Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN)
Episodes
Subclinical Primary Aldosteronism and eGFR Decline
30 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Drs. Gregory Hundemer and Rémi Goupil discuss the results of their study, "Subclinical Primary Aldosteronism and eGFR Decline Over Time," with JASN D...
ASN Kidney Translation Series: Peritoneal Dialysis
23 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
ASN Kidney Translation Podcast episode covers advances in peritoneal dialysis: genetic determinants of ultrafiltration (JASN), fungus-derived ergothio...
PD Use in Health Service Areas, 2009–2020
31 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Christopher Knapp discusses the findings of his study, "Peritoneal Dialysis Initiation Patterns by Health Service Area during an Era of Expansion,...
ASN Kidney Translation Series: ASN Kidney Health Guidance on Conservative Management in People with Kidney Failure
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The authors of the ASN Kidney Health Guidance on Conservative Management in People with Kidney Failure discuss optimal approaches to addressing and pr...
LCN2-Induced CLUH Inhibition Disrupts Mitochondria in Kidney
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Drs. Morgan Gallazzini and Eloïse Marques discuss the results of their study, "Clustered Mitochondrial Homolog Inhibition by Lipocalin-2 Orchestrates...
ASN Kidney Translation Series: Kidney Transplant Advances
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
ASN Kidney Translation Podcast episode covers advances in kidney transplantation: an SGLT2i trial in kidney transplant recipients (CJASN), delivery ou...
Automatic Organ and Cyst Volumes in ADPKD
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Martin R. Prince discusses the findings of his study, "Automatically Measuring Kidney, Liver, and Cyst Volumes in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Ki...
Coronary Disease Screening Prior to Kidney Transplant
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Avantika Israni discusses the results of her study, "Class 1 Indications for Coronary Revascularization Identified in Prekidney Transplant Screeni...
ASN Kidney Translation Series: Advances in Glomerular Filtration Rate
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the ASN Kidney Translation Podcast, hosted by Dr. Matthew Sparks, covers CT-based body composition and GFR estimates in cancer (CJASN)...
Bone Marrow Inflammation Drives Glomerular Damage
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Drs. Eunsil Hahm and Ryan Spear discuss the results of their study, "Dysregulated Bone Marrow Contributes to Glomerular Injury through Soluble Factors...
ICD Code Accuracy for CVD in CKD
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Drs. Anna Zemke and Nisha Bansal discuss the findings of their study, "Accuracy of Identification of Cardiovascular Events with International Classifi...
Dapagliflozin and HRQoL in Patients with CKD
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Priya Vart discusses the results of his study, "Effects of Dapagliflozin on Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with CKD," with JASN Deputy...
ASN Kidney Translation Series: Glomerulonephritis
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this ASN Kidney Translation podcast episode, we cover a JASN study on podocyte STAT3 deletion in KLF4 podocytopathy, a CJASN report on early C3G re...
ASN Kidney Translation Series: ASN Kidney Health Guidance on Potassium and Phosphorus Food Additives
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The authors of the ASN Kidney Health Guidance on Potassium and Phosphorus Food additives discuss clinical approaches to managing hyperkalemia and CKD-...
RNA Sequencing of IgA Nephropathy Kidneys
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Drs. Anna Levin and Annika Wernerson discuss the findings from their study, "Transcriptomic Patterns in Adult and Pediatric Patients with IgA Nephropa...
Alternative Splicing and Polyadenylation in Glomerular Disease
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Drs. Shipra Agrawal and Monoj K. Das discuss the results of their study, "RNA Alternative Splicing and Polyadenylation and Regulation of the Glomerula...
ASN Kidney Translation Series: Cardiovascular-Kidney Connection
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kidney Translation Podcast discusses cardiovascular and kidney disease studies: CKM syndrome stages and mortality prediction, cardiac risk prediction ...
