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ASNKidney @asnkidney.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Congratulations to the 2026 KidneyCure Grant Recipients! 34 new investigators join 22 continuing grantees in a cohort of 56 researchers. More than $4 million in research funding supports their work advancing kidney research and improving patient care. 🔗https://www.kidneycure.org/pages/qa.aspx

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Michelle Starr MD MPH @mcstarr1.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Fun and big last day at PAS! Join me and two incredible colleagues to talk about neonatal hypertension at 10:45! I’ll be talking about a precision based approach to management. @babykidney.bsky.social

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Matthew Harer @triplebadger10.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Kicking off PAS2025 with the RINK (Research Incubator in Neonatal Kidney Disease). This is our 4th in person meeting - now with several ongoing studies and developing even more - come join the fun!

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Michelle Starr MD MPH @mcstarr1.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Stating off #pas2025 with a Neonatal Nephrology session with @triplebadger10.bsky.social looking back at where the field has come from. @babykidney.bsky.social

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AWAKEN 2.0 Study @awaken2study.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

And then there were 42! We are up to 42 clinical sites and over 800 patients that are entered into our database! Looking forward to catching up with collaborators and talking more about this project next week at #PASMeeting @babykidney.bsky.social

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Michelle Starr MD MPH @mcstarr1.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

A group of @babykidney.bsky.social collaborators are working on a list of useful references in neonatal nephrology which have instrumental in improving care of infants. Help us and complete this survey asking for your opinion on the most important articles! redcap.link/NeoSurvey

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Useful References in Neonatal Nephrology

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Lisa Jarvis @lisamjarvis.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

In terminating hundreds of NIH grants, the Trump administration dumped years of investment down the drain. In my latest @opinion.bloomberg.com column, we analyzed the cancelled projects & talked to scientists to understand just how much the public loses out. It's a lot: tinyurl.com/bdey86su

A beeswarm chart of canceled NIH grants showing the years into each project when the funding was pulled. Each dot represents a terminated grant and is colored by the number of publications associated with the project: none, one to four or five or more. The grants are separated into thee rows based on the award type (R01, U01, U54). RO1 research projects had the most terminations, which occurred at all stages of research, from the project onset to 7+ years in. Most grants were canceled short of the 4-5 year lifespan of a typical grant, and 40% of R01s had no publications at the time of termination. Projects that had been active for longer had more publications, suggesting that more findings are disseminated in the later stages of these grants.

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Mike Wiser @drmikewiser.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

On this day of the Stand Up For Science events, a reminder: The typical anti-vax parent is wrong, but well-intentioned. The people like RFJ Jr that are financially profiting from lying about vaccines to vulnerable people are evil. They're not the same. www.theguardian.com/global/2025/...

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Formerly anti-vax parents on how they changed their minds: ‘I really made a mistake’

Researchers believe personal stories are more persuasive than facts alone in addressing vaccine skepticism

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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

NIH abruptly terminates millions in research grants, defying court orders. And, NIH officials "are not authorized to speak publicly." “Scientific inquiry is under siege and the public’s health hangs in the balance as crucial studies vanish.” shorturl.at/iMcdH #BlueSky #MedSky 🧪 #IDSky #scisky

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NIH abruptly terminates millions in research grants, defying court orders

The NIH is terminating grants, citing Trump administration restrictions on funding work related to DEI and transgender issues

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AWAKEN 2.0 Study @awaken2study.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Today we officially launched AWAKEN 2.0 - a study that we hope will improve our understanding of neonatal kidney disease both in the NICU and beyond. We plan to use this account to update on our study progress, share milestones and information and eventually share our results!

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 12/02/2025

Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025! Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide! #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence

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Jillian Bybee, MD @lifeandpicu.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

I was recently asked by a few people at #SCCM2025 if they could share this ‘Toolkit for Hard Days’ that the #PedsICU nurses made from one of my posts (🔗 in comments). I can’t overstate how happy I am to share it with anyone who could be helped by it. #MedSky

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The Hard Days Toolkit.pdf

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Gabriel Bosslet @gbosslet.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

The greatest trick the billionaires ever pulled was convincing us to fight each other instead of them

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Shematologist, MD @shematologist.medsky.social · 02/03/2025

This is going to be a big problem. Not typically on pubmed (a free online database of medical literature) on Saturday nights but heard it was down and had to check for myself.

