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New from Samira Musah and Rohan Bhattacharya with Jonathan Himmelfarb in Annual Reviews

Kidney Disease Modeling with Organoids and Organs-on-Chips

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38424088/

If you work at the intersection of bioengineering and cell biology, apply to the STEEM GRS/GRC (July 20-26, 2024, Manchester, NH)! Aidan Gilchrist and I are developing a GRS program that will highlight tissue models, heterogeneity, and understudied biological variables/diseases.

Thrilled to share our review on ' #Kidney #DiseaseModeling with #Organoids and #OrgansonChips ' now out in Annual Reviews. I had a great time working on this with my PhD advisor Samira Musah Duke University CBTEDuke Duke University School of Medicine in collaboration with Jonathan Himmelfarb. annualreviews.org/doi/10.1146/an…

And then this email my box today!! I'm extremely happy and honored to announce that I've been awarded TENURE and promoted to Associate Professor at Duke University! Huge thanks to my lab, mentors, Duke Biology, and the amazing community that supported us through this journey! 🍾🍾 #BHM

Deadline approaching for the Postdoctoral Diversity Enrichment Program buff.ly/3fvJd8J #bwfpdep

New from Matthew Sparks, MD and colleagues in AJKD

SGLT2 Inhibitors and Magnesium Homeostasis #Flozination

authors.elsevier.com/a/1icXOz-QWHiqH

Innovating together: We are excited to welcome our new Musah Lab at Duke University members -- a fantastic mix of passionate and outstanding #undergraduate , #master 's, and #PhD students. Welcome aboard!

🤯🤯🤯 Discovering the true form of the kidney filter (slit diaphragm) using cryoET ! Contrary to common belief, it resembles a complex mesh rather than simple finger-like structures. The molecular architecture of the kidney slit diaphragm 🤯🤯biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Check out our latest publication where we developed SEC-seq – a new technology that captures and measures single-cell protein secretion coupled with mRNA transcriptomes published in Nature Nanotechnology! nature.com/articles/s4156…
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For the last day of the year, I want to share some of my favorite confocal images I took in 2023🥰!
The one below shows the cortical expansion in the developmental brain of monkeys! Radial glia (🟠GFAP) is helping guide immature neurons (🟣SATB2) to find their final position

Then and now: medicine laureate Tu Youyou

After contracting tuberculosis at 16, Tu decided to study medicine and find cures for diseases like the one that had afflicted her.

Tu found a new way to treat malaria using artemisinin, saving millions of lives.

#PhDone ! What an incredible journey it's been Duke University Musah Lab at Duke University! I'm lucky to have 1 of the most supportive mentors: Samira Musah, who trusted my dreams of becoming a scientist dedicated to patients' health, gave me an open canvas, & transformed my personal & professional path

I am super proud of Rohan Bhattacharya for his successful PhD defense! Grateful to have such a wonderful Musah Lab at Duke University member. Your hard work and growth mindset have made a lasting impact, and I can't wait to see your bright future! Congratulations! #PhDSuccess #ProudMentor #FutureLeader

Big congrats to Rohan Bhattacharya on acing his PhD thesis defense! Your excellence, hard work, and collaborative spirit have shone throughout this journey. What a joy working with you! Best wishes as you embark on your next adventure - postdoc at Harvard Medical School. #PhDsuccess #TeamAwesome 🚀🎉

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The Duke Cancer Institute (DCI) Office of Cancer Research Training & Education Coordination will host an Invited Scholar Research Symposium, March 25-26, 2024. Target audience is senior graduate students external to Duke.
Apply at: bit.ly/2024InvitedSch…

I am excited and a bit overwhelmed with emotion at the news of the approval of CASGEVY in the UK. Going from the lab to an approved #CRISPR therapy in just 11 years is a truly remarkable achievement. (1/3)

Congrats to Matthew Sparks, MD named Communications Director for @ASNkidney ASN Journals Portfolio starting January 1st, 2024 JASN_News CJASN American Society of Nephrology360

Congratulations to Shelly Sakiyama Ph.D. on her new leadership position at BMES as President-Elect of the Society.
#BMES2023

Huge congratulations to Samira Musah and Musah Lab at Duke University for receiving the prestigious NIH Director's New Innovator Award. This award will further their investigation of the use of stem cells to repair and regenerate damaged kidney tissues! 👏🏿👏🏿