The PEER-HD Randomized Controlled Trial
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Ladan Golestaneh discusses the findings of her study, "Effect of Peer Mentorship on Hospitalizations among Patients Receiving Maintenance Hemodial...
Disaster Management in Kidney Care
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Shaifali Sandal and Saly El Wazze discuss the results of their study, "A Roadmap for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management in Kidney Care: A Scop...
Regulation of Renal Glucose Handling by mTORC2
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Drs. David Pearce and John Demko discuss the results of their study, "Coordinated Regulation of Renal Glucose Reabsorption and Gluconeogenesis by mTOR...
Drug Screening in Drosophila Nephrocytes
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Tobias Hermle and Dominik Spitz discuss the findings of their study, "A Drug-Screening Platform for Podocytopathies in Drosophila Nephrocytes," wi...
ASN Kidney Translation Series: ADPKD Advances
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this ASN Kidney Translation Podcast, Dr. Matthew Sparks discusses key ADPKD studies: circadian clock disruption and cyst growth (JASN), depressive ...
Anticoagulation in Dialysis Recipients with Atrial Fibrillation
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Ziv Harel discusses findings from his study, "Anticoagulation for Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Receiving Dialysis: A Pilot Randomized Control...
CASR Determines Renal Response to Hypercalcemia
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Drs. Henrik Dimke and Nina Himmerkus discuss the results of their study, "Calcium-Sensing Receptor in the Thick Ascending Limb and the Renal Response ...
ASN Kidney Translation Series: ASN Kidney Health Guidance on the Outpatient Management of Patients with Dialysis-Requiring Acute Kidney Injury
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The ASN Kidney Health Guidance on the Outpatient Management of Patients with Dialysis-Requiring Acute Kidney Injury provides strategies to optimize re...
ASN Kidney Translation Series: Kidney Stones
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the ASN Kidney Translation Podcast series, Dr. Matthew Sparks dives into groundbreaking kidney stone research from JASN, CJASN, and...
Molecular Signature of NPCs in the Catshark
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Drs. Agnès Boutet and Yasmine Lund-Ricard discuss the findings from their study, "Postembryonic Maintenance of Nephron Progenitor Cells with Low Tran...
Acetazolamide and the Kidney in T1D
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Charles Ginsberg discusses the results of his study, "Acetazolamide Therapy and Kidney Function in Persons with Nonalbuminuric Diabetes Mellitus T...
Kidney Protection by Acetylcholine
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Drs. Luan D. Truong, Richard J. Johnson, and Gabriela Espinosa Garcia discuss the findings from their study, "Production of Acetylcholine by Podocytes...
ASN Kidney Translation Series: Genetic Testing in Nephrology
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this ASN Kidney Translation episode, Dr. Matthew Sparks hosts discussions on nephrology research in genetics. Topics include genetic testing in CKD...
JASN Welcomes Basic Science Research
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
JASN encourages investigators to submit their basic science original research to the journal. Editor-in-Chief Rajnish Mehrotra and Deputy Editors Ales...
ASN Kidney Translation Series: Novel Therapies for IgA Nephropathy
26 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Novel therapies for IgA nephropathy are discussed in this ASN Kidney Translation podcast episode, including efficacy and safety of ravulizumab, select...
Polycystin-2 Regulates Natriuretic Peptide Production
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Drs. Ivana Kuo and Karla M. Márquez-Nogueras discuss the results of their study, "Cardiac Localized Polycystin-2 in the Natriuretic Peptide Signaling...
ASN Kidney Translation Series: ASN Kidney Health Guidance on the Management of Obesity in Persons Living with Kidney Diseases
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The inaugural ASN Kidney Health Guidance on the Management of Obesity in Persons Living with Kidney Diseases examines psychosocial considerations, lif...
KLF15 Agonist in Kidney Disease
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Drs. Sandeep K. Mallipattu and Bhaskar Das discuss the findings from their study, "A Small Molecule Agonist of Krüppel-Like Factor 15 in Proteinuric ...
