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Jenny Varner @drjennyv.bsky.social · May 21

The NC KUH TRIO team represented at the 2nd annual KUH research conference #KUHRTN2025. It was a blast connecting with trainees all over the country and sharing our passion for high quality research. @kuhrtrainees.bsky.social

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Jenny Varner @drjennyv.bsky.social · May 4

Sad to be leaving but even the view from the airport is beautiful. Mahalo to Hawai’i for the most beautiful vacation I’ve ever been on.

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Jenny Varner @drjennyv.bsky.social · Apr 29

Stepped on one! Just a couple spines ended up in my foot though. And now I know how to manage a sea urchin sting, so I guess I can count it as CME 😂

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Jenny Varner @drjennyv.bsky.social · Apr 29

There are sea urchins in that water behind me. Ask me how I found out. Otherwise today was a perfect end to the PAS conference and start to my vacation.

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Jenny Varner @drjennyv.bsky.social · Apr 27

Come to 306 at 2pm! I was diagnosed with ADHD as an intern, when the workload finally overwhelmed the coping mechanisms I had used for years. Learning about ADHD as a disability and strength, an explanation but not an excuse, has been and continues to be a complex journey.

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Jenny Varner @drjennyv.bsky.social · Apr 26

Free coffee at the Coffee Breaks- I’m on a trainee budget 🙃

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Jenny Varner @drjennyv.bsky.social · Apr 26

I know #PAS2025 is being used on Twitter/X, but where are my #PedsNeph people going to be posting- BlueSky or X? The social media updates are one of my favorite parts of this meeting!

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Jenny Varner @drjennyv.bsky.social · Apr 15

KUHR-TN Trainees- Submit your abstracts for the annual meeting today! Looking forward to seeing you all in person at the meeting in May.

KUHR-TN @kuhrtrainees.bsky.social · Apr 15

To our trainees- Don't forget; today is the last day to submit your abstracts to the KUHR-TN annual meeting! See your e-mail for details on abstract submissions and conference registration.

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Jenny Varner @drjennyv.bsky.social · Apr 15

Normal people: Those Easter eggs are shaped like jelly beans.

Me: EASTER KIDNEYS!!

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Michelle Rheault, MD @rheaultm.bsky.social · Mar 24

Are you a patient with Alport syndrome? The 2025 In-Person Alport Connect meeting will be in Chicago on July 19-20th. Child and teen programming available. See you there! alportsyndrome.org/for-patients...

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Jenny Varner @drjennyv.bsky.social · Mar 21

Congratulations to everyone who Matched today! To our newest pediatricians- let me know when you’re ready to discuss a career in the best subspecialty, peds nephrology!

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Society for Pediatric Research (SPR) @socpedresearch.bsky.social · Mar 21

Congratulations to Dr. Kelly Orgel, one of this year's recipients of the 2025 SPR Basic Research Award for Fellows Sponsored by the Emerging to Established (E2E) Section. @e2e-spr.bsky.social

Read more: ow.ly/VC6950VjWLG

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Jenny Varner @drjennyv.bsky.social · Mar 16

Great time with lots of learning at the Annual Dialysis Conference #ADC2025

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Sayna Norouzi, MD @saynanorouzi.bsky.social · Feb 26

Are you effectively preventing VTE in your patients with nephrotic syndrome?

Check out our paper below on KI reports about this important topic. It's a fantastic collaboration with some truly brilliant minds! #NephSky @glomcon.org

www.kireports.org/article/S246...

Venous thromboembolism prevention for nephrotic syndrome: The role of aspirin, vitamin K antagonists and direct oral anticoagulants

Nephrotic syndrome (NS) carries a significantly elevated risk of venous thromboembolic events (VTE), contributing to morbidity and mortality. Current guidelines for VTE prophylaxis in NS are based on ...

www.kireports.org

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Jenny Varner @drjennyv.bsky.social · Feb 12

Great work, Ben!

KUHR-TN @kuhrtrainees.bsky.social · Feb 12

JASN- Updates on the POSIBIL6ESKD Phase 2b/3 trial from Neuen et al. and NC KUH TRIO post-doc trainee Dr. Benjamin Catanese.

Effects of Clazakizumab on Anemia and Iron Metabolism in Patients with Kidney Failure pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39908111/

Effects of Clazakizumab on Anemia and Iron Metabolism in Patients with Kidney Failure - PubMed

Effects of Clazakizumab on Anemia and Iron Metabolism in Patients with Kidney Failure

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · Feb 11

JUST IN:

Federal judges orders HHS, CDC, and FDA to restore “by no later than 11:59 pm” today their websites and datasets to pre-January 30th status.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Michelle Rheault, MD @rheaultm.bsky.social · Feb 12

Sparsentan for FSGS isn’t dead yet… ir.travere.com/news-release...

ir.travere.com

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KUHR-TN @kuhrtrainees.bsky.social · Feb 4

Congratulations to everyone matching into Urology today!

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Tony Breu @tonybreu.bsky.social · Nov 18

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Why does nephrotic syndrome (NS) present with periorbital edema?

I generally feel comfortable explaining why patients with NS have edema. But, why does it accumulate around the eyes? And, why doesn’t heart failure present this way?

Time for more Starling! And George Burch...

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Jenny Varner @drjennyv.bsky.social · Jan 31

I’ve freaked out some families by showing pitting edema in the back. Some kids can really hide their fluid.

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Cathy Quinlan ☘️ 🇦🇺 🌱 @cathyquinlan.bsky.social · Jan 29

🔬 Genetic testing is a game-changer in nephrology, but it’s still not routine practice. This paper lays out a clear framework for when and how to use genetic testing in kidney care. 🧵1/4
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Navigating Genetic Testing in Nephrology: Options and Decision-Making Strategies

Technological advances such as next-generation sequencing (NGS) have enabled high-throughput assessment of the human genome, supporting the usage of g…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Jenny Varner @drjennyv.bsky.social · Jan 29

I do think we need to pause for a moment and appreciate this title. 10 points for creativity.

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Kuntie Plopkins @kuntieplopkins.bsky.social · Jan 28

Time to post this again

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Jenny Varner @drjennyv.bsky.social · Jan 29

Big news in chronic kidney disease.

FDA approves Novo Nordisk's Ozempic to treat chronic kidney disease in those with diabetes, expanding its use cnb.cx/3CpEFfK

FDA approves Novo Nordisk's Ozempic to treat chronic kidney disease in those with diabetes, expanding its use

Expanded Ozempic approval in the U.S. could transform how doctors treat patients with chronic kidney disease, which involves a gradual loss of kidney function.

cnb.cx

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Jenny Varner @drjennyv.bsky.social · Jan 29

Not gonna lie, I was worried while trying to finish pulling together a review paper.

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