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Southern Society for Clinical Investigation
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Academic society dedicated to the advancement of medically-related research. Society official journal: The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, established in 1820.
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Consider supporting SSCI this Thanksgiving!
To mark the 80th anniversary of SSCI, we established the “80 for 80 Club” to mark this milestone 🎂 📷 $800 donation 📷 Members recognized at SRM 2026 📷Join here 📷https://ssciweb.org/donate.php👉
Congratulations to 2025 Tinsley Harrison Scholar Ruth Adekunle, MD, MSCR!
Dr. Adekunle is Assistant Professor at Division of Infectious Diseases, Medical University of South Carolina. Her research includes HIV and HCV care continuums and infections in immunocompromised hosts.
December 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Congratulations to our Early Career Council Vice Chair, Dr. Clarissa Tio of the University of Mississippi Medical Center, for being named as a Nephrologist with Promising Work by the President of the American Society of Nephrology
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November 7, 2025 at 10:19 PM
📢 Congrats to Dr. Fabian Maximilian Bock, MD, PhD @vumedicine.bsky.social, recipient of the 2024 SSCI Research Scholar Award, on his new PNAS publication!
We are proud your amazing amazing accomplishment!! 👏👏

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Rac1 promotes proximal tubule kidney repair by coupling the actin cytoskeleton to mitochondrial function | PNAS
The kidney proximal tubule (PT) is a specialized polarized epithelium that functions as a high capacity resorptive machine. PT cells are exquisitel...
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December 3, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Fabian Bock, recipient of the 2024 SSCI Research Scholar Award, on his new PNAS publication!
Read the paper here: pnas.org/doi/10.1073/....
We are proud of your outstanding accomplishment!
December 3, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Consider supporting SSCI this Thanksgiving!
To mark the 80th anniversary of SSCI, we established the “80 for 80 Club” to mark this milestone 🎂 📷 $800 donation 📷 Members recognized at SRM 2026 📷Join here 📷https://ssciweb.org/donate.php👉
November 27, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Congratulations to our Early Career Council Vice Chair, Dr. Clarissa Tio of the University of Mississippi Medical Center, for being named as a Nephrologist with Promising Work by the President of the American Society of Nephrology
@asnkidney.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Checkout this AJMS publication:
📊 New study (1999–2020) shows rising mortality from hypertensive renal disease in the U.S. with sharp upticks after 2013 and during COVID-19.
Trends in hypertensive renal disease with renal failure-related mortality among gender ethnicity and states in the United States from 1999–2020
Hypertensive renal disease impacts approximately 753 million individuals worldwide each year. This study evaluates trends in hypertensive renal disease mortality from 1999 to 2020 in the US, focusing ...
www.amjmedsci.org
October 26, 2025 at 11:36 AM
🌟2025 Tinsley Harrison Scholars Highlight📷
Crystal Cobb, DO – Emory University School of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Lipids Dr. Cobb's research focuses on cystic fibrosis related endocrinopathies.
October 20, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Early Career Council (ECC) Highlight
📷 Dr. Priyanka Majety is an Assistant Professor of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and serves as the Adult Outpatient Diabetes Director at VCU Health.
October 14, 2025 at 8:51 PM
📅 SSCI Deadlines Reminder
✨ Oct 15
🏅 Early Career Awards: For faculty ≤6 years from training, nominated by an SSCI Fellow.
💰 Includes a monetary award + 1-year SSCI membership.
🔗 www.ssciweb.org/early-career...
Early Career Awards - The Southern Society for Clinical Investigation
Eaarly Career Awards
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October 12, 2025 at 10:48 PM
📣📣CALL FOR ABSTRACTS! 2026 Southern Regional Meeting

🚨2 DAYS AWAY- Submit your abstracts for the 2026 Southern Regional Meeting (SRM). Due October 3rd at 6 pm Eastern.

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October 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
🚨 Deadline Approaching: October 3 🚨

Apply now for the SSCI Tinsley Harrison Scholars Award — a prestigious opportunity for early-career MD & MD/PhD investigators in clinical or basic research!

🔬 Open to: Postdocs, Instructors, Assistant Professors

www.ssciweb.org/tinsley-harr...
SSCI Tinsley Harrison Scholars Program - The Southern Society for Clinical Investigation
SSCI Tinsley Harrison Scholars Program
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October 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM
🧵 Upcoming SSCI Awards & Opportunities – Deadlines in October!