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Michelle Starr MD MPH @mcstarr1.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

NIH website down PubMed website down eRA Commons Website down Not like I use any of these tools on a daily basis….

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Emily Hahn, MD @ehahnmd.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

We talk a lot about gender differences in academia and improving the representation of non cis white men as invited speakers at conferences. Here, though, is a study by @mcstarr1.bsky.social, that shows men overwhelming ask more questions at medical conferences than women do.

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Michelle Starr MD MPH @mcstarr1.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Got the amusement of watching two lawyers try and out lawyer themselves on a data use agreement today. Let me just tell you, it was an amusing way to spend a Friday.

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a man in a suit and tie says kaboom ! you 've been lawyered .

ALT: a man in a suit and tie says kaboom ! you 've been lawyered .

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Andrea Love, PhD | Biomedical Scientist @drandrealove.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Nearly every medicine we benefit from started with NIH-funded research. Early discovery work starts in academia. Immunotherapies? Gene therapy for rare diseases? Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s medicines? Vaccines? Novel cancer treatments? Psychiatric medicines? You betcha. 1/

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Usha Lee McFarling @usha.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

“This is a blatant attempt to gut the universities and health research that have saved so many lives and given economic opportunity to so many people.” @iwashyna.bsky.social on impact of new NIh order to cut research indirect costs. www.statnews.com/2025/02/07/n...

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NIH plans to slash support for indirect research costs, sending shockwaves through science

The NIH said Friday night that it would slash support for indirect costs on all existing and future grants to 15%

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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Scientists and journalists need to figure out right quick how to explain to the average person how a massive change in research indirects will impact the medical care they and their children get (eg at the local children’s hospital), the education their children will get, the price of tuition, etc.

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Michelle Starr MD MPH @mcstarr1.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Is it just me or is NIH commons down for everyone? Tough to feel like isn’t a scary indicator of where things are heading…

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Rhodes Hambrick, MD, MS @rhodeshambrick.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Optimist: The cup is half full Pessimist: The cup is half empty Pediatric nephrologist: The number of cups you should drink varies based on your ability to produce urine

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HCWvsHunger @hcwvshunger.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

It’s true. #KidVengers holds several records. 💪Only team to have won #HCWvsHunger twice 💪 Only unmerged team to have won #HCWvsHunger 💪 2023 MVP award 💪 Only team (to our knowledge) to have trended on Twitter Will they reclaim the Crystal apple from #DiagnoseAndTreats in 2024? 👀 #PedSky #MedSky

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Shematologist, MD @shematologist.medsky.social · 22/11/2024

Every single day I’m on service, no matter how tough it is, I remind myself that I get to go home and my babies are there and we all have our health and aren’t staying the night in the hospital. Perspective is everything.

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Shematologist, MD @shematologist.medsky.social · 22/11/2024

Y’all #HCWvsHunger starts in ONE WEEK. Since 2020 we’ve raised > $2.3 million TOGETHER To participate 🍎Donate to any org fighting hunger btw 11/28-12/3 🍎Log donation at HCWvsHunger.org under chosen team 🍎Recruit everyone you know to join you 🍎Get into the competitive spirit 🍎Feel happy 1/

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Healthcare Workers vs Hunger

Healthcare workers vs Hunger is an annual friendly competition between teams of healthcare workers to help relieve food insecurity.

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Scott Gottlieb, MD @scottgottliebmd.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

The migration of MedTwitter, along with a large cohort of science journalists, to BlueSky is striking in its scale and rapidity. In a short time, this shift has effectively transformed BlueSky into the essential hub for breaking medical news and vibrant scientific discourse.

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Joseph Flynn, MD @jostflynnmd.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Thank you to all of the reviewers for Pediatric Nephrology. Read this list of reviewers who reviewed manuscripts for the Journal between September 1, 2023 & August 31, 2024. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

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Michelle Starr MD MPH @mcstarr1.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Looking forward to the first #NephJC on Bluesky tonight!

