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Jeff Miner @jeffminerphd.bsky.social · 2d

Structurally beautiful--and beautifully functional, too!

Kidney International @kidneyint.bsky.social · 2d

The kidney slit diaphragm resembles a fishnet

doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2025.08.028

#OpenAccess #NephSky #MedSky

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ASNKidney @asnkidney.bsky.social · 16d

📢 Ready to take your research further? The 2026 KidneyCure Grant cycle is open. Funding, mentorship, and resources are waiting. Applications close on Thursday, November 20, at 2:00 p.m. EST. Programs support fellows, PhD students, and early-career faculty in kidney care: bit.ly/kcgrantsfund...

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Jeff Miner @jeffminerphd.bsky.social · Aug 27

Congratulations, finally!!

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Jeff Miner @jeffminerphd.bsky.social · Aug 24

Congratulations Stephen! I look forward to hearing your talk in Baltimore in November at ASMB 2025! @amsocmatbio.bsky.social

Stephen Decker, PhD @decker-st.bsky.social · Aug 24

I am thrilled to share that my abstract focusing on novel humanized mouse models of X-linked Alport Syndrome has been selected as a finalist for the Iozzo Trainee Award, as well as a recipient of a Travel Award to the American Society for Matrix Biology biannual meeting.

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Jeff Miner @jeffminerphd.bsky.social · Aug 24

This reminds me of early days of email & listservs & out of office autoreplies. Someone on a listserv would have auto replies turned on but no limit of once per address. This caused an endless loop of autoreplies to the listserv, received by all. People replied "take me off" & the cycle continued.

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ASNKidney @asnkidney.bsky.social · Aug 19

🚨 Final call: The ASN Loan Mitigation Program closes tomorrow, Wednesday, August 20, at 2:00 p.m. EDT. Get your application in for a chance at $50K over three years toward student loans to reduce your debt and focus on your career in kidney care. 👉 bit.ly/lmp2025

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Arnold D. @kidneyrebel.bsky.social · Aug 9

Very happy that Kidney News published my call for a kidney care revolution. Thank you to @asnpublications and everyone who has guided me along the way.

ASN Publications @asnpublications.bsky.social · Aug 9

In an interview with Arnold Davis, a powerful and motivating patient advocate, #ASNKidneyNews explores his path from diagnosis with ADPKD in 2017 to his advocacy and urgent call for change in kidney care. kidney.pub/KN1708-02 @kidneyrebel.bsky.social

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Jeff Miner @jeffminerphd.bsky.social · Aug 1

Check out my article on Alport syndrome in the July ASN Kidney News: "From Basement Membrane Thinning to Alport Syndrome: An Array of Presentations Caused by COL4A3/A4/A5 Gene Variants" www.kidneynews.org/view/journal...

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ASNKidney @asnkidney.bsky.social · Jul 31

🗳️ Voting for the ASN Council Election is now open! Select the next Executive Councilor and At-Large Councilor. Your voice helps shape what’s next in kidney care.

Deadline: Friday, September 5, at 11:59 p.m. EDT
🔗https://www.asn-online.org/vote

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Jeff Miner @jeffminerphd.bsky.social · Jul 31

Thrilled to have this finally published! If you are interested in learning about the collagen IV diseases Gould syndrome and Alport syndrome, add this to your reading list. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Collagen IV in Gould syndrome and Alport syndrome

Nature Reviews Nephrology - In this Review, the authors focus on the role of collagen IV in Gould syndrome and Alport syndrome. They discuss the molecular and phenotypic similarities and...

www.nature.com

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Jeff Miner @jeffminerphd.bsky.social · Jun 14

One of my favorite sessions in Hamburg!

International Society of Glomerular Disease @isgd.bsky.social · Jun 12

Jaw-dropping joint session! Prof. Dr. Florian Grahammer and Prof. Dr. Achilleas Frangakis brilliantly reveal the secrets of slit diaphragm composition and structure. Think fishnet pattern! 🐟 🥅 #PodocyteConference 🐙 tobias-b-huber.bsky.social

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Jeff Miner @jeffminerphd.bsky.social · Jun 14

Congratulations Moe!!!

