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Associate Professor @VUMC #Hypertension , #kidney , #immunology #HostMicrobiotaInteraction . Mother of 2, wife. Associate Editor @CircRes . Tweets are my own.

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Annet Kirabo D.V.M., M.Sc., Ph.D., F.A.H.A.
@annetkiraboc1
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So excited to announce publication of our research manuscript in @HyperAHA on #Kidney #Eicosanoid regulating #Myeloid #ENaC in Human Salt-Sensitive #Hypertension23 ! Now in @PubTrend @LErtuglu @AHAScience @CouncilonHTN @VUMC_Medicine @VUMCKidney
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Annet Kirabo D.V.M., M.Sc., Ph.D., F.A.H.A.
@annetkiraboc1
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I’m a Black scientist, tired of facing racism and exclusion from academia
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I’m a Black scientist, tired of facing racism and exclusion from academia

“I am forever being reminded, in ways big and small, that many think I don’t belong,” this postdoc writes

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Promoted to Tenured Associate Professor @VUMC_Medicine ? All Things Are Possible! Born a #GirlChild in rural Uganda, to live was to survive. Education a dream come true even if running miles barefoot & studying under trees. Thanks #KiraboLab , letter writers, @KimrynRathmell
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I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS!!! My @NIH @NIDDKgov R01 with Tina Kon and Elaine Shelton got Impact Score 22 and 3rd Percentile! What I do not understand is it was reviewed on 10/19 and I am just now checking eRA Commons! The normal thing is to frantically check day of - WE ARE HIRING!
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What an honor to receive the 2020 Goldblatt Award! Dreams come true but this more than I could dream. Thank you my mentors, colleagues and members of my lab who enable me to thrive scientifically. ⁦⁦ @VUmedicine ⁩ ⁦ @VUMCResearch ⁩ ⁦ @AHAMeetings ⁩ #Hypertension20
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R01 funded! Got the NoA to study #immune mechanisms of salt-sensitivity in humans! Almost decided to #ThrowInTheTowel . Thanks @NIH @nih_nhlbi . Thanks my mentors @endocelldoc @AlpIkizler @ahasty4 @tkleyman . Thanks @KimrynRathmell @VUMC_Medicine for the LOS & @VUMCClinPharm admin!
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2020, the Refiner’s Fire. Thankful for life. We rolled with the “punches”- birthed a baby, homeschooled a 5yr old kindergartener, wrote 16 manuscripts, 7 grants, fundable scores on #R01 and #R03 , #NIHstudysection , invited lectures, more conferences, time with family. Happy 2021!
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This R01 got an impact score of 31 percentile 21. With the #ESI and #NewInvestigator status, we are hopeful...
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Our paper published in #Cell on " #Juneteenth in STEMM & barriers to equitable science" featured on the Cover!!! @CellPressNews @CellCellPress @phdgprotein86 @IshmailSaboor @KafuiDzirasa @SherilynnBlack @stevendamolab1 @sandram10068658 @bradylabupenn Link:
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Incredibly honored and humbled to become a member of the @NIH @nih_nhlbi IVPP study section for a term beginning 07/01/2022 and ending 06/30/2028.
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So excited to announce publication of our new research manuscript in @CircRes on “DC ENaC-Dependent Inflammasome Activation Contributes to Salt-Sensitive Hypertension”👇🏿 Congrats 1st author @ashleylpitzer ! Big Thanks to Co-authors
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DC ENaC-Dependent Inflammasome Activation Contributes to Salt-Sensitive Hypertension

Background: Salt sensitivity of blood pressure is an independent predictor of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The exact mechanism by which salt intake increases blood pressure and cardiovascu

