KHRC Works in Progress Seminars (WIPs)

KHRC Works in Progress (WIPs) occur every other Monday via Zoom at 10am-11am.  They are an opportunity for our members to present work and ideas in order to get feedback and comments.  If you are interested in learning more about our work, please feel free to join us for these WIPs.  Please contact Erica Day ([email protected]) for more information about our WIPs and participating.

Monday, April 22, 2024

Presenter: Simon Ascher

Topic: Statistical approaches to summarizing prognostic information across kidney biomarkers in SPRINT CKD


Monday, April 15, 2024

Presenter: Teresa Chen

Topic: Potential grant idea discussion 


Monday, April 8, 2024

Presenter: Kenny Hubbell

Topic: Proteomic predictors of rehospitalization, mortality, and diuretic resistance in acute decompensated heart failure


Monday, March 25, 2024

Presenter: Mike Shlipak, MIchelle, Estrella, Erica Day

Topic: How does reseach funding work?


Monday, March 11, 2024

Presenter: Anthony Muiru

Topic: Poster draft and SEARCH data


Monday, March 4, 2024

Presenter: Michelle Estrella 

Topic: new data presentation 


Monday, February 26, 2024

Presenter: Rebecca Scherzer

Topic: Comparison of biomarker selection methods in prediction of post hospital outcomes


Monday, February 12, 2024

Presenter: Julio Lamprea Montealegre 

Topic: CKD detection and treatment to prevent cardiovascular disease


Monday, January 22, 2024

Presenter: Jesse Ikeme

Topic: eGFR monitoring and SGLT2i discontinuation in the VA


Monday, January 8, 2024

Presenter: Michelle Estrella 

Topic: Rural-urban disparities in CKD/CVD care and impact on outcomes 


HOLIDAY BREAK: DECEMBER 18-JANUARY 8


Monday, December 11, 2023

Presenter: Vasantha Jotwani and Scott Bauer 

Topic: SOMMA Kidney R01 grant proposal 


Monday, December 4, 2023

Presenter: Simon Ascher 

Topic: K23 Summary Statement review 


Monday, November 13, 2023

Presenter: Group discussion 

Topic: ASN Debrief 


Monday, October 30, 2023

Presenter: Tanya Jones

Topic: ASN practice talk


Monday, October 23, 2023

Presenter: Meyeon Park and Meghana Eswarappa

Topic: Racial disparities in ADPKD


Monday, October 16, 2023

Presenter: Teresa Chen and Jesse Ikeme

Topic: ASN Kidney Week poster feedback


Monday, September 11, 2023

Presenter: Anoop Sheshadri

Topic: K23 application 


Monday, August 28, 2023

Presenter: Michael Shlipak

Topic: new R01 award- Environmental Metal Toxicity and Kidney Tubule Measures in Diverse Populations


