Ben J. Lipps Research Fellowship

Ben J. Lipps Research Fellowship
Congratulations to Chenjian Gu, a Postdoc in our lab, for being awarded the highly competitive American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Kidney Cure Ben J. Lipps Research Fellowship Program grants. The Ben J. Lipps Research Fellowship Program grants are designed to support postdoctoral fellows in conducting original, high-quality research that will help establish the beginnings of […]

VA Merit Review Panel

VA Merit Review Panel
On 5/22/2024, Maggie served in the review panel for VA Merit Grant proposals.

MSTP Thread

MSTP Thread
Maggie gave a lecture, Therapeutics in Kidney Disease, to WashU MD/Ph.D students on 5/7/2024

Center of Regenerative Medicine Grant

Center of Regenerative Medicine Grant
We are awarded a one-year grant entitled “Personalized kidney organoid modeling to develop novel treatment for uromodulin-associated chronic kidney disease” from WashU Center of Regenerative Medicine.

ASN Grant Review

ASN Grant Review
March 13-15, 2024, Maggie went to Washington DC for Ben J. Lipps Research Fellowship and Transition to Independence grant review.

Chuang gives an oral presentation in the 2023 kidney week

Chuang gives an oral presentation in the 2023 kidney week
On Nov.2, 2023, Chuang presents “MANF stimulates autophagy and restores mitochondrial homeostasis to treat uromodulin-associated nephropathy” in the 2023 ASN national meeting at Philadelphia (TH-OR62). Chuang and our great collaborator Dr. Anthony Bleyer are the first two speakers in this session.

2023 ASN Early Program Faculty

2023 ASN Early Program Faculty
In the ASN early program, Glomerular Diseases: 2023 Update, Maggie discusses “Nephrotic syndrome diagnosis and management: traditional and novel approaches”.

Yeawon and Chuang’s MANF study is published in Nat Commun

Yeawon and Chuang’s MANF study is published in Nat Commun
In our newly published article in Nature Communications, a multi-center group led by Ying Maggie Chen, MD, PhD, WashU Division of Nephrology, describes previously unknown mechanisms of action of mesencephalic astrocyte-derived neurotrophic factor (MANF) and its therapeutic function, with regards to kidney disease.  MANF is a secreted endoplasmic reticulum (ER) protein that possesses cytoprotective properties. […]

Center for Drug Discovery Match Grant

Center for Drug Discovery Match Grant
Our proposal, “Targeting a Novel Receptor to Treat Uromodulin-Associated Chronic Kidney Disease” is selected for a Wash U Center for Drug Discovery Match Grant.

Glomerular Metabolism Session Speaker

Glomerular Metabolism Session Speaker
On 5/24/2023, Maggie is invited to present “Endoplasmic reticulum stress in nephrotic syndrome” in the 14th Biennial International Podocyte Conference, held in Philadelphia, PA.