APOLLO_Network13

🙌🏾'#APOL1 Long-term #KidneyTransplantation Outcomes’ (#APOLLO) Network is an @NIH-supported study working to address #RacialDisparities in kidney transplant

[APOLLO_Network13 @ApolloNetwork13]

🧬💙💚Celebrating the science, collaboration, and friendships behind #TheAPOLLOStudy at @ASNKidney #KidneyWeek2026 in beautiful Denver, Colorado! 🏔️🍁

🔬 The @NIH-supported #APOL1 Long-term Kidney Transplantation Outcomes Network (#APOLLO) brings together investigators from across the country to better understand how APOL1 genetic variants influence #KidneyTransplantoutcomes and the long-term health of #LivingKidneyDonors.🧬

🤲🏽 Wonderful to connect with @ApolloNetwork13 colleagues and friends, including #BarryFreedman, #MarvaMoxeyMims, @mannonmom, #ChiyuanHsu, @emp802, @sylviaerosasD_M_Dadhania, @DeirdreSawinski, @D_M_Dadhania , @MonaDoshiMD, @SumitMohanMD, #MatthewWeir ➕ more!

🤝🏽 One of the most rewarding aspects of APOLLO has been the opportunity to work alongside such dedicated investigators over the years. These collaborations have fostered lasting friendships, shared mentorship, and a remarkable community committed to advancing kidney health.

🌟APOLLO represents the power of sustained, multicenter collaboration, bringing together expertise in nephrology, transplantation, genetics, epidemiology, and community engagement to address important questions in kidney care.

💙💚Grateful for the scientific progress, the friendships, and the opportunity to continue this journey together toward more personalized, informed, and patient-centered #transplantation!

📍ASN Kidney Week 2026 | Denver, Colorado
#KidneyWeek2026 #APOLLO #APOL1 #KidneyTransplantation #PrecisionMedicine #Nephrology #KidneyResearch #Collaboration #Collaboration

[APOLLO_Network13 @ApolloNetwork13]

Do you remember when you joined X? We do!
#OurXAnniversary 🎂🎉 @ApolloNerwork13 turns 5️⃣

[Krista Lentine, MD,PhD | FASN | FAST @KristaLentine]

🦋 The people make #CelebrateLife so meaningful.

🌅 One of the greatest joys of Mid-America Transplant #CelebrateLife2026 was connecting outside the hospital and clinic with our patients, transplant recipients, living donors, donor families, and their loved ones. 💙💚

💐 Every #transplant journey is different, but each reminds us why this work matters—and of the extraordinary generosity, courage, trust, and partnership behind the #GiftOfLife.For our transplant teams, it is a privilege to care for patients across their journeys and especially meaningful to see them back in the community—walking, celebrating, reconnecting, and sharing hope with others.🤲🏽👟

🙏🏽 Deepest gratitude to our patients and families, to #LivingDonors and #DonorFamilies, and to Mid-America Transplant for the partnership that makes this #community possible. 🤝🏽 @drrushdafaruk | @SSMHealthSTL | @SSMHealth | @cardinalglennon

🦋 #CelebrateLife5K #Transplantation #OrganDonation #DonateLife #LivingDonation #GiftOfLife #SLUTransplant #SSMHealth #MidAmericaTransplant #StLouis #Community

[Krista Lentine, MD,PhD | FASN | FAST @KristaLentine]

🌅 A beautiful morning of community, gratitude, and hope at the 2026 #MidAmericaTransplant #CelebrateLife5K! 💫

🦋 Wonderful to join our @SSMHealthSTL-#SLUTransplant team and the broader #StLouis transplant community for this special annual event.

👟 Together with #DonorFamilies, #Transplant recipients, #LivingDonors, and community members, we celebrated life while honoring the extraordinary generosity that makes organ and tissue transplantation possible.

🤝🏽 We are grateful to Mid-America Transplant for bringing our community together and for its tremendous partnership and commitment to #OrganDonation, #Transplantation, education, #community➕ the #GiftOfLife. 💙💚 @AbualrubFadee @drrushdafaruk @nkf 🧡

🤲🏽 Thank You to our teams across @SSMHealth➕ @cardinalglennon for embracing every day with such dedication. A wonderful reminder of what generosity, partnership, and community can achieve. 🦋

💐 CelebrateLife5K #MidAmericaTransplant #SLUTransplant #SSMHealth #OrganDonation #Transplantation #DonateLife #GiftOfLife #StLouis 💙💚

[Krista Lentine, MD,PhD | FASN | FAST @KristaLentine]