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We have got our MPI R01 NOA to study Salt Mediated cross-talk Between Lymphatic Vessels and Immune Cells in Kidney Disease with @EShelton24 and Tina Kon!!! Huge THANK YOU @NIH @NIDDKgov !!!
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Fantastic day to celebrate MPI R01 NOA with my fabulous collaborator @cyndyashibao1 albeit tornado scare We should plan a joint #KiraboShibaoLab cerebration!!! Come work with us on parasympathetic mechanisms to reduce vascular oxidative stress and endothelial dysfunction
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As princess of the #Busoga #Kingdom #Uganda , it is my royal duty to announce the wedding on the king of Busoga!!!
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Our paper "Salt Sensitivity of Blood Pressure in Blacks: Need to Sort Out Ancestry vs Epigenetic vs Social Determinants of Causation" is published in @HyperAHA One of Dr. Elijovich's last wishes was to finish & publish this! Rest peacefully my friend!
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We have got the NOA for our MPI grant to study "Salt taste sensitivity, genetics and salt sensitivity of blood pressure in #HIV " with my fantastic colleague and #mentee @sepiso_masenga 🫶 @vuglobalhealth @UnzaOfficial @VUMC_Medicine !!! Huge THANK YOU @NIDDKgov @Fogarty_NIH !!!
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Congratulations ⁦ @phdgprotein86 ⁩ 👏🏿
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We cannot keep calm in the #KiraboLab ! Congratulations @isjaima for being awarded the @AHAScience postdoc grant to study sex-differences in gut #microbiome Arachidonic acid #metabolites and #ENaC signaling on Salt-sensitive #hypertension ! @VuBiome @VUMC_Medicine @VUMCClinPharm
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We are 52 Black scientists. Here, we establish the context of Juneteenth in STEMM and discuss the barriers Black scientists face, the struggles they endure, and the lack of recognition they receive. 👇🏿
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We are 52 Black scientists. Here, we establish the context of Juneteenth in STEMM and discuss the barriers Black scientists face, the struggles they endure, and the lack of recognition they receive....