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Shematologist, MD @shematologist.medsky.social · 07/11/2024

We all need a little happiness. And feeding people makes everyone happy! Excited to announce #HCWvsHunger (YEAR 5!) will run 11/28 6pm thru 12/3 at midnight. And please follow me at TikTok (angelaweyand235) as we are trying to get enough followers to be able to go live!

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Michelle Starr MD MPH @mcstarr1.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Celebrating @jamacurrent.bsky.social joining 🦋 by highlighting a recently paper from our group, spearheaded by #pedsneph fellow Dr. Shrea Goswami @iupedskidney.bsky.social and med student Julia Vanderkolk. We sought to answer the question "how often do families and patients with AKI know?"

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Caregiver Awareness and Knowledge of AKI in Hospitalized Children

This cross-sectional analyzes knowledge of acute kidney disease (AKI) diagnosis and associated risks among caregivers of hospitalized children.

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Michelle Rheault, MD @rheaultm.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Did you know that the USRDS report also has one CKD chapter for pediatric data? The most common cause of kidney disease in children is congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) with prevalence of glomerulonephritis increasing with age. 🧵

Bar graph of Causes of kidney disease among children, 2022: In children with kidney disease insured by Medicaid, structural disorders were the most common cause of disease, at 53.2% (Figure 5.1); GN was the second most common cause of kidney disease (18.8%). Although structural disorders were the most common cause of kidney disease in all age groups, the percentage of children with disease attributed to structural disorders decreased with age. For example, structural diseases were the cause of kidney disease in 66.8% of children aged ≤5 years versus 40.2% of children aged 13-17 years. Conversely, GN was the cause of disease in 9.0% of children aged ≤5 years but 26.1% of children aged 13-17 years.

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Michelle Starr MD MPH @mcstarr1.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline Did I do that right @shematologist.bsky.social

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Ilan Schwartz @germhuntermd.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

All pediatricians and infectious diseases doctors right now #PedsSky #IDSky #MedSky

pommel horse guy from us olympics mens gymnastics team resting with his eyes closed before his turn to compete at the olympics

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Shematologist, MD @shematologist.medsky.social · 14/11/2024

Arguably, the greatest advance in healthcare in the past 100 years was the widespread vaccination of children.

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Shina Menon @shinamenon.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

First post on 🦋 #nephsky Papers from the WEROCK Study on CRRT for AKI in children, young adults #CRRTnotCKRT 1️⃣ Demographics, outcomes- in AJKD; free till 11/30/24 www.ajkd.org/article/S027... N=980; Significant practice changes in the 20 yrs since ppCRRT; Survival to ICU discharge ⬆️ (64%)

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Michelle Starr MD MPH @mcstarr1.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Wanted to share some thoughts on our recent publication in JAMA Pediatrics "Glomerular Filtration Rate Changes Following UTI in Children With Vesicoureteral Reflux" which we presented at Kidney Week and published simultaneously. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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eGFR Changes Following UTI in Children With Vesicoureteral Reflux

This cohort study uses data from the Children With Vesicoureteral Reflux trial to assess estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) changes in participants with vs without recurrent urinary tract inf...

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Cathy Quinlan ☘️ 🇦🇺 🌱 @cathyquinlan.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

🔍 Key insights: Kids who survive AKI face a 3.7x higher risk of future AKI and nearly 12x the risk of needing long-term kidney replacement therapy! 🚨 This underscores the life-changing role of early, proactive follow-up. journals.lww.com/jasn/fulltex... 🔗 4/4

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Long Shadows: Understanding the Lifelong Risk of Acute... : Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

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Ryan Town @kidneywiki.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

Starter pack specific for #PedNeph professionals. Hard to keep to with everyone joining so please let me know if you want to be added or see anyone missing! go.bsky.app/DEJdD5

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Michelle Starr MD MPH @mcstarr1.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Hi friends new and old! I'm Michelle, an Assistant Professor and pediatric nephrologist at Indiana University. I am interested in baby kidneys, med-ed, AKI and kidney health. I am looking forward to rebuilding my community here and connecting with people!

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Michelle Starr MD MPH @mcstarr1.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Look at those cute kidneys! This is super helpful.

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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

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