📣 New publication in @FrontiersIn - Nephrology 📖

We are pleased to share our new work:
'Beyond the test: patient-reported concerns and worries regarding kidney conditions and #APOL1 genetic testing among Black patients'

🧬Among 200 Black adults in the #StLouis APOL1 cohort study with completed 3-month follow-up, 17.5% had an APOL1 high-risk genotype (2 risk variants).
🔵 At baseline, concerns about kidney conditions were substantial, with 39% of participants reporting being extremely concerned. At 3 months, concern remained unchanged in 45%, decreased in 36%, and increased in 19%.
🔵 APOL1 high-risk genotypes were more common among participants whose kidney concerns increased compared with those whose concerns decreased (29% vs 11%; P = 0.02).
🔵 Worry specifically related to having an APOL1 high-risk genotype declined from 14% at baseline to 8% at 3 months.

These findings highlight the importance of understanding the patient experience alongside genetic risk and of developing patient-centered education, communication, and counseling around APOL1 genetic testing.

🤝🏽 We are deeply grateful to the participants who shared their experiences and made this work possible, ➕ to our dedicated co-authors: @renginels | Bryan Clair | @AlizaAnwarMemo1 | John Edwards | @KanaHelloKidney | @Barisafsar75 | Mark Schnitzler | Huiling Xiao | Amber Carriker | Fadee Abu Al Rub | Chi-yuan Hsu | Anthony Muiru | Barry Freedman | Marie Philipneri | @yasar_caliskan

🌟 We also thank the St. Louis APOL1 Study Collaborators for their partnership: Orhun Aydin | Ezequiel Bellorin Font | @AvaDelonai6124 | @HoujeijNourhan | Kevin Lee | @nephrom | @drrushdafaruk | Marilyn Maxwell | Mowaffaq Said | @Farzana_HoqueMD | Amy Mosman | Anne Buganski | Mary Lesko | Kenan Li| Enbal Shacham | @MaiVoMD

We are especially grateful to Mid-America Transplant for invaluable support ➕commitment to our shared #StLouis kidney #community. 💙💚

🏥 @SSMHealthSTL | @SSMHealth | @slusom | #MidAmericaTransplant | @UCSF | @WakeForest

We look forward to continuing to connect with our community around kidney health, transplantation, research, and education at upcoming events—including the Celebrate Life Walk, PKD Walk and ASN Kidney Week

💫 #Nephrology #APOL1 #KidneyDisease #GeneticTesting #Genomics #PatientCentered #KidneyHealth #ClinicalResearch 🧬

📖 Read the full open-access article and learn more about what patients report about kidney health and APOL1 genetic testing: https://t.co/lLiGdK43bl

[SRTR @SRTRNews]

Are you considering becoming a living donor? Our living donor resources page has helpful information about the Living Donor Collective, as well as ample resources from our partners across the country: https://t.co/ytAPJkkoZR

#livingdonors #transplantation #transplant

[APOLLO_Network13 @ApolloNetwork13]

🌏✨ @ApolloNetwork13 Investigators at @ttsorg 2026 in Sydney! 🇦🇺

🤲🏽 The #APOLLO Consortium was excited to see investigators from our Clinical Centers come together at the 31st International Congress of #TheTransplantationSociety — sharing science, exchanging ideas, and strengthening collaborations across the transplant community. 🫱🏽‍🫲🏼🧬

🎤 @mannonmom (CC4| @UNMCkidney), had a strong scientific presence throughout the congress, contributing to multiple sessions spanning #KidneyTransplantation, desensitization, rejection, and emerging therapies.

🎤 @KristaLentine (CC3 | @SSMHealthSTL) contributed invited presentations on older #DonorOrgan utilization and a shared framework for #LivingDonation, and co-chaired a session on #senotherapy in transplantation.

🌐 Mariella Ortigosa-Goggins (CC11 | @univmiami), joined fellow APOLLO investigators in Sydney 🇦🇺— another opportunity to connect across centers and strengthen the relationships that support collaborative transplant research.💚💙

💫 International meetings like #TTS remind us that advancing science happens both at the podium and through the connections we build beyond it.

🧬 APOLLO at TTS: Networking • Collaboration • Research • Community

🫶🏼 #APOLLO #TTS2026 #Transplantation #KidneyTransplant #TransplantResearch #LivingDonation #OrganDonation #Collaboration

[Krista Lentine, MD,PhD | FASN | FAST @KristaLentine]

✨Day 4 at @ttsorg 2026 — #LivingOrganDonation

Honored to be part of one of the closing sessions of the 31st International Congress of #TheTransplantationSociety in Sydney:
🫶 Living Organ Donation in 2026: Unified Principles, Organ-Specific Nuances

🎤 I had the privilege of opening the presentations with:
“Shared framework for living donor evaluation: medical, psychosocial, and ethical core”
The session brought together perspectives spanning living kidney and liver donation, surgical challenges and functional outcomes, and predictive models and global registry insights to enhance donor safety.