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I just submitted my HHMI @HHMINEWS application! I feel fantastic just to submit. I deserve to celebrate 😅
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Annet Kirabo D.V.M., M.Sc., Ph.D., F.A.H.A.
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I am humbled and grateful for this incredible opportunity to serve in my role as #Chair of this amazing AHA Council on #hypertension communications committee! Looking forward to working with this fantastic team! Please follow 👉🏿 @CouncilonHTN for updates on our Council!
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Please meet the new AHA Council on Hypertension Communications Committee including #Chair @annetkiraboc1 , #ViceChair @lab_lindsey & #Members @Carmendemigue12 @georgehret #YuanLu @YaleMed @JuliaShanksPhd @frank_spradley @JunieWarrington ! Follow us for updates on our Council
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Our paper on "The graduate school guide: How to prepare for the qualifying exam and assemble a thesis/graduate committee" is now published in the Journal of Cellular Physiology! Thanks @phdgprotein86 for including me on this!
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Women’s History Month - “Choose to Challenge,”. Every woman has a story. Thanks very much @Cell_Metabolism @CellPressNews for featuring our stories -
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Happiest International Women’s Day! Every woman has a story. What’s your story? Here are our stories featured in ⁦ @Cell_Metabolism ⁩ ⁦ @CellPressNews ⁩ 👉🏿
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#KiraboLab superstar #postdoc @Mohamma91591696 has been awarded the AHA CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD to study Myeloid SMAD3 signaling in Salt-Sensitive #Hypertension ! Congratulations my friend!!! Not even the sky is the limit! Forever grateful to @AHAScience ! @VUMC_Medicine
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Our paper "The epithelial sodium channel in inflammation and blood pressure modulation" is now published in @FrontCVMedicine ! Congrats and thanks co-authors @drtasir2011 @LErtuglu @sepiso_masenga @tkleyman @vuglobalhealth @UnzaOfficial @MUSOMHS
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Our paper on Gut & Immune Cell-Mediated Salt-Sensitive #Hypertension and #Nephropathy is now published in @HyperAHA ! Thanks @Mohamma91591696 @sepiso_masenga @isjaima @MDemirc1 @drtasir2011 @_SydneyJamison @DoctorAlbritton @Naome2Naome @phdgprotein86
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10 year anniversary
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Annet Kirabo D.V.M., M.Sc., Ph.D., F.A.H.A.
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Our paper "Speaking up for the invisible minority: First-generation students in higher education" is now published in Journal of Cellular Physiology | Cell Biology Journal Thanks for including me on this @phdgprotein86 !!!
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Strange thing! We never discuss what we are going to wear yet we always show up matching! What is the underlying mechanism? ⁦ @CVimmunology ⁩ at #Hypertension23 ⁦ @CouncilonHTN ⁩ ⁦ @AHAScience ⁩
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#KiraboLab cerebrates new NOA and growth! ⁦ @FrancisMakokha3 ⁩ ⁦ @LErtuglu ⁩ ⁦ @isjaima ⁩ ⁦ @_SydneyJamison ⁩ ⁦ @drtasir2011 ⁩
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So honored to receive the Hypertension Top Paper Award! Thanks editors for choosing our work. We found dendritic cells mediate #kidney damage and salt sensitive #hypertension via SGK1. ⁦ @UofGVPAnna ⁩ ⁦⁦⁦ @AHAScience ⁩ @AHAMeetings ⁩ ⁦⁦ @VUMCResearch ⁩
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I have been invited to give a talk at NIH @nih_nhlbi ! So excited to speak about #Immunity , #SaltSensitive #Hypertension & #Kidney injury & interact with some of the most amazing scientists. Thanks very much for the invite Dr. Sack 🙏
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Yes! Made it from ⁦ @AHAScience ⁩ #AHA23 just in time for my son’s cub scouts award recognition!
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Congratulations to my 8yr old for winning the @MTNA1 State original composition competition! #ProudMama
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Our paper published in @CircRes on Mechanisms by Which Kidney Disease Can Modify the Lymphatics is now in pubmed @PubTrend 👇🏿 @EShelton24
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Our paper "NETosis Drives Blood Pressure Elevation and Vascular Dysfunction in Hypertension" published in @CircRes is now in pubmed @PubTrend THANKS & CONGRATS @DavidPatrickLab for including us on this! @VUMCDiscoveries @VUMCClinPharm @VUMC_Medicine