Moe Mahjoub @mahjoublab.bsky.social · Jun 14

Soooo... did a thing yesterday 🇺🇸

I've been eligible to be a citizen for a long time, but never felt the need (I'm a proud Canadian & always will be ❤️). But these are dark times, and every voice/vote/person counts. Who knows what the 🤡 will try next. #NoKings #NoKingsProtest

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International Society of Glomerular Disease @isgd.bsky.social · Jun 11

Joshua's story about living with APOL1-associated diasease inspired Dr. Katalin Susztak to present the connecting bridges from mapping to mechanisms to medicine! 💊 More results at the next #PodocyteConference? 🤩

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Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · Jun 3

Talked to @KateZernike at @nytimes about my journey and the current moment for scientists in the U.S.

“Ardem Patapoutian’s story is not just the American dream, it is the dream of American science.”

Read the article here. No subscription required:

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/u...

The U.S. Lit a Beacon for Science. Under Trump, Scientists Fear It’s Dimming

www.nytimes.com

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Jeff Miner @jeffminerphd.bsky.social · May 11

Just attended a terrific meeting on Alport Syndrome So many talented experts in the room + the most involved patients. And so much hope for progress towards new treatments.

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O'Brien Kidney Resource Alliance (OKRA) @obrienkidney.bsky.social · Apr 2

The OKRA National Forum is happening tomorrow from 12-1pm CST / 1-2pm EST!

Dr. Naoka Murakami (WashU) will be discussing “T cells in Kidney Wells: Lessons from Immunotherapy-associated Kidney Injury.”

Learn more and register at our website: www.uab.edu/okra/trainin...

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Jeff Miner @jeffminerphd.bsky.social · Mar 30

The Verdict is great. Paul Newman vs. Hospital Doctors.

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Jeff Miner @jeffminerphd.bsky.social · Mar 27

Best of luck to you!! Be Brave!!

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Jeff Miner @jeffminerphd.bsky.social · Mar 25

A bright spot regarding NIH: A colleague whose R01 scored 5% in July 2024, with an expected September 2024 start date, finally received the Notice of Award today, with only a standard administrative budget cut. The wheels really are turning.

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ASMB @amsocmatbio.bsky.social · Mar 25

#JOIN us #TOMORROW for an exciting e-symposium exploring the critical role of the #ECM in #womensHealth
Register⏩http://asmb.net/e-symposia #ECMatrixIsEverywhere #WomensHealth

#MeetTheOrganizers: Dr. Pilar de la Puente (@delapuente_lab) & Dr. Maria Gonzalez Porras (@GonzalezPLab)

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Prabir Roy-Chaudhury @roy-chaudhury.bsky.social · Mar 23

A great collection of people and passion at the @asnkidney.bsky.social @ahascience.bsky.social Saving Kidneys Hearts and Lives workshop

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Rachel Lennon @rachellennon.bsky.social · Mar 20

Having a fabulous Bluesky day in Japan! Trip to Minamata with team #Alport & family @moumitabarua.bsky.social @jeffminerphd.bsky.social @alportuk.bsky.social

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Jeff Miner @jeffminerphd.bsky.social · Mar 18

It’s always a special evening when having a yakitori dinner with former Japanese postdocs in Tokyo. @washunephrology.bsky.social

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Jeff Miner @jeffminerphd.bsky.social · Mar 3

Please tune in!

O'Brien Kidney Resource Alliance (OKRA) @obrienkidney.bsky.social · Feb 28

Gumbo Gatherings are coming up! We’ll kickoff on 3/6 from 1-2pm CST/2-3pm EST with Drs. Peter Czarnecki & Jeffrey Miner (WashU) discussing “Beyond COL4A: Genotype-phenotype correlations in Thin GBM/Alport-associated kidney disease.”

Learn more & register: www.uab.edu/okra/trainin...

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ASN Publications @asnpublications.bsky.social · Feb 12

Alport syndrome is an inherited disorder characterized by kidney disease, sensorineural hearing loss, and ocular abnormalities. In this review, the authors provide an overview of how genotype-phenotype-mechanisms are key for a precision medicine-based approach in the future. bit.ly/JASN0647
#ASNJASN

Figure 1 for "Genotype-Based Molecular Mechanisms in Alport Syndrome."

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