An authority on preeclampsia (a hypertensive disorder that may occur during pregnancy), Dr. Phyllis August will receive a "Saving Grace" award at the Preeclampsia Foundation's 7th annual gala. Dr. August has also played a pivotal role in putting the condition of preeclampsia on the map. Preeclampsia is a leading cause of mother and baby mortality in pregnant women.
The Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine and Department of Transplant Medicine presented several significant research presentations at the 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition of the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) which took place from October 27th - November 1st in San Diego. The ASN meeting is the world's premiere meeting of kidney specialists.
African Americans constitute about 32 percent of all patients treated for kidney failure in the U.S. and are four times more likely to develop renal disease than whites, according to the National Institutes of Health's U.S. Renal Data System.
Initiated in 2002, this award is presented annually to fellows within the Department of Medicine who have presented outstanding research.
In recognition of his contributions to the transplant community, Dr. Manikkam Suthanthiran accepted the invitation to chair a scientific session at the XXII International Congress of the Transplantation Society, entitled "Genomics and Molecular Diagnostics." Dr. Suthanthiran also co-chaired a session entitled "mTOR-Inhibition – The Science and the Clinical Outcomes."
