Michael Merchant
@mikemerchant.bsky.social
Late 20th century protein chemist living a kidney-adjacent life.
It is #nephmadness time of the year! 🌞Artificial Intelligence in Nephrology-what are the real-world applications and limits? ⭐ Check out our #visualabstracts 👀Read on to know more ajkdblog.org/2026/03/01/n... @nephroseeker.medsky.social @nephrosparks.bsky.social @dramiliflores.bsky.social
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Consent and its discontents: UK Biobank projects may breach trust of thousands of participants
UK Biobank is a major biomedical database and research resource, holding the genetic, health, and lifestyle information of half a million adult volunteers. Its datasets are accessible to approved rese...
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The podocyte conference in Hamburg was outstanding at all levels- science, innovation, speakers and venue. Many thanks to the organizers and to Hamburg, Germany for providing the perfect destination for an international meeting focusing on podocytes and on glomerular disease.
We are excited to announce that Dr. Opeyemi Olabisi will be appointed as the next Chief of Nephrology in the Department of Medicine medicine.duke.edu/ne...
Building out our deep visual proteomics to include imaging proteomics. Tissue specimens are going to get a whole new level of attention.
Meaningful research is always a challenge and difficult. But the real challenges and difficulties are what people with diseases like recurrent focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (rFSGS) go through. Lab researchers should all be encouraged to hear the stories of people with diseases they study.