Monday, August 21, 2023

Presenter: Kathleen Cui

Topic: Research project 


Monday, August 14, 2023

Presenter: Mitra Jasmidian and Simon Ascher 

Topic: SPRINT data 


Monday, August 7, 2023

Presenter: Meyeon Park

Topic: PKD projects


Monday, July 31, 2023

Presenter: Teresa Chen

Topic: Grant application summary statement 


Monday, June 12, 2023

Presenter: Jesse Ikeme

Topic: Results on SGLT2 inhibitor discontinuation


Monday, June 5, 2023

Presenter: Michelle Estrella

Topic: Bayer proposal - Phase II


Monday, May 15, 2023

Presenter: Edouard Fu

Topic: Timing of dialysis iniation 


Monday, May 8, 2023

Presenter: Teresa Clifton 

Topic: Potential original restrospective cohort study 


Monday, April 17, 2023

Presenter: Rebecca Scherzer

Topic: A Survey of Bayesian Applications 


Monday, April 3, 2023

Presenter: Simon Ascher 

Topic: SPRINT data 


Monday, March 20, 2023

Presenter: Mason Lai

Topic: Draft manuscript on PARIS cohort 


Monday, February 27, 2023

Presenter: Chi Chu and Anthony Muiru

Topic: Use of alternate databases - kidney transplant waiting times


Monday, February 6, 2023

Presenter: Merve Postalcioglu

Topic: research project progress 


Monday, January 23, 2023

Presenter: Rebecca Scherzer

Topic: Statistical faux pas - BMJ article


Monday, January 9, 2023

Presenter: Michelle Estrella

Topic: C3 project- Phase 2 multicenter trial 


Monday, December 12, 2022

Presenter: Anoop Sheshadri 

Topic: VA CDA application 


Monday, November 21, 2022

Presenter: group discussion 

Topic: ASN Kidney Week conference debrief


Monday, October 24, 2022

Presenter: Mitra Jamshidian

Topic:  research progress update 


Monday, October 3, 2022

Presenter: Teresa Chen

Topic: Evaluating the performance and use of cystatin C in the inpatient setting


Monday, August 29, 2022

Presenter: team meeting 

Topic: check in meeting with all members


Monday, August 22, 2022

Presenter: Scott Bauer

Topic: Feedback on new grant submission 


Monday, August 15, 2022

Presenter: Simon Ascher 

Topic: Incorporating personalized risk estimates and outcome preferences into blood pressure target decisions


Monday, August 8, 2022

Presenter: Merve Postalcioglu

Topic: CARDIA urine biomarkers and eGFR


Monday, July 11, 2022

Presenter: Anthony Muiru

Topic: Practice talk for Harold Amos grant


SUMMER BREAK

NO WIPS JUNE 20, JUNE 27, AND JULY 4


Monday, June 13, 2022

Presenter: Chi Chu and Anthony Muiru

Topic: KFRE


Monday, June 6, 2022

Presenter: Debbie Chen 

Topic: Obesity-CysC proposal 


Monday, May 23, 2022

Presenter: M Bilal S Khan (UAB)

Topic: Presentation of data on urine biomarker paper using CARDIA data


Monday, May 16, 2022

Presenter: Michael Shlipak 

Topic: New data presentation 


Monday, May 9, 2022

Presenter: Michelle Estrella, Anthony Muiru, Erin Madden 

Topic: Dismantling Structural Racism in Medicine, Part II


Monday, May 2, 2022

Presenter: Sarah Schrauben (UPenn)

Topic: Aims for future R01 submission 


Monday, April 11, 2022

Presenter: Michelle Estrella, Anthony Muiru, Erin Madden 

Topic: Dismantling Structural Racism in Medicine, Part I


Monday, April 4, 2022

Presenter: Scott Bauer

Topic: Aims for new R01 submission


Monday, March 28, 2022

Presenter: Simon Ascher and Jon Amatrdua 

Topic: SPRINT cardiac-kidney biomarker project


Monday, March 21, 2022

Presenter: Michelle Estrella 

Topic: NSAID R01 grant revision 


Monday, March 14, 2022

Presenter: Chi Chu

Topic: K12 and research plans 


Monday, February 28, 2022

Presenter: Teresa Chen

Topic: REGARDS blood biomarkers and mortality


Monday, February 21, 2022

NO WIP- PRESIDENTS' DAY


Monday, February 14, 2022

Presenter: Priya Joshi

Topic: Research project ideas 


Monday, February 7, 2022

Presenter: Julio Lamprea Montealegre

Topic: Race and ethnic differences in cardiac and kidney protective therapies utilization 


Monday, January 31, 2022

Presenter: Michelle Estrella

Topic: Feedback on grant aims


Monday, January 24, 2022

Presenter: Anoop Sheshadri

Topic: Discussion of new biomarker results from LIFE-KIDNEY


NO WIP JANUARY 17, 2022

MLK DAY


Monday, January 10, 2022

Presenter: Rebecca Scherzer

Topic: Discussion of "Polygenic Risk Scores for Kidney Function and Their Associations with Circulating Proteome, and Incident Kidney Diseases"


NO WIP DECEMBER 20 AND 27, AND JANUARY 3, 2022


Monday, December 13, 2021

Presenter: Mike Shlipak

Topic: Aims for new R01 proposal


Monday, December 6, 2021

Presenter: Scot Bauer

Topic:TAME aims


Monday, November 29, 2021

Presenter: Jennifer Lees (University of Glasgow)

