Kidney Scholar News - October 2021

UAB Kidney Scholar News

October 2021

Trainee Highlights

Mary Bunten

PRIME T32 scholar

69th American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics: Philadelphia, PA

Oct. 31- Nov. 4, 2021

Poster Title: “Evaluating the association of proteins with galactose-deficient-IgA1 in the circulating immune complexes of patients with IgA Nephropathy”

Lucinda Hall

PROmoTE 2020 Scholar

Awarded T32 fellowship: Translational and Molecular Science

NIH NIGMS

Dale J. Benos Medical School Research Day 2021

*Scholars and faculty can provide details on presentations and awards. Please contact us with details for future articles.

Karen L. Campbell ASN Awardees

Dr. Megan Rhoads

Mentor: Dr. David Pollock

Dr. Anne Ramsey

Mentor: Dr. David Pollock

**Next Month we will highlight all ASN trainee presenters and award winners

- Please send details about your involvement to Rena Becker if you have not already.

Dr. De Miguel Lab at ABRCMS and AALAS

Congratulations to the 3 pipeline scholars from Dr. Carmen De Miguel's lab on their upcoming presentations at Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) and American Association of Animal Laboratory Sciences (AALAS)

María Cabrera Echevarría

Soph. Molecular Biology, University of Puerto Rico: Río Piedras

Lighting talk & Poster Presentation (ABRCMS) + Reg. Waiver Award:

Necrosis and Sex Differences in Diabetic Kidney Disease – Where Do We Stand Today?

Mingmar Sherpa

Sr. Biomedical Sciences (Pre-Med) - UAB

Poster Presentation (ABRCMS):

Vascular Endothelium-Derived Endothelin-1 is Crucial in Promoting the Renal Deposition of Collagen during high salt diet

Sharrell Greene

Sr. Biology - UAB

Poster Presentation

(ABRCMS & AALAS) + Reg. Waiver Award:

Sex Differences in the Role of Vascular Endothelin-1 in Diabetic Kidney Disease

O'Brien Center and NRTC Opportunities

NRTC

Weekly - Mondays at 12:00 Noon

October 11, 2021

ASN Practice Talks

October 18, 2021

Douglas Silverstein, M.D.

"Develop a Device Development Plan from the Preclinical to the Clinical Stages"

October 25, 2021

Jennifer Pollock, PhD

"When to eat and what to eat: Implications for Cardiovascular and Kidney Disease"

NRTC Trainee Meetings

External Speakers: 10:30 AM

October 18, 2021

Douglas Silverstein, M.D.

NATIONAL O’BRIEN CENTERS KIDNEY SEMINAR

October NOCKS Seminars

Vanderbilt University

October 7, 2021

Kidney Seminar

12:00 PM CT

Details

Trainee Career Development Seminar

1:00 PM CT

Details

Other Development Opportunities

Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition is a creative way for doctoral students to hone their academic, presentation and research communication skills. Competition details and prize information can be found at the link below.

Registration Deadline: Monday, October 11

More Information

UAB Fall Undergraduate Research EXPO is looking for Judges, this is a great opportunity for graduate students on up to engage with UAB - Learn More

Submit your grant or fellowship application to the Scientific Mentoring and Review Training (SMART) program to receive feedback and suggestions for improvement to increase the likelihood of successful funding. Upcoming SMART program deadlines include: K-series new submissions (Sept. 12), K-series resubmissions (Oct. 12), AHA CDA (Nov. 6^th), and F-series new or resubmissions (Nov. 8^th).

Contact Dr. Bryan Becker for more information or if you are interested in serving as a reviewer on an upcoming SMART review panel. MORE Information