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#NephMadness 2026: A future so bright you gotta wear shades – B-cell modulating therapies in IgAN

April 8, 2026 // 0 Comments

Song Ong @SongOngUAB Song Ong is a professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is a transplant nephrologist and remains humbled by the fearful and wonderful [...]

#NephMadness 2026: C3G Treatment–The Ultimate Glow-Up Story

April 8, 2026 // 0 Comments

Sayna Norouzi @SaynaNorouzi – @saynanorouzi.bsky.social Sayna Norouzi is an associate professor of Medicine and clinical nephrologist at Loma Linda University Medical [...]

#NephMadness 2026: The Left and Right Kidneys

April 8, 2026 // 0 Comments

The NephMadness 2026 championship game has arrived, and with it two fierce competitors! Which team will come out victorious? And what does that mean for your bracket? Check [...]

#NephMadness 2026: The Filtered Four

April 6, 2026 // 0 Comments

Our field of teams has been halved once again! Has the Blue Ribbon Panel busted your bracket (and heart) yet? Check out the Current Standings and share your reactions with [...]

#NephMadness 2026: The Effluent Eight

April 2, 2026 // 0 Comments

It’s time for our first step on the road to naming a Champion, announcing the winners of each of this year’s regions! Is your The mighty Blue Ribbon Panel has [...]

Highlights from the April 2026 Issue

April 1, 2026 // 0 Comments

Editor’s Note: We asked authors of Original Investigations to provide short plain-language summaries that would briefly summarize what inspired their study, the basic [...]

#NephMadness 2026: Genetics – May the Best Gene Win

March 23, 2026 // 0 Comments

Submit your picks! | @NephMadness | @nephmadness.bsky.social | NephMadness 2026 Farhana Begum Dr. Farhana Begum earned her medical degree from New York Medical College in [...]

#NephMadness 2026: Cerebronephrology – The Case for Intense Focus on the Impact of CKD on the Brain

March 20, 2026 // 0 Comments

Submit your picks! | @NephMadness | @nephmadness.bsky.social | NephMadness 2026 Donald Molony Donald A. Molony, MD is a Regents Distinguished Teaching Professor of the [...]

#NephMadness 2026: C3G – Treatments Look Poised to Win it All, A Massive Victory for Patients

March 18, 2026 // 0 Comments

Submit your picks! | @NephMadness | @nephmadness.bsky.social | NephMadness 2026 Anuja Java @anuja_java – @anujajava.bsky.social Anuja Java is a transplant [...]

#NephMadness 2026: IgA Nephropathy – The Bench is Loaded, but is There a Clear Star?

March 16, 2026 // 0 Comments

Submit your picks! | @NephMadness | @nephmadness.bsky.social | NephMadness 2026 Jonathan Barratt Jonathan Barratt is a Professor of Renal Medicine at the University of [...]