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🌟 apollonetwork13.bsky.social #MemberSpotlight July 2025
🤲🏽 Meet Heather Johnson — #LivingDonor & voice on the #APOLLO Community Advisory Council (#CAC).

🫶 Heather champions donor & family voices in research aiming to improve transplant outcomes & safety, esp. for those with #APOL1 variants. 🧬 💚💙

🌟 apollonetwork13.bsky.social #MemberSpotlight July 2025 🌟

🤲🏽 Meet Alexis Conell, inspiring #APOLLO CAC member:

🎤 “This study makes me hopeful. Knowledge of the APOL1 gene in people of African descent can lead to better outcomes, safer donations & fewer unused organs.”

#PrecisionMedicine 🧬 💙 💚

Economic Impact of Dementia After Kidney Transplantation: A Matched Cohort Analysis Background Kidney disease significantly increases the risk of dementia, including among kidney transplant (KTx) recipients. To date, the cost implications of dementia after KTx are not well describe.....

📌 “Economic Impact of Dementia After Kidney Transplantation”
Grateful for the opportunity to contribute and learn from Dr. @kristalentine.bsky.social on this important study at the intersection of cognitive health and kidney transplantation.

🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

🌟 @ApolloNetwork13 #MemberSpotlight July 2025

🤲🏽 Honoring Dr. William Rayfield, a valued #APOLLO CAC member advocating for kidney health & APOL1 awareness.

🫶 Dr. Rayfield hopes #APOLLO raises awareness ➕ leads to breakthroughs in transplantation & kidney care.
#OrganDonation #PrecisionMedicine 🧬💚💙

🌟 @apollonetwork13.bsky.social #MemberSpotlight July 2025
🤲🏽 Honoring #AnaIltisPhD, Co-Chair of #APOLLO Community Advisory Council & leading transplant ethicist, championing ethical #transplant systems
🫶 Empowering #LivingDonors & expanding #KidneyTransplant availability through #APOL1 research 🧬💙💚

🌟 The apollonetwork13.bsky.social #MemberSpotlight💡, June 2025: 🤲🏽 Honoring #DanBrennanMD for exceptional leadership on #APOLLO Steering Cmte➕Publications & Presentations Cmte. 📖
🔵 Dan's vision➕commitment inspire breakthroughs in #Transplantation, #OrganDonation & #PrecisionMedicine 🧬💙💚

🌟The apollonetwork13.bsky.social #MemberSpotlight, May 2025:
🤲🏽 Proud to honor Juan Felipe Velasquez, MD for outstanding service as Study Coordinator at @miaminephrology.bsky.social Transplant 💙💚
🔵 Dr. Velasquez hopes the #APOLLOStudy will advance personalized medicine in #KidneyTransplantation
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🎓Inspiring #Scholarship in Action!
Proud of #SSMHealthSTL #InternalMedicine residents➕fellows for outstanding #GrandRounds talks on #APOL1KD, #SGLT2i, #GLP1RA, #DKA, & screening equity.🏥
👏🏽 Kudos Drs. Afsar, Plunkett, Peters, Kilani.
🙏🏽 Dr. Kamel for leadership! Honored to be part of mentoring team 🤝🏽

🌟@apollonetwork13.bsky.social #MemberSpotlight, May 2025:
🤲🏽 Proud to honor Dr. #BersanOzcanMD | @vanderbilt.edu Study Coordinator
'I hope the #APOLLOStudy will generate meaningful insights to help transplant teams make more informed decisions about both donor selection and recipient management’ 🧬🏥🫶

🌟@apollonetwork13.bsky.social spotlights #GiftayKingston's inspiring work as a #CommunityAdvisoryCouncil member: ‘My hope that The #APOLLOStudy will contribute knowledge to help find ways to disable damage from the gene if found early in a young person’s life.' 🧬🏥🫶 #PrecisionMedicine #KidneyAdvocate

🌟 @apollonetwork13.bsky.social k13.bsky.social #MemberSpotlight, May 2025:
🤲🏽 Proud to recognize #DrPatrickGee for his incredible service on #CommunityAdvisoryCouncil➕ Publications & Presentation Cmte.
🔵 His work➕advocacy helps #APOLLO's mission, w/ lasting impacts on #KidneyTransplantion 🧬🏥

🌟The @apollonetwork13.bsky.social #MemberSpotlight, May 2025:
🤲🏽 Proud to honor Dr. #SylviaRosas for outstanding leadership on the #APOLLO Steering Committee➕ Dissemination Working Group.💙💚 Her leadership is vital in advancing #KidneyHealth, #OrganDonation, and #PrecisionMedicine 🧬🏥🫶

⚾🫶 #DonateLifeMonth 2025: @apollonetwork13.bsky.social's #BarryFreedmanMD (Coordinating Cntr PI) threw 1st pitch at #WakeForest Baseball’s #LivingDonorAwarenessDay.🤲🏽
🏟The event honors stories like a coach who donated a kidney to player—#TransplantationSavesLives 🦋💙 💚@donatelifeamerica.bsky.social

🙏🏽#MidAmericaTransplant, @st-louis-cardinals.bsky.social ➕ #DavidEckstein22 for unforgettable #DonateLifeDay at Busch Stadium! 🏟️
🌅 #GreatDay gathering w/#DonorFamilies, #Transplant patients, #LivingDonors➕professionals in our #StLouiscommunity to honor #GiftOfLife 🦋💙💚 #DonateLifeAmerica #SSMHealthStL