Stem Cells in Renovascular Disease
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Lilach O. Lerman discusses the results from her study, "Renovascular Disease and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells," with ...
ASN Kidney Translation Series: Gender Equity in Nephrology
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Issues of gender equity in nephrology are covered in an episode of ASN Kidney Translation: An ASN Journals' Podcast, including equal access to mentors...
Complications of Uninephrectomy
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Drs. Alicia A. McDonough and Aurelie Edwards discuss the findings from their study, "Potassium-Alkali–Enriched Diet, Hypertension, and Proteinuria f...
JASN Welcomes Late-Breaking Clinical Trial Manuscript Submissions
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
JASN encourages investigators to submit their late-breaking clinical trial manuscripts for rapid consideration and peer review and, if accepted, onlin...
sGC Activator Avenciguat for CKD
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Hiddo J.L. Heerspink discusses the findings from his study, "Effect of Avenciguat on Albuminuria in Patients with CKD: Two Randomized Placebo-Cont...
Absolute CKD Progression Risk
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Drs. Maria Clarissa Tio and Tariq Shafi discuss the findings from their study, "Individualized Risk of CKD Progression among US Adults" with JASN Depu...
ASN Kidney Translation Series: PPI, Antivirals, and Cough Syrups: Nephrotoxins and Kidney Injury
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The effect of pantoprazole on eGFR slope, antiviral medications for Herpes Zoster, & link between pediatric AKI in Uzbekistan and cough syrups are cov...
Tubular Effect of Proteinuria
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Hall discusses results of his study, "Spatiotemporal Landscape of Kidney Tubular Responses to Glomerular Proteinuria," with JASN Deputy Editor ...
Set7 Regulates Glomerular Injury
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Assam El-Osta discusses the findings from his study, "Set7 Methyltransferase and Phenotypic Switch in Diabetic Glomerular Endothelial Cells," with JAS...
Daprodustat and Heart Failure in CKD
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan W. Cunningham and Ajay K. Singh discuss the results of their study, "Daprodustat and Heart Failure in CKD," with JASN Deputy Editor David H. ...
Changes in ESKD Incidence
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Susan R. Mendley and Chyng-Wen Fwu discuss the findings of their study, "Age- and Race-Specific Changes in ESKD Incidence over Four Decades," with JAS...
Dr. Briggs and Dr. Mehrotra discuss the next chapter for JASN
12 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, outgoing Editor-in-Chief Josie Briggs talks with incoming Editor-in-Chief Raj Mehrotra about his vision for the next chapter of JASN.
SGLT2 Inhibitors and Continuation of Renin Angiotensin Blockade
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Briggs and Brendon Neuen discuss his paper in the December issue of JASN. This article on the CREDENCE and EMPA-CKD clinical trials shows that SGL...
Kidney Transplant Registry Data: Advice for Users
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, EIC Josie Briggs talks with Associate Editor John Gill about the valuable data resources for research on kidney transplantation. Drs....
Next Steps in Development of Mesenchymal Stem Cells as Possible Therapeutic for Kidney Disease
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, EIC Josie Briggs talks with Giuseppe Remuzzi about the NEPHSTROM Trial & the next steps in translational work to test the possibility...
Historical Redlining and the Incidence of Kidney Failure in US Cities
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the podcast, EIC Josie Briggs discusses a paper entitled "Structural Racism, Historical Redlining, and Incidence of Kidney Failure in US Cities" wi...
Antibiotic Use & Kidney Stones and Sodium Bicarbonate & the Vascular Dysfunction of CKD
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the episode, EIC Josie Briggs discusses a randomized control trial addressing the impact of sodium bicarbonate on the vascular dysfunction in CKD a...
How Many Nephrons in a Human Kidney? A New Number and a Discussion of Why it Matters
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, Dr. Josie Briggs discusses with Dr. Andrew Rule his latest study showing the need to revise our estimate of the number of nephrons in...