1️⃣ SSCI Early Career Awards
🗓 Deadline: Oct 15
Recognizing outstanding early career faculty in research, education, or clinical service.
🏆 Includes monetary award + 1-year SSCI membership
🔗 ssciweb.org/early-career...
Early Career Awards - The Southern Society for Clinical Investigation
Eaarly Career Awards
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October 1, 2025 at 5:57 PM
William Arthur Ward: “The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.”
That’s the spirit of SSCI. 🙌
With its rare Clinician Educator Track, SSCI proves that a great teacher can come from anywhere —
October 1, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Check out this 🆕 New review in the September issue of
@AmJMedSci
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“Cirrhosis and hyponatremia: A review of pathogenesis, clinical relevance, and management.”

www.amjmedsci.com/article/S000...
Cirrhosis and hyponatremia: A review of pathogenesis, clinical relevance, and management
This narrative review examines the prognostic significance of sodium levels in cirrhosis. Clinical findings such as ascites typically develop between 5 and 10 years post-diagnosis, often with dysregul...
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August 29, 2025 at 9:07 PM
🌟2025 Tinsley Harrison Scholars Highlight📷

1/
Dr. Deepshikha Ashana, MD, MBA, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine
Duke University School of Medicine @dukemedschool.bsky.social
August 29, 2025 at 8:44 PM
📢 SRM 2026 Abstracts due Oct 3, 2025!
📝 Submit: srm2026.abstractcentral.com (open Aug 8–Oct 3)
More info + Call for Abstracts: www.ssciweb.org/southern-reg...
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August 25, 2025 at 8:20 PM
🎉 SSCI is turning 80! 🎉 Join us at SRM 2026 for our 80th Anniversary Celebration 🐠
📍 Audubon Aquarium
📅 Fri, Feb 27, 2026 | 6:30–9:30 pm
Reception + aquarium access + dinner 🌊🍽️
🎟️ $100 faculty | $75 jr faculty | $40 trainees/students

⌛Space is limited to 150 seats so reserve your spot now!
August 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
It’s not too late to nominate a deserving faculty to become a Fellow of the SSCI! Open to those at or above the Assistant Professor level with meritorious scholarly and leadership activities.
Due: Aug. 15, 2025
Link for details: ssciweb.org/fellowship.php
SSCI Fellowship - The Southern Society for Clinical Investigation
Fellowship Nomination Process of the Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (SSCI), a regional academic society dedicated to the advancement of medically-related research.
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August 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM
💫 Early Career Council (ECC) Highlight 📷 Dr. Maria Clarissa Tio, ECC Vice-Chair, is an Assistant Professor at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Her research focuses on CKD epidemiology and the intersection of CV and kidney disease.
August 4, 2025 at 5:20 AM
⭐️ Research funding opportunity⭐️
We are pleased to announce the continuation of the SSCI Research Scholar Award for promising post-doctoral fellows and junior faculty. Application deadline is September 1, 2025. See link for more information.

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SSCI Research Scholar Award - The Southern Society for Clinical Investigation
The SSCI Research Scholar Award provides funding for physician-scientists with innovative research projects related to Internal Medicine and its subspecialties.
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July 24, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Check out the new review in the August 2025 issue of The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, the official SSCI Journal

“The management of antiplatelet therapy in patients with coronary artery disease and thrombocytopenia” by Dr. Velibey and colleagues

www.amjmedsci.org/article/S000...
July 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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🚨 SSCI Fellows & Members: The next Fellow nomination deadline is August 15!
The process is now streamlined & easier than ever.
✅ Review your faculty
✅ Reach out to colleagues
✅ Nominate future leaders in clinical investigation

🔗 ssciweb.org/membership
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July 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM
🌟Tinsley Harrison Scholars Update🌟
Congrats to previous 2024 T.H. Scholar Dr. Karen Cyndari
on her recently awarded NIH K08 grant! 👏👏

📸Dr. Cyndari and her mentoring/lab team: Dr. Mohr, Dr. Nugent, Dr. Petersen, Dr. Pessoa-Uhl, & Ms. Mulford
July 3, 2025 at 6:45 PM
🌟2025 Tinsley Harrison Scholars Highlight🌟

1/ Dr. Ruth Adekunle, MD MSCR
Assistant Professor of Medicine at Medical University of South Carolina, Division of Infectious Diseases
@medunivsc.bsky.social
July 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM