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Caitlyn Vlasschaert

@drflashheart.bsky.social
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MD/PhD • Nephrology, genetics, and clonal hematopoiesis 🧬 • Internal medicine resident, recent PhD grad, and new mom • @NSMCinternship grad → exec

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Caitlyn Vlasschaert @drflashheart.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Thrilled to finally be working with @kidneyomicsamps.bsky.social / @thesampsonlab.bsky.social as a KRESCENT post-doc. krescent.ca/en/awardees/...
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KRESCENT Post-Doctoral Fellowship, 2026-2028, Are Carriers Truly Unaffected? Monoallelic Kidney Variants and CKD Risk
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American Journal of Kidney Diseases @ajkd.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Listen to this #NephMadness episode of @febrilepodcast.com featuring @drflashheart.bsky.social, @beanbuddy.bsky.social, Sam Kant, @germatologist.bsky.social, and @ssfarouk.bsky.social as they chat about the Trolls of Transplantation Region: player.captivate.fm/episode/b11c...
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130: Trolls of Transplant with NephMadness 2026!
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American Journal of Kidney Diseases @ajkd.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
#NephMadness 2026: Trolls of Transplantation Region Teams: - BK - CMV Experts: Sam Kant & @germatologist.bsky.social Writers: @beanbuddy.bsky.social & @drflashheart.bsky.social Execs: @ssfarouk.bsky.social & @catochita.bsky.social bit.ly/NM26Transplant
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#NephMadness 2026: Trolls of Transplantation Region
Submit your picks! | @NephMadness | @nephmadness.bsky.social | NephMadness 2026 Selection Committee Member: Sam Kant @kantsmd Sam Kant is an Nephrologist & Transplant Physician at St. Vincent’s…
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ASN Publications @asnpublications.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Bone marrow-derived inflammatory signals may shape glomerular disease in ways that we are only beginning to understand. Read this article in #ASNKidneyNews following one of the most prominent and debated candidates, suPAR: kidney.pub/KN1802-15
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ASN Publications @asnpublications.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Research suggests Clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP) may contribute to CKD and its comorbidities, necessitating additional research. bit.ly/JASN0739 @drflashheart.bsky.social @pnatarajanmd.bsky.social @zhiyu.bsky.social #ASNJASN
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ASN Publications @asnpublications.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Study finds that Non-DNMT3A CHIP was associated with CKD progression among individuals with CKD, and Tet2-CHIP mouse models support a causal role in kidney injury. bit.ly/JASN0680 @drflashheart.bsky.social @pnatarajanmd.bsky.social @zhiyu.bsky.social #ASNJASN
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ASN Publications @asnpublications.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
In patients with CKD, non-DNMT3A CHIP was associated with cardiovascular disease with an effect size similar to that reported in the general population. bit.ly/JASN0671 #ASNJASN @drflashheart.bsky.social @pnatarajanmd.bsky.social @zhiyu.bsky.social
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Caitlyn Vlasschaert @drflashheart.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Queen’s #NephMadness 2025 bracket submitted! 🫘 🏆
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American Journal of Kidney Diseases @ajkd.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
And the 1️⃣ post in our countdown of the Top Ten #NephMadness region posts from 2020-2024 is: 1️⃣ Cardiorenal Region (2022) 🎉 bit.ly/41saa2u Expert: @nishabansal.bsky.social and Sadiya Khan Writer: @drflashheart.bsky.social Exec: @ssfarouk.bsky.social @annaburgner.bsky.social
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gbadegesinlab.bsky.social @gbadegesinlab.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
The final version of our paper www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/... One APOL1 risk variant is associated with CKD & FSGS. We have a solid basis for new mechanistic studies in our journey to find durable cure for APOL1 KD @opeyemiolabisi.bsky.social @kidneyomicsamps.bsky.social @genetickidneydoc.bsky.social
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Shematologist, MD @shematologist.medsky.social · 15/11/2024
The queen has arrived 💜
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Michelle Rheault, MD @rheaultm.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
Not sure how long y'all are going to be following, so will teach this while I can... Microscopic hematuria in children is normal, right? NO! Some of these kids are at risk of developing kidney disease and there's something you can do about it. 🧵 #NephPearls
Photomicrograph of glomerular hematuria
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Sarah Sanghavi @sarahsanghavi.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
Just posting some great #Nephsky references here: UW Nephrology Grand Rounds: www.youtube.com/@universityo... University of Ottawa Nephrology Grand Rounds: www.youtube.com/@ottawanephr... Rush University Biopsy Conference: www.youtube.com/@rumc-biopyc... Nephropocus nephropocus.com
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University of Washington Division of Nephrology
Welcome to the UW Division of Nephrology! We work hard to improve the lives of people with kidney disease. The University of Washington is passionate about all things related to health and disease pre...
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