The Angiopoietin-Tie 2 Pathway is Ischemic Kidney Injury
23 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, JASN Associate Editor Katalin Susztak talks with Dr. Susan Quaggin about work from her laboratory on ischemic injury and translationa...
Urea and Uremia
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
JASN EIC Josie Briggs talks with Deputy Editor Tom Hostetter about the unsolved problem of the chemical causes of the uremic syndrome. A new study rep...
Genomic Diagnostic Methods for CKD
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast covers two papers, one describes a clinical workflow for incorporating whole exome sequencing and the other provides evidence genomic dis...
Intensive BP Control and CKD Progression and Prognosis in Anti-GBM Disease
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the March podcast, Dr. Briggs discusses a study that addresses prognostic measures in Anti-GBM Disease and a meta-analysis of studies testing wheth...
Pregnancy Risk for Kidney Patients; Cost Effectiveness Research in Dialysis
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this Podcast, Dr. Briggs summarizes the goals of the new JASN Special Series, Health Policy Catalyst, and summarizes papers focusing on cost effect...
Use of Kidney Organoids to Study Steroid-Resistant Nephrotic Syndrome
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, Dr. Briggs discusses organoid studies with author Dr. Melissa Little. The work explores the varied molecular mechanisms of specific m...
Highlights in Renal Transplantation
19 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, EIC Dr Briggs discusses two studies on kidney transplantation with Dr. John Gill. Topics discussed include novel molecular markers an...
Comparing Costs of Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, EIC Josie Briggs talks with Lekha Tummalapalli about a study addressing costs of hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. An editorial ...
Gender Differences in Care of CKD Patients
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, JASN EIC, Josie Briggs talks with Juan-Jesus Carrero, Professor of Kidney Disease Epidemiology at Karolinska Institute. His study, pu...
Climate Change: Implications for Nephrology
14 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we cover two papers that examine the impact of climate change on nephrology practice. Specifically, the effect of extreme weather even...
August 2022 JASN Highlights: Addressing CKD Progression and Hazards of Intradialytic Hypotension
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Two highlighted clinical studies: the first addresses the effect of combining a SGLT2 inhibitor and a MRA on proteinuria; the second considers vascula...
Addressing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Kidney Disease
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, Dr. Briggs and JASN Deputy Editor, Dr. Donald Wesson discuss the special series highlighted in the July Issue. The series focuses on...
Discontinuing Immunosuppressant Use after Allograft Failure: Do We Have the Answers?
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Briggs summarizes findings in a study published in the June issue of JASN. The study examines the impact of continued immunosuppression in patient...
A New Approach to Advance Care Planning for Dialysis Decisions: Deciding not to Decide
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast Dr. Briggs talks with Dr. Kate Butler about advance care planning for patients with chronic kidney disease.
JASN May 2022 Highlights: Inflammation as a Driver of CKD Progression
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the May 2022 JASN highlights, Dr. Briggs summarizes two important studies on the role of inflammation as a driving factor in the progression of CKD...
Roxadustat and the Interpretation of Non-Inferiority
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this Podcast, JASN EIC, Josie Briggs, discusses a clinical trial from the April issue on roxadustat in dialysis patients with Magdalene Assimon. Dr...
The Renal Framingham - CVD Prediction
17 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kidney patients are at high risk for cardiovascular disease. In this Podcast, Dr. Briggs talks and Dr. David Charytan discuss recent work to improve t...
Lowering GFR to Protect GFR!
16 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr. Josie Briggs and Dr. Brendon Neuen discuss the GFR paradox: SGLT inhibitors and other kidney-protective drugs initially cause a d...
Insights into Collapsing Glomerulopathy
12 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Josie Briggs talks with Nicholas Steers about his work using inbred mice strains to understand the genetic factors that result in collapsing focal seg...