🙏🏽 Grateful to our chairs Kwang Woong Lee ➕
Henry Pleass, and to fellow speakers Mireia Musquera , Dong Jin Joo ➕ Allan Massie for an engaging discussion focused on advancing the safety and care of living donors.💚💙

A wonderful way to close out an inspiring scientific program and four days of international exchange and collaboration. 🌏🤝🏽
📸 Stay tuned for Day 4 photos and a final #TTS2026 wrap-up from Sydney! 🇦🇺

#LivingDonation #LivingKidneyDonation #OrganDonation #KidneyTransplantation #Transplantation #DonorSafety #TransplantResearch #TTS2026 | @SSMHealthSTL | @SSMHealth | @nyulangone | @slusom | @slunephrons

[Krista Lentine, MD,PhD | FASN | FAST @KristaLentine]

📣🇦🇺 Opening Day at @ttsorg 2026 in Sydney!

🎉 A wonderful start to the 31st International Congress of #TheTransplantationSociety, made especially meaningful as we celebrate 60 years of #TTS.

🤝🏽 💙 So special to reconnect with longtime colleagues and friends, make new connections across our global transplant community. My joy includes connecting with the many remarkable #WomenInTransplantation who inspire, mentor, collaborate, and lead. 👩‍⚕️🌎
Beatriz Domínguez-Gil | @DrMaceyLevan | @m_mcphaden | Jayme Locke | Mariella Ortigosa Goggins | @WoodsideKenneth | @ignatius_tang | @dalecgardiner | Peter Stock 🤲🏽

🏅 Congratulations to @ttsorg on this remarkable 60-year milestone—and to everyone who has helped advance transplantation and improve the lives of patients and families around the world. 💚🦋

🔬☀️ Looking forward to sharing science, exchanging ideas, and building collaborations that move our field forward in beautiful Sydney! 🇦🇺

#TTS2026 #Transplantation #TransplantResearch #WomenInMedicine #WomenInTransplantation #Sydney | @SSMHealthSTL | @SSMHealth | @slusom🏥

[APOLLO_Network13 @ApolloNetwork13]

🌟Congratulations @BDGuezGil
💐🤲🏽 🌟 So well deserved !!🏅

[Beatriz Domínguez-Gil @BDGuezGil]

😊Recibir este reconocimiento me llena de orgullo y, sobre todo, de gratitud.
Nada de esto sería posible sin el compromiso y dedicación del equipo de la @ONT_esp y de toda la red de coordinación española. Este reconocimiento es también vuestro.
🙏Gracias por hacerlo posible

[Krista Lentine, MD,PhD | FASN | FAST @KristaLentine]

🇦🇺 Excited to be in Sydney for @ttsorg 2026 — the 31st International Congress of #TheTransplantationSociety!

Looking forward to several days of new science, thoughtful discussion, and reconnecting with colleagues and friends from across the global #TransplantCommunity.🌏🦋

Grateful for the opportunity to contribute to the program and looking forward to a great Congress.

🏥 Innovation through collaboration — let’s get started! 💙💚
#TTS2026 #Transplantation #TransplantResearch #Sydney | @SSMHealthSTL @SSMHealth @slusom 🤝🏽

[Krista Lentine, MD,PhD | FASN | FAST @KristaLentine]

✈️ From @ATCMeeting 2026 to @ttsorg Sydney! 🌏

As I head to Sydney for #TheTransplantationSociety (#TTS) Congress, I’m reflecting on a highlight from the #AmericanTransplantCongress (#ATC) 2026— the opportunity to present findings from the #LivingDonorExtendedTimeOutcomes (#LETO) Study during the ATC plenary session.

🎤 “Impact of Donor #APOL1 Genotype on 15-Year #LivingDonor Kidney Transplant Graft and Patient Outcomes: Results from the Living Donor Extended Time (#LETO) Study”

🧬 These findings advance our understanding of the long-term impact of donor genetics on transplant outcomes. As transplantation moves further into the era of precision medicine, LETO is helping define how genomic information can inform risk, personalize care, and support thoughtful decision-making for living donors and recipients.