Topic: UK Biobank and some of her work in this cohort


Monday, November 22, 2021

Presenter: Scot Bauer

Topic: Aims for an ancillary R01


Monday, November 15, 2021

Presenter: Debbie Chen

Topic: eGFRdiff and incident heart failure in CRIC


Monday, November 1, 2021

Presenter: Michael Shlipak and Michelle Estrella

Topic: ICAN Project (Adoption of Inpatient Cystatin C Testing for Hospitalized Veterans to Improve Patient Safety)


Monday, October 25, 2021

Presenter: Anoop Sheshadri, Simon Ascher, and Michael Shlipak

Topic: ASN poster feedback


Monday, October 18, 2021

Presenter: Anthony Muiru

Topic: Aims presentation on grant proposal


October 11, 2021

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' DAY- NO WIP


Monday, October 4, 2021

Presenter: Michelle Odden and Carmen Peralta 

Topic: Nursing home study 


Monday, September 27, 2021

Presenter: Jonathan Amatruda and Anthony Muiru

Topic: ASN poster and presentation feedback


Monday, September 20, 2021

Presenter: Group discussion

Topic: Brainstorming on collaborating during the virtual ASN Kidney Week 2021


Monday, September 13, 2021

Presenter: Simon Ascher

Topic: KL2 Aims


September 6, 2021

LABOR DAY- NO WIP


Monday, August 30, 2021

Presenter: Scott Bauer

Topic: Preliminary data from the LURN study


Monday, August 23, 2021

Presenter: Julio Lamprea Montealegre

Topic: KHRC registry and utilization of cardio renal meds in the VA


Monday, August 16, 2021

Presenter: Michelle Estrella and Julio Lamprea Montealegre

Topic: : LVAD grant idea


Monday, August 9, 2021

Presenter: Lekha Tummalapalli

Topic: : K23 application


August 2nd, 2021

NO WIP


Monday, July 26, 2021

Presenter: Kristienne Edrosolan

Topic: : Mediation of associations between clinical risk factors and eGFR change by urine biomarkers in women living with HIV


Monday, July 19, 2021

Presenter: Michael Shlipak

Topic: : LIFE data


Monday, June 28, 2021

Presenter: Meyeon Park

Topic: : PKD grant


Monday, June 21, 2021

Presenter: Chi Chu

Topic: : Project looking at variation in eGFR at nephrology referral between health systems


Monday, June 14, 2021

Presenter: Lindsay Miller

Topic: : Grant aims discussion 


Monday, May 24th, 2021

Presenter: Debbie Chen

Topic: : CRIC Data


Monday, May 17th, 2021

Presenter: Diana Kwong

Topic: : Revised K23 Aims


Monday, May 10th, 2021

Presenter: Michelle Estrella

Topic: : Updates to C3 project


Monday, May 3rd, 2021

Presenter: Julio Lamprea Montealegre

Topic: : Cholesterol lowering targets in CKD


Monday, April 26th, 2021

Presenter: Anoop Sheshadri

Topic: : Prehabilitation for older patients treated with dialysis prior to kidney transplantation


Monday, April 19th, 2021

Presenter: Jonathan Amatruda

Topic: Association of multiple urine biomarkers and incident CKD in non-diabetics across 3 cohorts (ARIC, MESA, and REGARDS).


Monday, April 12th, 2021

Presenter: Lekha Tummalapalli

Topic: Quasi-experimental study designs


Monday, April 5th, 2021

Presenter: Rebecca Scherzer, PhD

Topic: Disscusion on: 

Haneuse S, Arterburn D, Daniels MJ. Assessing Missing Data Assumptions in EHR-Based Studies: A Complex and Underappreciated Task. JAMA Netw Open. 2021;4(2):e210184. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.0184

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2776905


Monday, March 29th, 2021

Presenter: TBD

Topic: TBD


Monday, March 22nd, 2021

Presenter: Debbie Chen

Topic: Cystatin C-based CKD reclassification and outcomes among patients with cancer


Monday, March 15th, 2021

Presenter: Michelle Estrella and Michael Shlipak

Topic: HIV R01 resubmission 


Monday, March 8th, 2021

Presenter: Julio Lamprea Montealegre

Topic:Leveraging implementation science to improve kidney care


MARCH 1st, 2021

NO WIP


Monday, February 22nd, 2021

Presenter: Erin Madden

Topic:Joint longitudinal and time-to-event models, with example application in NA-Accord (HIV+ population)


