AKINow Mission
To promote excellence in the prevention and treatment of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) by building a foundational program that transforms the delivery of AKI care, reduces morbidity and mortality and improves long-term outcomes.
AKINow’s Focus Areas
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AKINow Spotlight
AKINow Journal Club: SOX9 Switch Activity Recorded June 20, 2024
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Dr. Sanjeev Kumar presents his recent article from Science, on how SOX9 switch activity determines healing with or without fibrosis after AKI.
AKINow: Building Kidney Biorepositories Recorded April 18, 2024
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A panel of internationally-recognized clinician-scientists discuss how the nephrology community can successfully build an AKI or kidney-related biorepository.
AKINow Resource Library
AKINow Journal Club (Recorded July 20, 2023)
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Recorded: Thursday, July 20, 2023
Nat Commun 14, 2826 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-38532-3 Published May 17, 2023
In this randomized control trial, the authors investigated whether an automated clinical decision support system affects discontinuation rates of potentially nephrotoxic medications and improves outcomes in patients with AKI.
The paper’s lead author, Dr. F. Perry Wilson, discusses the study and answers questions.
Watch Inaugural AKINow Journal Club from February 7, 2023
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Authors Kensei Taguchi and Craig Brooks discuss the role of CG1 and CDK5 in maladaptive repair. Amandeep Bajwa moderates.