🤝🏽 Deepest gratitude to our outstanding multidisciplinary co-authors and collaborators whose expertise, teamwork, and commitment made this science possible: Chi-yuan Hsu | @emp802 | Mark Schnitzler | @mannonmom | Huiling Xiao | Anthony Muiru | Ying Gao | @MitchellLunnLunn | Barry Freedman | Jasmin Divers | Nicholette Palmer | Amy Karger ➕the entire #APOL1 Long-Term Outcomes Study (#APOLLO) & LETO consortium 🧬🤲🏽

💙💚 It was wonderful to share the experience at ATC with valued colleagues and friends from across the APOLLO & transplant community: @D_M_Dadhania | @henryrandall60 ➕ More. Grateful for the camaraderie, collaboration, and shared commitment to advancing transplantation science.

🙏🏽 Above all, we honor and thank the living donors and transplant recipients whose generosity and participation made this research possible. Their contributions are at the heart of this work and our continued efforts to improve transplantation and living donor care

💙💚 Thank you to the @ATCMeeting for the opportunity to share this work and engage with colleagues committed to advancing genetics-informed approaches in transplantation.
🔗 Read the abstract: https://t.co/YUhDyGUh1Q
🔗 Read coverage of the findings: https://t.co/4UboCT9Ejz

@SSMHealthSTL @SSMHealth @UCSFNephrology @NebraskaMed @wakeforestmed @slusom @NYUnephro @slunephrons

✈️ 🌏 Next stop: Sydney and #TTS2026! Looking forward to reconnecting with colleagues from around the world, sharing science, and continuing conversations about the future of transplantation. 🇦🇺

🦋 🏥#ATC2026 #TTS2026 #TransplantScience #TransplantResearch #KidneyTransplantation #LivingKidneyDonation #LivingDonation #APOL1 #Genomics #PrecisionMedicine #ClinicalResearch 🧬 💙💚

[APOLLO_Network13 @ApolloNetwork13]

📣 Proud to share this important new video resource from the @ApolloNetwork13 (#APOL1 Long-term Kidney Transplantation Outcomes Network🧬 ) Community👇🏽

How can we advance research involving deceased donor organs while ensuring that donor families are informed, respected, and meaningfully engaged? 💛

🎥 In this conversation, donor family members, #CommunityAdvisors, researchers, and #transplantprofessionals come together to discuss best practices for next-of-kin #research authorization after consent for organ donation, and why these conversations matter.

🧬 We also introduce the NIH-funded #APOLLOStudyand discuss how understanding APOL1 genetic variants in kidney donors and recipients may help improve #KidneyTransplantationand advance health outcomes in African American communities. 💙💚

🙏🏽 Very grateful to the @AST_info (#AST) for its partnership with the APOLLO #DisseminationWorkingGroup in bringing this important community conversation forward. 💙💚

🤝🏽 Kudos to our outstanding panel and community partners: @itsglendar | Jennifer Davis | @DrRoSchmidt | @nicholejeff | @KristaLentine | @Heather Johnson | Marva Moxey-Mims | @jnkodim | Mariella Ortigosa-Goggins ➕ the dedicated working group for developing this series @anna_smith_anna | @SuperChaperone | @sylviaerosas | @lrussell6868 | @Kashawna__ 💫

🫶 #Research is strongest when the communities it is intended to serve have a voice in how it is designed, discussed, and carried forward. 🦋

#APOLLO #APOL1 #KidneyTransplant #OrganDonation #TransplantResearch #CommunityEngagement #KidneyHealth #HealthEquity #Transplantation #AST

📺 Watch and share the conversation: https://t.co/inT6bsAJHA

[Rengin Elsürer @renginels]

📣 September 4 is #PKDAwarenessDay! 🧬
#PKD #ADPKD #PKDAwarenessDay #PKDAwareness #WalkForPKD #KidneyHealth #Nephrology #KidneyResearch #PatientCare #TeamScience #SLUProud

@KristaLentine I @AlizaAnwarMemo1 I @HoujeijNourhan I @MowaffaqSaid I @nephrom I @RaviNayakMD

[APOLLO_Network13 @ApolloNetwork13]

🎤The @ApolloNetwork13 Dissemination Working Group and @AST_info are hosting a community-focused webinar on August 5 at 2pm (ET) - Practices in Next of Kin Research Authorization After Consent for #OrganDonation: A #Community Conversation.

➡️ Use this link to register: https://t.co/JbVxib2FGF

Please share this information and support #APOLLO!
🔵 If you can’t make it live, the content will be viewable later from your registration.