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Today is National #WearRedDay - raising awareness that #CVD is a woman's No. 1 health threat! What to do if you forgot to wear red: 1. Get all the ribbons from ⁦ @AHAScience ⁩ conferences 2. Put them around you neck 3. Find a red background 5. Take a selfie 6. Post👇🏿
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Our #preprint is ready to read on @researchsquare : Dendritic cell-specific SMAD3, downstream of JAK2, contributes to inflammation and salt-sensitivity of blood pressure Let us know your thoughts! @Mohamma91591696 @LErtuglu @ashleylpitzer
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Super Proud of my Superstar colleague @phdgprotein86 for being awarded the #VUMC internal #CareerDevelopmentAward ! Huge THANK YOU @Hartmann_KE @JulesBass6
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So proud of award winning ⁦ @Mohamma91591696 ⁩ a #postdoc in the #KiraboLab presenting his poster ⁦ @expbio ⁩ ⁦ @APSPhysiology ⁩! #ProudMentor
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My birthday well spent 😊💕
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Our manuscript showing how excess dietary salt activates human monocytes is now online ⁦ @CVR_TomaszGuzik ⁩ ⁦ @VUmedicine ⁩ ⁦ @VUMCResearch ⁩ ⁦ @Jvanbeusecum ⁩
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Super proud of superstar #KiraboLab ⁦ @LErtuglu ⁩ for matching at #VUMC ⁦ @VUMC_Medicine ⁩!!!
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Our paper "Dietary sodium alters aldosterone's effect on renal sodium transporter expression and distal convoluted tubule remodelling" is published in @JPhysiol @APSPhysiology ! Congrats 1st author Dr. Mutchler! Fantastic collaboration with @tkleyman
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Our paper on #cardiovascular diseases & #GutMicrobiota is published in @JHHypertension @SpringerNature ! Congs authors @sepiso_masenga @benmalambo @LErtuglu @isjaima @Mohamma91591696 @VUMC_Medicine @VUMCClinPharm @VuBiome . 👇 Thanks for invite @FZMarques
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Enjoy this video summarizing our paper published in @CircRes with music by 1st author @ashleylpitzer ! We are dancing today in the #KiraboLab 😅 Here is the link to the paper: By fantastic @JonathanEzer !!! @LErtuglu @Mohamma91591696 @AHAScience
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Extremely proud of ⁦ #KiraboLab ⁦ @ashleylpitzer ⁩ for being selected finalist for the 2023 Stephanie Watts Career Development Award!!! To be presented ⁦ @AHAScience ⁩ ⁦ @CouncilonHTN ⁩ #Hypertension2023 #Boston !!!
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I hope you have a mentor like Dr. Harrison. This is #NationalMentoringMonth & I take this opportunity to thank him. This picture of him teaching me balling ⁦ @VUMCClinPharm ⁩ party shows passion for mentoring not only in science but also life balance ⁦ @EdgeforScholars ⁩
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Our commissioned paper "Bile Acids & Salt-sensitive Hypertension: A Role of Gut-liver Axis," has been accepted for publication in ⁦ @ajpheartcirc ⁩! Congs coauthors ⁦ @isjaima ⁩ ⁦ @LErtuglu ⁩! Thanks for such a quick and efficient process ⁦⁦ @merrylindseyphd ⁩
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Our paper “Salt and Gut Microbiota in Heart Failure.” is now published in pubmed @PubTrend 👇🏿 Thanks Dr. Oparil for the invite & 🙏🏿 @sepiso_masenga for taking the lead! @vuglobalhealth @MUSOMHS @UnzaOfficial
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Hemnes to lead VUMC Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine!!! Congratulations Anna!
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So grateful and honored by this invite to give a lecture at School of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Health @UofGlasgow @BHFScotland #UK to promote successful #WomenInScience @UofGMVLS @UofGSCMH ! Huge thanks Prof Christian Delles, @MargaretKinnin1 @ninianlang @TomVanAgtmael !
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So honored to be among this amazing @VUmedicine Cohort of the 2024 #MidCareer #LeadershipDevelopment Program!
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Today ends of my K01 Award to Promote Faculty Diversity in Biomedical Research 👇 . Thanks @nih_nhlbi I published over 50 papers, , got several grants including 2 R01 level funding and I couldn't have come this far without this.
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Annet Kirabo - Search Results - PubMed