JANUARY 15TH:

NO WIP (PRESIDENT'S DAY)


Monday, February 8th, 2021

Presenter: Simon Ascher

Topic: Estimating lifetime treatment benefits of intensive BP lowering in persons with CKD


Monday, February 1st, 2021

Presenter: Debbie Chen

Topic: New project ideas 


Monday, January 25th, 2021

Presenter: Diana Kwong

Topic: K23 Aims feedback


JANUARY 18TH:

NO WIP (MLK DAY)


Monday, January 11th, 2021

Presenter: Chi Chu

Topic: K23 application feedback


HOLIDAY BREAK:

DECEMBER 28TH AND JANUARY 4TH


Monday, December 21st, 2020

Presenter: Mason Lai

Topic: Feedback on manuscript on dialysis access usage in recipients of living donor kidney transplants


Monday, December 14th, 2020

Presenter: Anoop Sheshadri

Topic: Feedback on upcoming KL2 grant


Monday, December 7th, 2020

Presenter: Michelle Estrella

Topic: Grant review summary on recent scored R01


Monday, November 30th, 2020

NO WIP THIS WEEK


Monday, November 23rd, 2020

Presenter: Michael Shlipak

Topic: Aims on new EMPA grant proposal 


Monday, November 16th, 2020

Presenter: Simon Ascher

Topic: Data presentation on SPRINT CKD study evaluating kidney biomarker associations with serious adverse events (SAEs) during antihypertensive treatment


Monday, November 9th, 2020

Presenter: Anthony Muiru and Erin Madden

Topic: NA-ACCORD data


Monday, November 2nd, 2020

Presenter: Julio Lamprea Montealegre

Topic: Avanced glycation end products and kidney function decline in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis


Monday, October 26th, 2020

Presenter: Scott Bauer

Topic: Study design and aims for a translational grant to define age-related changes in mitochondrial content and protein expression in male bladder and prostate tissue


Monday, October 19th, 2020

NO WIP THIS WEEK


Monday, October 12th

NO WIP THIS WEEK


Monday, October 5, 2020

Presenter: Multiple speakers in group

Topic: ASN Kidney Week Poster presentations


Monday, September 28th

NO WIP THIS WEEK


Monday, September 21, 2020

Presenter: Sri Lekha Tummalapalli

Topic: Preliminary data and ideas on "Neighborhood-level Social Risk Factors and Dialysis Quality"


Monday, September 14, 2020

Presenter: Jonathan Amatruda

Topic: Feedback on approach for new heart failure project


NO WIP ON SEPTEMBER 7th - LABOR DAY


Monday, August 31, 2020

Presenter: Bob Roshanravan

Topic: Feedback on R01 aims


Monday, August 24, 2020

Presenter: Michelle Estrella and Mike Shlipak

Topic: CKD Cascade of Care (C3) Initiative project update


Monday, August 17, 2020

Presenter: Jesse Ikeme

Topic: CKD urine biomarkers manuscript draft


Monday, August 10, 2020

Presenter: Michael Shlipak

Topic: Grand Rounds practice talk: Because Creatinine is Just Not Good Enough: The Clinical Case for Cystatin C


Monday, July 27, 2020

Presenter: Chi Chu

Topic: K23 aims about implementation of risk reporting to promote better risk stratification for referral to nephrology


Monday, July 20, 2020

Presenter: Group meeting

Topic: General group meeting


Monday, July 13, 2020

Presenter: Scott Bauer

Topic: Grand Rounds practice talk: Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms: Time to Reframe as a Syndrome of Aging?


