the 2016 Incoming Nephrology Trainees

September 30, 2016
The UNC Kidney Center welcomes new trainees who recently began their nephrology training. Over the next few weeks, we will highlight each trainee; featured here is Dr. Roshni Radhakrishna. Roshni Radhakrishna, MD Education MD: Government Medical College, Trivandrum in Kerala, India: 2009 Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse: 2016 Hometown...

Lindsay’s Gift

September 7, 2016
An article published on the Higher Education Works Foundation highlights the kidney transplant story of UNC patient Kevin Howell and donor Lindsay Recchie. Howell, who is the Senior Vice President of External Affairs for the UNC system, is a patient of Dr. Falk. When he needed a kidney transplant, Lindsay...

UNC Kidney Center Welcomes New Faculty Member John Poulton, PhD

August 25, 2016
John Poulton, PhD, has joined the UNC Kidney Center faculty to work in basic science research in kidney diseases. Dr. Poulton attended Florida State University as an undergraduate and for his graduate work, and recently completed his postdoctoral fellowship at UNC. He answers some questions here about his background and...

Dorey Glenn, MD Evaluates Perceptions of the Pediatric Nephrology Workforce in World-Wide Study

July 27, 2016
This publication described the results from a web-based survey sent to members of the International Pediatric Nephrology Association (IPNA). Responses came from 71 countries representing multiple regions around the globe including Africa, Asia, Australia/New Zealand, Europe, Latin America, and North America. It is the first study that looks at this...

Graduating Fellows Embark on their Careers as Nephrologists

July 19, 2016
UNC Kidney Center Nephrology fellows recently celebrated the completion of their subspecialty training. Graduates include Shannon Mahoney, MD, Liz Upton, MD, Monica Reynolds, MD, Dorey Glenn, MD, and Youngho Kim, MD. Here, the graduating fellows share where they’re heading next. Dr. Mahoney will be staying at the UNC Kidney Center...

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Awards 2-Year Contract to Improve Research Studies in the Dialysis Community

May 12, 2016
Researchers led by UNC Kidney Center’s Jenny Flythe, MD, MPH have won a 2-year award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) which will focus on building the research capacity in the dialysis community at the local level. Individuals with kidney failure on dialysis have health outcomes and quality of...

UNC School of Medicine Class of 2016 Selects Keisha Gibson, MD, MPH for Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Faculty Award

May 9, 2016
UNC Kidney Center’s Dr. Keisha Gibson was recognized by the Class of 2016 with the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Faculty Award at the School of Medicine Commencement this weekend. This award, sponsored by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation, honors a faculty member “who best demonstrates the Foundation’s ideals of...

Smith Doss & Claude Monnier: Raven Rock Ramble Supporters Share Their Story

April 25, 2016
Dr. Ron Falk sits down with Smith Doss and Claude Monnier, two incredible individuals who support the Raven Rock Ramble in a number of ways, as corporate-level sponsors, volunteers, and participants. The Raven Rock Ramble, which is organized by David Cole, is a 100-mile bike ride which promotes awareness of...

Predoctoral Trainee Xiaojuan Li Receives First Place for Data Visualization Contest

April 14, 2016
The inaugural Data Visualization Showcase and Contest at the UNC Health Sciences Library, held on April 5, highlighted UNC students’ work in data visualization in a competitive format. Four students from the Gillings School of Global Public Health and the School of Medicine (SOM) at UNC presented their work, which...