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NHLBI Director, Dr. Gibbons, provides personal insight into his own career trajectory and the work that needs to be done to create more inclusive excellence. Read more about #NHLBI ’s Commitment to UNITE:
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Our paper “Mitochondria in disease: changes in shapes and dynamics” is now published in ⁦ @TrendsBiochem ⁩ ⁦ @CellPressNews ⁩! HUGE THANKS to ⁦ @phdgprotein86 ⁩ & ⁦ @dr_ohsopretty ⁩ for including me on this fantastic work! Learned so much
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Mitochondrial structure often determines the function of these highly dynamic, multifunctional, eukaryotic organelles, which are essential for maintaining cellular health. The dynamic nature of...

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Screaming CONGRATULATIONS to #KiraboLab ⁦ @LErtuglu ⁩ for matching while on vacation!!!!
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Our paper on #immunity in the heart-gut-kidney axis in #kidney and #cardiovascular disease is now published in Current #Hypertension Reports @SpringerNature ! 👇🏿 … Fabulous collaboration with Drs Kon, @EShelton24 @ashleylpitzer @VUMC_Medicine
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It’s beginning to look like Christmas 🎄
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The #KiraboLab is excited to welcome a new member @_SydneyJamison an outstanding Dental/PhD duo degree student!!! So delighted she has chosen to join our research group! I am extremely confident she will do exceedingly well!
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So honored by this invite as guest speaker on #Immunity & #Salt in #Hypertension ⁦ @AugustaUniv ⁩ #Physiology Symposium by Dr David Mattson!
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Congratulations #KiraboLab ⁦ @_SydneyJamison ⁩ for winning 1st place poster presentation ⁦ @APSPhysiology ⁩ #APS2024 ! ⁦ @merrylindseyphd ⁩ ⁦ @MeharryMedical ⁩ ⁦ @MeharrySOGS ⁩ ⁦ @phdgprotein86 ⁩
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For the first time, I get to #vote for the #President of the country I so deeply love! For the first time I get to be counted! I am excited and I am hopeful... Please #VOTE ... Knoxville welcomes newly naturalized citizens via @knoxnews
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Thanks @nih_nhlbi for our R03 NOA to do immune single cell CITE-Seq in human salt-sensitive hypertension! Couldn't have done it without the @VUMC_Medicine VICTR pilot funding to recruit participants including #COVID19 testing. @EFSInsideScoop @CWanjallaMDPhD @VUMCClinPharm
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So honored and humble to be taking over the @AHAScience handle as social media moderator during the #Hypertension22 conference San Diego! Please follow 👇 @AHAScience for important updates! #WIC #WomenInCardiology
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Meet your #Hypertension22 social media moderator, @annetkiraboc1 ! Dr. Kirabo will be taking over our handle during the conference and giving you can’t-miss insights directly from San Diego! #WIC #WomenInCardiology
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So honored and grateful for this invite to speak @WakeForest on #ENaC #Immunity & #HostMicrobiotaInteraction in Salt- Induced #Hypertension ! On my way and looking forward to seeing you @oncoscientist @asouth_neph
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I am so proud of my brilliant friend @CVimmunology . She continues to excel in all she does. @IUSMDeptMed is lucky to have her lead the Division of Clinical Pharmacology!
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Meena S. Madhur, MD, PhD, to lead Division of Clinical Pharmacology

Meena S. Madhur, MD, PhD, has been named the new Director the Division of Clinical Pharmacology in the Department of Medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine. She will begin this role August...