Monday, July 6, 2020

Presenter: Scott Bauer

Topic: Using VA data to define safe ranges for post-void residual - early brainstorming session


Monday, June 29, 2020

Presenter: All group discussion

Topic: COVID-19 project brainstorming


Monday, June 22, 2020

Presenter: Rebecca Scherzer, Simon Ascher, and Mike Shlipak

Topic: Mediation models


Monday, June 15, 2020

Presenter: Julio Lamprea Montealegre

Topic: project at the VA on SGLT2i and GLP1-RA


Monday, June 8, 2020

Presenter: Simon Ascher

Topic: K23 Aims


Monday, May 18, 2020

Presenter: Jonathan Amatruda 

Topic: alpha-1 data and abstract


Monday, May 11, 2020

Presenter: Meyeon Park

Topic: Ancillary study proposal to APOLLO study


Monday, May 4, 2020

Presenter: Erin Madden

Topic: VA Data and data needs assessment for KHRC


Monday, April 27, 2020

Presenter: Julio Lamprea Montealegre

Topic: Dataset on ambulatory pulmonary artery pressure monitoring using the cardiomems device


Monday, April 20, 2020

Presenter: Michael Shlipak

Topic: HIV R01 renewal application 


Monday, April 6, 2020

Presenter: Chi Chu and Delphine Tuot

Topic: Optum Data project


Monday, March 23, 2020

Presenter: TBD

Topic: TBD


Monday, March 9, 2020

Presenter: Michael Shlipak, MD

Topic: Building a research career and the value of working in collaboration


Monday, February 24, 2020

WIP CANCELLED


Monday, October 7 , 2019

Presenter: Ani Chilingirian

Topic: ASN Kidney Week Oral Presentation


Monday, September 23, 2019

Presenter: Meyeon Park

Topic: PKD Foundation grant resubmission


Monday, September 9, 2019

Presenter: Anthony Muiru

Topic: K23 Aims


Monday, August 26, 2019

Presenter: Carmen Peralta

Topic: Review of Cricket Health


Monday, July 29, 2019

NO WIP THIS WEEK


Monday, July 15, 2019

Presenter: Cythnia Delgado

Topic: Markers of CKD Mineral Bone Disorder as Targets to Address Physical Dysfunction and Sarcopenia (discussion on R01 proposal aims)


Monday, July 1, 2019

NO WIP THIS WEEK


Monday, June 17, 2019

NO WIP THIS WEEK


Monday, June 3, 2019

Presenter: Scott Bauer

Topic: N-of-1 deprescribing RCT protocol


Monday, May 20, 2019

Presenter: Rebecca Scherzer

Topic: On statistical significance and the p-value fallacy

Suggested Readings:

Amrhein  V, Greenland  S, McShane  B.  Scientists rise up against statistical significance.  Nature. 2019;567(7748):305-307. doi:

Ioannidis JPA. The Importance of Predefined Rules and Prespecified Statistical Analyses: Do Not Abandon Significance. JAMA. Published online April 04, 2019. doi:10.1001/jama.2019.4582

Bacchetti, Peter.  "Common Biostatistical Problems and the Best Practices that Prevent Them".  Available from: https://www.ctspedia.org/do/view/CTSpedia/PvalueFallacy.


Monday, May 6 , 2019

Presenter: Michelle Estrella

Topic: OPTICS study update


Monday, April 22 , 2019

Presenter: Meyeon Park

Topic: Practice presentation for NKF 


Monday, April 8, 2019

Presenter: Michael Shlipak, Michelle Estrella

Topic: KHRC update


Monday, March 25, 2019

Presenter: Michelle Estrella

Topic: TBD


Monday, March 11, 2019

WIP CANCELLED


Monday, February 25, 2019

Presenter: Vasantha Jotwani

Topic: Mitochondrial Health, Cardiovascular Health and Frailty in SPRINT


Monday, February 11, 2019

Presenter: Michelle Estrella

Topic: TBD


Monday, January 28, 2019

Presenter: LekhaTummalapalli

Topic: CKD Awareness project and REGARDS cohort ideas


Monday, December 17, 2018

Presenter: Scott Bauer


Monday, December 3, 2018

Presenter: Meyeon Park


Monday, October 22, 2018

Presenter: Simon Ascher


Monday, September 24, 2018

Presenter: Lekha Tummalapalli

Topic: Cardiac Biomarkers are Associated with Heart Failure Symptom Scores in the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC)


Monday, August 27, 2018

Presenter: All members

Topic: Updates from everyone


Summer Break- No WIPS in June-August 2018


Monday, June 4, 2018

Presenter: Michelle Estrella and Anthony Muiru

Topic: Potential projects in H3Africa


Monday, May 28, 2018

Memorial Day- NO KHRC WIP


Monday, May 14, 2018

Presenter: Brian Chan, Carmen Peralta, and Michelle Estrella

Topic: Using Epic data for research


Monday, May 7, 2018 (we will not have WIP April 30, 2018)

