The Nephrology Division at the University of Iowa has a robust clinical and basic research program in areas including polycystic kidney disease, renal genetics, complement and glomerular diseases, acute kidney injury, fluid and electrolyte transport, mineral metabolism and cardiovascular complications of CKD, as well as numerous clinical trials.
The division’s NIH T32 Training Grant for Kidney and Hypertension research is in its 26th year, which supports MD and PhD trainees in basic or clinical research related to kidney and hypertension in physiology and diseases. Selected MD fellows on the investigative training track will be considered for support by the division to earn a Master’s in Clinical and Translational Science during training.
All fellows are expected to demonstrate written evidence of scholarly activity by the end of their 2 years of fellowship training. The divisional Renal Fellow Scholarship and Research Committee was created to provide fellows with a portfolio of research opportunities that meet the research/scholarly activity requirement of the program. The committee reviews all proposals submitted by the fellows, selects projects eligible for funding, guides fellows through a reasonable timeline for successful completion and develops faculty mentors to appropriately guide fellows through their projects.
Examples of activities include case reports, in-depth literature reviews, chart reviews, poster presentations, and quality improvement projects. Recent fellow activities include:
Lodhi A, Kumar A, Saqlain M, Suneja M. Thrombotic Microangiopathy Associated with Proteasome Inhibitors. Clin Kidney J 2015; 8: 632-636.
Sanghvi Y, Somers D. Blastomyces Dermatitidis Peritonitis Complicating Peritoneal Dialysis. Semin Dial 2017 Sep; 30(5): 453-455.
Story M, Ten Eyck P, Kuppachi S. Opinions of Health Care Personnel Regarding Disincentives and Incentives for Living Kidney Donation at a Single Center. Transplantation Proceedings June 2018 50(10).
Patel J, Kuppachi, S. AKI in a Patient with Cerebral Toxoplasmosis/American Society of Nephrology. Kidney360 April 2020, 1 (4) 316-317.
Patel J, Swee, M. Neurotoxoplasmosis mimicking primary brain malignancy. IDCases. 2020; 21: e00767. Published online 2020 May 15.
Thomas, C, Freese, M, Ounda A, Jetton, J, Holida, M, Noureddine, L, Smith, R. Initial experience from a renal genetics clinic demonstrates a distinct role in patient management. Genetics Medicine 22, 1025-1035 (2020).
Oo S, Freese, M, Holanda, D, Thomas, C. Spontaneous remission of genetic, apparent primary FSGS presenting with nephrotic syndrome challenges traditional notions of primary FSGS. Submitted to Clinical Kidney Journal 2020.
Masters in Medical Education candidate with expected completion spring 2017. Melissa Swee