Mert Demirci, MD

PGY1 IM resident @VUMCHealth

[American Society of Pediatric Nephrology @ASPNeph]

Review: Intermuscular Adipose Tissue in Chronic Kidney Disease: A Window into Muscle Quality and Health?

https://t.co/m916VhgK52

[Mert Demirci, MD @MDemirc1]

Such an honor to work with a great mentor, Dr. Kirabo and the wonderful people at #KiraboLab. I am always grateful for their support, and I am super excited to begin this new chapter!!

[Annet Kirabo D.V.M., M.Sc., Ph.D., F.A.H.A. @annetkiraboc1]

Huge CONGRATULATIONS @MDemirc1 for matching to the Internal Medicine Program @VUMC! The #KiraboLab is so proud of you!

[Annet Kirabo D.V.M., M.Sc., Ph.D., F.A.H.A. @annetkiraboc1]

Featured on the cover is our paper "Aging and sex differences in salt sensitivity of blood pressure" and full version now available @PPPublishing

https://t.co/X8I5Qfuwbl

Thanks & congrats #KiraboLab Co-authors
@MDemirc1 & @jmafolabi

[Annet Kirabo D.V.M., M.Sc., Ph.D., F.A.H.A. @annetkiraboc1]

Outstanding talk by #KiraboLab ⁦@MDemirc1⁩ at #AHA24 ⁦@AHAScience⁩ on Association of Tissue Sodium with Nocturnal Hypertension and Dipping in Salt Sensitivity of Blood Pressure ⁦@VUMCDiscoveries⁩ ⁦@VUMC_Medicine⁩ ⁦@VUMCKidney⁩

[Mert Demirci, MD @MDemirc1]

The Kenneth D. Bloch Memorial Lecture is happening now at #AHA24!
Dr. Jane Freedman, Chair of Medicine at VUMC, is delivering an inspiring talk on platelet omics.

My mentor Dr. Annet Kirabo is moderating the session with Dr. Sean Wu. @annetkiraboc1 @SeanM_Wu @VUMC_Medicine

[Mert Demirci, MD @MDemirc1]

It feels great to be back in Chicago for #AHA2024! If you are curious about the role of tissue sodium in the dipping phenotype of salt sensitive hypertension, please stop by my poster tomorrow at 10:30 AM. 🫀 @annetkiraboc1

[Annet Kirabo D.V.M., M.Sc., Ph.D., F.A.H.A. @annetkiraboc1]

Excited to #chair the session “Filtering Facts: Insights Into Kidney Disease” at #AHA24!

📅 Sunday, Nov 17
⏰ 11:30 AM–12:30 PM (CST)
📍 Zone 1, Science & Technology Hall

Join me to explore the top-scoring nephrology abstracts presented by experts @AHAscience #Nephrology

[Annet Kirabo D.V.M., M.Sc., Ph.D., F.A.H.A. @annetkiraboc1]

This week's #KiraboLab Newsletter highlights the amazing time at #ASN24 #ASNKidney with friends @Carmendemigue12 and @clintoria and outstanding presentations by @MDemirc1 and @jmafolabi @ASNKidney

[Bob Roshanravan @broshan]

Great work to the exercise, mitochondria and muscle research teams @UCDNephrology @VUMCKidney for outstanding oral presentations!

[Annet Kirabo D.V.M., M.Sc., Ph.D., F.A.H.A. @annetkiraboc1]

Fantastic talk on RNA Sequencing Analysis of Skeletal Muscle in Moderate to Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease by Dr. Mert Demirci, MD work from Dr. Jorge L. Gamboa, MD, PhD lab ⁦@VUMCClinPharm⁩ ⁦@VUMCKidney⁩ at #ASN24 ⁦@ASNKidney⁩! So proud of you ⁦@MDemirc1!

[Mert Demirci, MD @MDemirc1]

@annetkiraboc1 @VUMCClinPharm @VUMCKidney @ASNKidney Thank you for your support and mentorship Dr. Kirabo, much appreciated!

[Mert Demirci, MD @MDemirc1]

It’s finally #ASN24! Excited to present updates from #IkizlerLab and #GamboaLab on muscle function in CKD. Grateful to share our work—don’t miss our poster and oral presentations! Hope to see you there!
@RGDilaverMD @JLGamboa_Velez @AlpIkizler @VUMCKidney @ASNKidney

[Mert Demirci, MD @MDemirc1]

Happening now at #ASN24!
Keynote lecture from my mentor, Dr. Ikizler on the importance of nutrition for dialysis patients@ASNKidney @VUMCKidney

[Annet Kirabo D.V.M., M.Sc., Ph.D., F.A.H.A. @annetkiraboc1]

#KiraboLab #postdoc @MDemirc1 is giving a lecture on #tissue #sodium and #salt sensitive #Hypertension on September 30th @VanderbiltMPB!

[Annet Kirabo D.V.M., M.Sc., Ph.D., F.A.H.A. @annetkiraboc1]

#KiraboLab ⁦@MDemirc1⁩ doing a fantastic job presenting poster on tissue salt and salt-sensitivity ⁦@AHAScience⁩ ⁦@CouncilonHTN⁩ #Hypertension2024! THANKS to my mentor David Harrison ⁦@endocelldoc⁩ for the continued support and legacy! 🙏🏿 Chris Wilcox‼️

[Mert Demirci, MD @MDemirc1]

Starting #Hypertension2024 with Dr. Harrison’s masterclass talk on the immune mechanism of hypertension. Looking forward to the discussions on this topic during the upcoming poster sessions! @endocelldoc

[Mert Demirci, MD @MDemirc1]

Inspired by my PI and mentor @annetkiraboc1 ’s talk about social media networking at the EFS retreat today. Publishing is key, but sharing with peers makes it stronger. Ready to make every post count!
Big thanks to @EFSInsideScoop for this event.

[Annet Kirabo D.V.M., M.Sc., Ph.D., F.A.H.A. @annetkiraboc1]

More on this fun competition at the EFS Retreat #MarshmallowChallenge! @EFSInsideScoop @JulesBass6 @CrunchyNeuroSci

[Annet Kirabo D.V.M., M.Sc., Ph.D., F.A.H.A. @annetkiraboc1]

Our preprint "Myeloid Cell Glucocorticoid Not Mineralocorticoid Receptor Signaling Contributes to Salt-Sensitive Hypertension in humans via Cortisol" is now in pubmed @PubTrend

https://t.co/G0e5dACgZ2

[FrezzaLab @FrezzaLab]

Mitochondria at the crossroads of health and disease: Cell https://t.co/lxP3xNswzP