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Congratulations @JaneFreedmanMD for becoming Chief of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine @VUMC_Medicine @VUMC_heart @VUMChealth . As editor in chief @CircRes , she recruited me as Associate Editor. I have enjoyed her mentorship and leadership! So thrilled to be her colleague!
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Our manuscript "Novel Concepts in Nephron Sodium Transport: A Physiological and Clinical Perspective" is now published! It was so much fun writing with @Jvanbeusecum @Nephro_Sparks @niruramkumar Fitra Rianto, Jade Teakell, Tina Kon, & Ewout J. Hoorn 👇
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Our paper "Salt and Gut Microbiota in Heart Failure" published in Current Hypertension Reports @SpringerNature is now in pubmed @PubTrend Congrats 1st author @sepiso_masenga & thanks for the invite, Dr. Suzanne Oparil! @vuglobalhealth @MUSOMHS
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Congratulations to @isjaima , a #posdoc in the #KiraboLab for being invited to speak at @ASNKidney 2022 meeting on November 3–6 in Orlando, FL! #ProudMentor
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You really never know what a promotion to Tenured Associate Professor will bring. How cool is this present and a hand written note from @VUMC_Medicine Chair @KimrynRathmell !? Big THANK YOU 🙏🏿 & @VUMCClinPharm Jozee for hand-delivering
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Promoted to Tenured Associate Professor @VUMC_Medicine ? All Things Are Possible! Born a #GirlChild in rural Uganda, to live was to survive. Education a dream come true even if running miles barefoot & studying under trees. Thanks #KiraboLab , letter writers, @KimrynRathmell
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Honored to present in session "New Physiology of Salt Balance" @APSPhysiology Summit 2023 in Long Beach among fantastic speakers! @dhekidney Sat 22 Apr 2023 10:30a - 12:00p - Grand Ballroom II, Conv. Ctr. #Chair : @PAWellingMD #CoChair : Cary Shiwarski
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Our paper "Epithelial Sodium Channel–Induced Inflammation and Salt-Sensitive Hypertension" made it to the @ASNKidney in the loop! Congs 1st author @MDemirc1 & @phdgprotein86 @VUMCKidney @AlpIkizler
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Our paper "Dendritic cell #ENaC induced #inflammation and salt-sensitive #hypertension " published in current opinion in nephrology and hypertension is now in pubmed! Thanks for the invite Drs. Nancy Brown & Agnes Fogo! @MDemirc1 @phdgprotein86
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Incredibly honored to receive the 10 year service award ⁦ @VUMC_Medicine ⁩ ⁦ @VUMCClinPharm ⁩ ⁦ @VUMChealth ⁩ ⁦ @VUmedicine ⁩ ⁦ @vuglobalhealth ⁩ ⁦ @VUMC_heart ⁩ ⁦ @VUMCKidney ⁩! Thanks for such an incredibly nurturing environment & fantastic people 💕
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Our editorial published in @CircRes on "Mechanisms of Lymphatic Endothelial Cell Junction Transformations" is now in pubmed @nhpetunia Commentary of the fantastic paper:
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Our paper "The role of dietary magnesium deficiency in inflammatory hypertension" is now published @FrontPhysiol ! Congrats & thanks @ashleylpitzer @VUMCClinPharm @_SydneyJamison @MeharrySOGS @MeharryMedical @RayEvan @PittTweet
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Our editorial summarizing articles in this fantastic issue “Gut Microbiome in Metabolic Physiology” ⁦ @FrontPhysiol ⁩ is now published! Thanks for the opportunity to guest edit & thanks Jeanne Ishimwe for all the help on this!
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So honored & grateful for this invitation to speak about “Immune Mechanisms of Salt-Sensitive Hypertension: A role for ENaC” by ⁦ @AJPRenalEIC ⁩ at ⁦ @Tulane ⁩ tomorrow!!!
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Congratulations again @CFWenceslau for being awarded the #Hypertension22 @CouncilonHTN @AHAScience Goldblatt Award! Such a pleasure to see you again in- person 😊💕
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Incredibly honored to give the 40th Fortieth Daniel T. Rolfe Scholars Memorial Heritage Lecture at ⁦ @MeharrySOGS ⁩ ⁦ @MeharryMedical ⁩ ⁦ @merrylindseyphd ⁩ ⁦
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#KiraboLab ⁦ @_SydneyJamison ⁩ giving a fantastic poster presentation on diagnosing salt-sensitive hypertension using blood monocytes at #VASCULATA2023 ⁦ @vascularbiology ⁩
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Our preprint from the @phdgprotein86 lab "Heart Failure Alters Mitochondria and Fiber 3D Structure Triggering Metabolic Shifts" is now in PubMed @PubTrend . National Library of Medicine's pilot to include preprints of @NIH funded research in PubMed.
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Our paper “Neuroimmunology of Cardiovascular Disease” is now published | Current Hypertension Reports ⁦ @SpringerNature ⁩ Huge THANKS to ⁦ @MM_Santisteban ⁩ for including me on this! ⁦ @phdgprotein86 ⁩
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Neuroimmunology of Cardiovascular Disease

Current Hypertension Reports - Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of death and chronic disability worldwide. Yet, despite extensive intervention strategies the number of persons...