The Immune Responses to COVID-19 in Transplant Patients
23 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast JASN EIC, Josie Briggs talks with transplant expert and JASN Associate Editor, Matt Griffin about two studies that examine the immune ...
JASN November 2021 Issue Highlights
18 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Each issue of JASN contains Highlights, short summaries of a few of the articles in the issue, chosen by the EIC as of special interest to our readers...
JASN October 2021 Issue Highlights
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Each issue of JASN contains Highlights, short summaries of a few of the articles in the issue, chosen by the EIC as of special interest to our readers...
New Directions for Clinical Trials in Kidney Disease
08 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A conversation with EIC, Josie Briggs and leading nephrology clinical trialist, Vlado Perkovic - on the next generation of clinical trials in nephrolo...
JASN August 2021 Issue Highlights
09 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A few articles in each issue are chosen by the EIC for their interest. The issue highlights include: laminin-521 –a novel GBM autoantigen, iron biom...
Lost Opportunities for Kidney Transplant
30 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Transplant candidates with top 20% Estimated Post-Transplant Survival (EPTS) scores are prioritized to receive optimal deceased-donor kidneys. A study...
The Extracellular Matrix in Development, Aging, and Disease
27 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The extracellular matrix (ECM) biomechanically regulates nephrogenesis, and abnormal ECM is a histologic feature of kidney aging and disease. Two repo...
Vaccine Acceptability and Hemodialysis Patients
07 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A discussion between Dr. Magdalene Assimon, one of the JASN editorial fellows and study authors Dr. Pablo Garcia and Dr. Shuchi Anand on their recent ...
COVID-19 Mortality and the Tough Discussions about Advance Care Planning
11 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The June issue of JASN features new population level data from CMS on the real burden of the pandemic for dialysis and transplant patients in the US. ...
New Insights into the Mechanisms of Kidney Disease: Understanding Hypercholesterolemia in CKD; ADAM10 and Immune Injury to the Podocyte Slit Diaphragm
03 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Two papers published this month in JASN provide new insights into these unsolved questions: Why is the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease...
JASN May 2022 Issue Highlights
07 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Every issue of JASN includes Highlights, which are short summaries of 5-6 articles hand-picked by the EIC for their interest and impact.
JASN April 2021 Issue Highlights
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Every issue of JASN includes Highlights, which are short summaries of 5-6 articles hand-picked by the EIC for their interest and impact.
JASN March 2021 Issue Highlights
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Every issue of JASN includes Highlights, which are short summaries of 5-6 articles hand picked by the EIC for their interest and impact.
JASN February 2021 Issue Highlights
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Every issue of JASN includes Highlights, which are short summaries of 5-6 articles hand picked by the EIC for their interest and impact.
JASN January 2021 Issue Highlights
30 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Every issue of JASN includes Highlights, which are short summaries of 5-6 articles hand picked by the EIC for their interest and impact.
A Conversation with Mark Knepper and Josie Briggs: Does SARS-CoV2 Infect the Kidney?
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the JASN Podcast is a discussion between JASN EIC, Josie Briggs and Deputy Editor, Mark Knepper about the question: Does SARS CoV2 Inf...
A Dialogue with Mahboob Rahman and Erin Barreto About Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
24 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, JASN Editorial Fellow Dr. Erin Barreto interviews lead author, Dr. Mahboob Rahman, about his recent paper on blood pressure patterns ...
A Discussion with Andrew Malone and Madhav Menon: RNAseq and the Transplant Biopsy, What is New?
07 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, JASN Editorial Fellow Dr. Madhav Menon, discusses with Dr. Andrew Malone a novel application of RNAseq to the transplant biopsy.
A Conversation with Deidre Crews and Tanjala Purnell about COVID-19, Structural Racism and Kidney Disease
21 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, JASN's inaugural podcast, is a conversation with Drs. Tanjala Purnell and Deidre Crews, about the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on kid...