🌟 Registration supports this #AST-APOLLO collaboration, so please register today | @itsglendar | @nicholejeff | @DrRoSchmidt | @KristaLentine | @PGee51 | @lrussell6868 | @SuperChaperone | @Kashawna__ | @mannonmom | @NIDDKgov 🤝🏽

[Transplantation @TransplantJrnl]

Creating inclusive, respectful environments where every voice is heard can improve collaboration, reduce burnout, and enhance patient care. Time for transplant-specific guidelines on communication, inclusion, and minimizing hierarchy. https://t.co/x42gzdxAAr

[NKF Nephrology Professionals @NKF_NephPros]

"Great diverse breadth of speakers and their content!"
-Attendee feedback from #NKFClinicals

Mark your calendars for Orlando, FL in May 2027! Stay tuned for updates: https://t.co/gP6oXnfhJL

[Wisit Cheungpasitporn MD FACP | FASN | FAST @wisit661]

😃 Deeply honored to share that our review, “Transforming Nephrology Through Artificial Intelligence: A State-of-the-Art Roadmap for Clinical Integration,” has been recognized by the Clinical Kidney Journal 📓, European Renal Association (ERA) as one of its most cited articles published over the past 12 months! 🏆 @CKJsocial @ERAkidney

This recognition reflects the tremendous global interest in how artificial intelligence is fundamentally reshaping kidney care—spanning from early disease detection and clinical decision support to education, research, and the future of nephrology practice.
Thank you to the Clinical Kidney Journal, the European Renal Association (ERA), and Oxford University Press for highlighting these impactful publications.

It is a profound privilege to contribute to this rapidly evolving field. I hope this review continues to serve as a practical, actionable roadmap for clinicians, researchers, educators, and trainees working to integrate AI responsibly into kidney care.

Congratulations to all the authors and peer reviewers whose work was recognized alongside ours. Your contributions continue to relentlessly advance nephrology and improve patient care! 🤝🌍
📖 Read the recognized article here:
Transforming Nephrology Through Artificial Intelligence: A State-of-the-Art Roadmap for Clinical Integration

Clinical Kidney Journal (2026)
🔗 https://t.co/j2ESdfX1M5

Wisit Cheungpasitporn, MD, FACP, FASN, FAST @MayoClinicNeph
Clinician-Scientist & Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic
Leading AI Innovation in Kidney Care

#ArtificialIntelligence #AI #Nephrology #KidneyCare #DigitalHealth #ClinicalKidneyJournal #ERA #MedicalInnovation #AcademicMedicine #MedEd #MachineLearning #GenerativeAI #MayoClinic

[Krista Lentine, MD,PhD | FASN | FAST @KristaLentine]

👠✨ Walking together to advance #LivingDonation. ✨👞

⭕️ One of the highlights of this year’s @ATCMeeting (ATC) 2026 was the @AST_info #LivingDonorCircleOfExcellence event. The evening included welcoming #JohnFluevog and Ruth Fluevog and hearing John’s inspiring transplant journey.🎤

As transplant professionals, we’re privileged to witness the remarkable generosity of living donors every day. Their gift changes lives - not only through transplantation, but by giving recipients more time, more health, and more moments with the people they love. 💙💚

👠⭐ A partnership that brings together creativity, philanthropy, and advocacy: Through “The Patty” and “The Alan” shoe collection, John and Ruth Fluevog are helping raise awareness of living donation while supporting the #AST #LivingDonorCircle of Excellence, which recognizes employers who provide paid leave for employees recovering from living donation surgery.⭕️ 🏥

🙏🏽 Thank You, John and Ruth, for sharing your story, your generosity, and your passion with our transplant community. Partnerships like these help inspire conversations, remove barriers, and encourage more people to learn about the life-saving impact of living donation and #OrganTransplants.

👞 Together, let’s keep taking steps toward a future where every patient has the opportunity for a life-saving transplant. 💙💚🦋

⭕️ Learn more: https://t.co/vOIK1SqZjj

🤝🏽 #LivingDonation #OrganDonation #DonateLife #Transplantation #JohnFluevog #Fluevog #GivingBack | @AMLiapakis | @D_M_Dadhania | @VineetaKumar8 | @Mattcoopmd1 | @mannonmom | @SSMHealthSTL | @nkf | @NKF_KSMO @DonateLife | @AST_LDCOP | @AST_KPCOP | @AST_LICOP | #AmericanTransplantCongress2026 💙💚🦋

[Krista Lentine, MD,PhD | FASN | FAST @KristaLentine]

🤝🏽🌟Thank You for your leadership ​of this important work, @yasar_caliskan ! ​🧬