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Laurel Damashek is the founding Executive Director and current COO of the International Society of Glomerular Disease.

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Laurel DamashekApril 13, 20263 min read

A Milestone for FSGS — And a Proud Moment for PARASOL

Today marks a turning point for people living with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis ...
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Laurel DamashekFebruary 8, 20261 min read

PARASOL-APOL1 Interim Meeting Converges to Accelerate Solutions

The PARASOL APOL1 Interim Meeting brought together clinicians, statisticians, trialists, ...
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Laurel DamashekJanuary 1, 20261 min read

ISGD Welcomes CMSO Barbara S. Gillespie

The International Society of Glomerular Disease is pleased to welcome Barbara Gillespie, ...
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Laurel DamashekOctober 13, 20253 min read

Day 2: PARASOL APOL1 & MN Kickoff

The October 10 sessions of the PARASOL kickoff meeting for APOL1 kidney disease and ...
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Laurel DamashekOctober 10, 20251 min read

Day 1 Highlights: PARASOL APOL1 & MN Kickoff

The PARASOL APOL1 and MN kickoff meeting in Minneapolis on October 9, 2025 convened ...
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Laurel DamashekSeptember 26, 20253 min read

PARASOL Project Expands Focus to APOL1, Membranous Nephropathy

The organizing committee of PARASOL (PROTEINURIA AND OTHER BIOMARKERS AS ENDPOINTS FOR ...
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Laurel DamashekDecember 11, 20241 min read

Inaugural Glomerular Disease Preceptorship Held at UKE Hamburg

The Hamburg Center for Kidney Health (HCKH) at Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf ...
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Laurel DamashekAugust 2, 2024< 1 min read

NEJM "Science behind the Study" Editorial: Kidney Disease and Antinephrin Antibodies

Don't miss the new "Science behind the Study" editorial by Jochen Reiser, MD, PhD ...
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Laurel DamashekMay 25, 20245 min read

Anti-nephrin autoantibodies in minimal change disease and idiopathic NS

New research demonstrates role of anti-nephrin autoantibodies as causative factor and ...
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Laurel DamashekApril 27, 2024< 1 min read

FSGS and NS Research Funding Opportunities Through PRMRP

The US Department of Defense includes FSGS and nephrotic syndrome as two of the priority ...
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