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Our manuscript on "Emerging Roles for G Protein-Coupled Estrogen Receptor 1 in Cardio-Renal Health: Implications for Aging" published in @Biomol_MDPI is now in pubmed 👇👇👇 Fabulous collaboration with Dr. Gohar @VUMCKidney @LErtuglu @Ravneet24977972
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Our paper "Inflammation and oxidative stress in salt sensitive hypertension; The role of the NLRP3 inflammasome" is now published in @FrontPhysiol 👇 Thanks for the invite & timely review @Carmendemigue12 @JingWu_URMC @CamGMcCarthy @blink_e @LErtuglu
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Our paper "Sex differences in hypertension among people living with HIV after initiation of antiretroviral therapy" is now published in @FrontCVMedicine Congrats 1st author @sepiso_masenga @Hopekatongo @UnzaOfficial @MUSOMHS @vuglobalhealth
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Our paper on Mechanisms of Oxidative Stress in Cardiometabolic disease is now published in pubmed 👇🏿 Thanks & congrats co-authors @sepiso_masenga @vuglobalhealth @UnzaOfficial @MUSOMHS
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Just got this beautiful mask and a handwritten thank-you note from ⁦ @APSPhysiology ⁩... proud to be a member and I hope more upcoming young scientists can stay engaged...
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Congratulations Vanderbilt’s Dr. Rathmell @KimrynRathmell ! To be appointed director of the National Cancer Institute! Congratulations @JaneFreedmanMD @CircRes #EditorinChief for being appointed interim #Chair @VUMC_Medicine
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Vanderbilt’s Dr. W. Kimryn Rathmell to be appointed director of the National Cancer Institute -...

Kimryn Rathmell, MD, PhD, MMHC, the Hugh Jackson Professor of Medicine and chair of the Department of Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), has been named director of the National...

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Vanderbilt launches $17 million program to advance diversity of research faculty | VUMC Reporter | Vanderbilt University
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Vanderbilt launches $17 million program to advance diversity of research faculty - VUMC News

Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt University are launching a $17 million multiyear transformative program with support from the National Institutes of Health to accelerate diversi...

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Our paper "Three-Dimensional Mitochondria Reconstructions of Murine Cardiac Muscle Changes in Size Across Aging" published in @ajpheartcirc is now in pubmed @PubTrend ! Fantastic collaboration with @phdgprotein86 !!!
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Three-dimensional mitochondria reconstructions of murine cardiac muscle changes in size across...

With sparse treatment options, cardiac disease remains a significant cause of death among humans. As a person ages, mitochondria breakdown and the heart becomes less efficient. Heart failure is...

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Our new paper on the #gut #microbiome , #inflammation and #salt sensitive #hypertension is now published ⁦ @JaneFFerguson ⁩ ⁦ @VuBiome ⁩ ⁦ @VUMCResearch ⁩
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Congratulations ⁦ @phdgprotein86 ⁩ for winning the ⁦ @BlackInPhysio ⁩ POSITIVE EXECUTION OF EXCELLENCE IN PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES "PEEPS" AWARD ⁦ @APSPhysiology ⁩ #APS2024
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So excited and looking forward to @VUMCClinPharm Grand Round presentation by @clintoria on “Zinc Deficiency: A Hidden Driver of the Detrimental Cycle of Chronic Kidney Disease and Hypertension” tomorrow! @BlackInPhysio
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Emails like these are my why and make my day😊. Congratulations ⁦again ⁦ @MTBalhara ⁩ 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿 Welcome to Vandy!!!
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Our manuscript - Dicarbonyl-modified lipoproteins contribute to proteinuric kidney injury is now published in @JCI_insight ! Fantastic collaboration with @ValentinaKon3 @EShelton24 @Jianyong_zhong @haichun_yang @VUMC_Medicine @VUMCKidney @VUMCClinPharm 👇
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Incredibly honored and humbled to see our manuscript published in @CircRes featured on the cover of the @VUMC_Medicine Reporter! Thanks very much 🙏🏿
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A Vanderbilt research team led by @VUMCClinPharm Dr. Annet Kirabo reported in Circulation Research that activation of a certain protein complex involved in the inflammatory response in immune cells contributes to salt-sensitive hypertension. Read more:
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So excited to give a lecture on my journey at School of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Health @UofGlasgow @BHFScotland #UK to promote #WomenInScience #InteranationalWomenDay @UofGMVLS @UofGSCMH ! Thanks @MargaretKinnin1 @ninianlang @TomVanAgtmael @Sheon_Mary @UofGMVLS @teamWorkstroke
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