🧠 “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” –Churchill
💙💚Grateful to join #SSMHealthSTL➕#MidAmericaTransplant for 2025 #DonateLife ceremony—honoring donor heroes, celebrating second chances, & sharing impact of our growing #LivingDonorTransplant program🤝🏽 #TeamTransplant🏥

C5b9uPR is emerging as a significant biomarker for FSGS progression, reflecting the complex interplay between complement activation, inflammation, and kidney injury.
https://bit.ly/KID0787
#ASNKidney360
@kristalentine.bsky.social

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My owl sketch :)

📣The @apollonetwork13.bsky.social celebrates #DonateLifeMonth 2025💚💙with #APOLLONetworkSpotlights🌟!
🔵 Honoring APOLLO #CommunityAdvisoryCouncil (CAC) Co-Chair @glendaroberts.bsky.social
🤝🏽Discover what fuels Glendas's passion for this vital work #DonateLife | #KidneyTransplant | #Genetics 🧬🤲🏽

The @apollonetwork13.bsky.social kicks off #DonateLifeMonth 2025 💚💙 w/ #APOLLONetworkSpotlights 🌟!
🔵 First up: #LaurieRussell, Lead Project Manager at the #APOLLO Coordinating Center
🤝🏽 Discover what fuels @lrussell6868's passion for this vital work @donatelifeamerica.bsky.social | #KidneyTransplant🤲🏽

📣New apollonetwork13.bsky.social Dissemination Workgroup asnpublications.bsky.social‬ #JASN 📖April 2025
🧬 Article urges care in sharing race-based #geneticresearch :
✔️ Don’t equate race with ancestry
✔️ Include community voices
✔️ Highlight social factors, not just genes
🌟Read �� https://t.ly/uC4C4Hm

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🙏🏽 #TransplantationJnl for publishing our new article📖
📣 Innovative, team-driven care in action: A new #genomic testing protocol🧬boosted diagnosis rates in #transplant candidates—guiding prognostication & donor evaluation. 47% diagnostic yield! 📊 #PrecisionMedicine 🏥
@ttsorg.bsky.social
📲 t.ly/kFXpm

☺️ In a field as complex as #transplantation, we can’t do it alone. @astinfo.bsky.social #CEoT2025 reminded me how lucky we are to have colleagues who challenge, support➕ inspire each other🌟
· 🤝🏽 Collegiality makes the challenges feel lighter & the breakthroughs even bigger🚀 #donation | #transplant 💙💚

🙌🏾 Nothing beats energy of being surrounded by brilliant minds who push the field forward. #CEoT2025 was a powerful reminder that #TransplantModernization isn’t just about #innovation—it’s about the people who make it happen💙💚
🙏🏽Grateful for invaluable #colleagues➕#community!🤝🏽✨
@astinfo.bsky.social 🙌🏾

🙌🏾 @astinfo.bsky.social #CEoT2025 ‘Transforming Tomorrow: Leading the Way in #OrganTransplantModernization’ truly delivered on its goal—fostering vigorous discussions on changes & challenges in our field🎤
·One of my favorite aspects? The incredible collegiality among colleagues🤝🏽#TransplantCommunity💙💚

🙌🏾 Honored to present ‘The Current State of #Data in #Transplantation’🎤 @astinfo.bsky.social #CEoT2025 Session 1 ‘What is the Future of Data to Drive Modernization?’
🙏🏽Grateful to #PatientVoice panelist for setting stage: We must work together to gather data needed by patients, families➕ clinicians 📊

🌟The @apollonetwork13.bsky.social celebrates #BlackHistoryMonth !🖤💚❤️
🆕 #JAmSocNephrol (#JASN) 📖 by #APOLLO Dissemination Working Group 🔗https://t.ly/uC4Hm
➡️ Read why it’s so important to distinguish between race, ethnicity, and ancestry in genetic research🧬esp. in #KidneyDisease & #Transplantation

🤝🏽 #ItTakes2 posts📸
🙏🏽 Amazing #SaintLouisUniversity ➕ #SSMHealth leaders for joining #SaintLouis Metropolitan Medical Society Gala🤝🏽 to celebrate my 'Award of Merit’🏅
🤝🏽 Lovely 🏙️ ➕opportunity to network w/ #MedicalPractice leaders in our #StLouis community💙💚
🙌🏾 #Grateful | #Science | #WomenInMedicine 🏥

🙏🏽Deeply honored to be 41st recipient of #SaintLouis Metropolitan Medical Society ‘#AwardOfMerit’🙌🏾
· #SLMMS was founded in 1836🟰one of the oldest U.S. medical societies🏥
· Unforgettable evening 🏙️ receiving🏅in company of
@SaintLouisUniversity School of Medicine ➕ #SSMHealth leadership🤝🏽 #Grateful 🙌🏾💙💚

🙌🏾 Honored to be part of #UNOS/#SRTR 2023 #AnnualDataReport: #Kidney authorship team 📖
🤝🏽 #Teamwork | #DataDriven | #LivingDonation | #Access | #Outcomes 📊
· #KidneyTransplantation By The Numbers 📈 below💙💚
· 🆓 download @American Journal of Transplantation 👇🏽: www.amjtransplant.org/article/S160...