So, who would want to be a clinical academic?
As part of the @bmj_latest Commission on the Future of Academic Medicine, our article summarises some key challenges for the clinical academic workforce and opportunities for change ๐
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This #RareDiseaseDay we stand with people living with rare conditions in the UK and beyond, with their families, the people still searching for answers, and everyone who has lost someone along the way. ๐
๐ Itโs #RareDiseaseDay 2026! ๐
Today we stand with the 300 million people living with a rare disease. Together, weโre showing our colours, raising awareness, and inspiring change by talking about what equity means to us.
๐ Read more: https://t.co/T0KRlbRCJX
Thrilled to share that our research on splice modulation therapy for X-linked Alport syndrome using organoids as scalable preclinical models has just been published!
I am grateful to all co-authors and my mentors!
@JCI_insight@InstitutImagine@gdorval12
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๐งฌ People living with a rare disease often wait years for answers.
๐ Equity means every person deserves the same chance to benefit from a treatment for their condition.
๐ Learn more: https://t.co/uZh1DF5TaT
#RareDiseaseDay #EquityForRare#TreatmentAccess
๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ #๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ณ!
We are grateful for their participation and look forward to welcoming the cilia community on 8-12, March 2027.
Wishing you all a happy and inspiring 2026.
#Cilia#Milan
Professor Michael Nicholson has been awarded an OBE in the Kingโs New Year Honours in recognition of services to kidney transplantation.
With funding from Kidney Research UK, he led the development of normothermic machine perfusion, an innovativeโฏtechnique that could mean more donor kidneys are suitable for transplantation and more people could receive life-changing surgery.
Sandra Currie, Kidney Research UK chief executive said: โ๐๐๐๐ โ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ข๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ โ๐๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐กโ โ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ โ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ก ๐ก๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ก๐ฆ.
Congratulations to Professor Michael Nicholson, this recognition is truly well deserved.
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๐ฃCalling all #ResidentDoctors & #MedicalStudents! Thinking about a career in Nephrology? Join our taster event!
Hear from renal registrars & consultants, learn about key conditions, explore career pathways & get tips for CVs & interviews.
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#Nephrology
Celebrate this winner of the Distinguished Researcher Award, an ASN Midcareer Award: Simone Sanna-Cherchi MD. His research brings together investigators across disciplines and continents to study complex, understudied kidney conditions. Read more in #ASNKidneyNews: https://t.co/wXwBlOipv8
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This is your moment to shape #KidneyWk 2026 in Denver, CO. 12,000 faculty and participants made 2025 unforgettable. Share your ideas and recommendations to help build whatโs next.
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Praveen Dhondurao Sudhindar, John Sayer @johnasayer, Juliana Arcila-Galvis and colleagues @CILIAREN find that urinary renal epithelial cells can be used for NPHP1 phenotyping and a personalized therapeutic strategy.
#JCSciliaSI
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