Presenter: Carmen Peralta

Topic: From epidemiology to trials: health services research in CKD


Monday, April 16, 2018

Presenter: Meyeon Park

Topic: MRI and biopsy study data and paper presentation


Monday, April 9, 2018

Presenter: Alex Lee

Topic: SPRINT biomarker results to date


Monday, March 19, 2018

Presenter: Mike Shlipak

Topic: new R01 Aims


Monday, March 5, 2018

Presenter: Vighnesh Walavalkar

Topic: Introduction to renal pathology, histology, and glomerular and interstitial disease.


Monday, February 29, 2018

NO WIP

President's Day holiday


Monday, February 5, 2018

Presenter: All members

Topic: updates on work from all members


Monday, January 22, 2018

NO WIP (KHRC RETREAT)


Monday, January 8, 2018

Presenter: Michael Shlipak and Michelle Estrella

Topic: new R01 Aims


Monday, December 25, 2017

NO WIP

Happy Holidays!


Monday, December 11, 2017

Presenter: Raymond Hsu and Anna Rubinsky

Topic: Data from "Clinical Outcomes after Dialysis-Requiring Acute Kidney Injury"- R03 study (PI: Hsu)


Monday, November 27, 2017

Presenter: Meyeon Park

Topic: Doris Duke Medical Student mentoring project application


Monday, November 13, 2017

Presenter: Carmen Peralta and Michelle Estrella

Topic: R01 proposed Aims for new upcoming grant submission


Monday, October 30, 2017

Presenter: Lenny Lopez and Carmen Peralta

Topic: R01 proposed Aims for new upcoming grant submission


Monday, October 16, 2017

Presenter: Anthony Muiru

Topic: K23 proposed Aims


Monday, October 2, 2017

Presenter: Meyeon Park

Topic: Progress report/presentation on Doris Duke award project


Monday, August 21, 2017

Presenter: Vasantha Jotwani

Topic: Using new trauma cohort through the Department of Medicine's cohort development grant- study design help.


Tuesday, August 1st, 2017

Presenter: Martin Frigaard

Topic: Associations of CKD diagnosis in a chart and the processes of care that follow.


Tuesday, July 4th, 2017

No KHRC WIP due to the Federal Holiday


Tuesday, June 20th, 2017

Presenter: Carmen Peralta and Anna Rubsinky

Topic: How to handle blood pressure outcome in Dr. Peralta's VA clinical trial


Tuesday, June 6, 2017

Presenter: KHRC group

Topic: ASN abstract submission presentations


Tuesday, May 23rd, 2017

Presenter: Carmen Peralta and Michelle Estrella

Topic: Brainstorming on APOL1 genotype grant submission


Tuesday, May 9th, 2017

Presenter: Jesse Ikeme and Vasantha Jotwani

Topic: updates on Ikeme paper and presentation on bridging UCSF with industry.

Useful links:

https://ita.ucsf.edu/about

http://ctsi.ucsf.edu/catalyst

http://accelerate.ucsf.edu/funding/catalyst

http://centerfordigitalhealthinnovation.org/

http://qb3.org/

http://qb3.org/sbir/

http://rosenmaninstitute.org/

http://www.missionbaycapital.com/


 

Tuesday, April 25th, 2017

WIP cancelled this week


Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Presenter: Vasantha Jotwani

Topic: mitochondrial DNA and kidney disease


Tuesday, March 28th, 2017

Presenter: Jesse Ikeme

Topic: Analyses of Randomized Clinical Trial for the Effect of Clopidogrel Added to Aspirin on Kidney Functio


Tuesday, March 14th, 2017

Presenter: Harini Sarathy

Topic: Analysis of the Hispanic Communities Healthy Study/Study of Latinos (SOL)


Tuesday, February 28th, 2017

Presenter(s): Michael Shlipak and Rebecca Scherzer

Topics: Association of FGF-23 with CVD Events, HF Events, and Mortality in SPRINT Participants with CKD and new analyses results from HIV biomarker studies