Annet Kirabo D.V.M., M.Sc., Ph.D., F.A.H.A.
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Annet Kirabo D.V.M., M.Sc., Ph.D., F.A.H.A.
@annetkiraboc1.bsky.social
Associate Professor @VUMC #Hypertension, #kidney, #immunology #HostMicrobiotaInteraction. Mother of 2, wife. Associate Editor @CircRes
Excited to present Clinical Pharmacology Grand Rounds tomorrow on Salt-Induced Immune Metabolic Reprogramming!
April 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Huge CONGRATULATIONS #MDemirc1 for matching to the Internal Medicine Program at #VUMC! The #KiraboLab is so proud of you!
April 4, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Excited to share our latest work in #JournalMolCellCardio! We show that pressure overload induces a cardiac neoantigen-specific humoral immune response, a novel mechanism in experimental HFrEF.

Huge thanks to #PilarAlcaidePhD for including us!

Read more: doi.org/10.1016/j.yjmcc.2025.02.007
February 27, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Our editorial "Fiber, Fatty Acids, and Blood Pressure: A Gut-Level Solution is now published in #CircRes @ahajournals.bsky.social 👇

www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...

Highlighting a fantastic paper by @fzmarques.bsky.social 👇

www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...
February 13, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Big news in this week’s #KiraboLab newsletter - huge congratulations to Claude Albritton for passing his #PhD Candidacy Exams! This is a major milestone, and we couldn’t be prouder of you, Claude!

#PhDLife #STEMSuccess
February 8, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Our paper, Moving toward a better understanding of renal lymphatics: challenges and opportunities, is now published in #PediatricNephrology and available on #pubmed!

Read more: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39899153/

Thanks, Dr. Kon, for including us in this!

#Nephrology #RenalLymphatics #KidneyHealth
February 4, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Bittersweet farewell to ⁦@drtasir2011 as he embarks on his next chapter as an Assistant Professor at the University of Sargodha! Your hard work, collaboration & dedication have left a lasting impact on the #KiraboLab! Wishing you all the success ahead! #OnceKiraboLabAlwaysKiraboLab
January 31, 2025 at 10:17 PM
#KiraboLab junior faculty Mohammad Saleem, Ph.D.,
will present his work on “Myeloid Specific JAK2-STAT3 and SMAD3 in Salt-Sensitivity of Blood Pressure and Autoimmune Diseases” #VanderbiltMPB Student & Postdoc Lecture Series on Monday, Feb 3, at 11 AM in PRB 206. Please join us!
January 31, 2025 at 6:53 PM
🚨 Our paper “Aging and sex differences in salt sensitivity of blood pressure” is featured on the cover & now available!

🔗 Read here: portlandpress.com/clinsci/arti...

Aging complicates salt sensitivity of BP. We explore mechanisms

🎉 Thanks & congrats #KiraboLab co-authors!
January 29, 2025 at 6:47 PM
🎉 Huge thanks to #CircRes @ahajournals.bsky.social outstanding reviewers, including former #KiraboLab former trainee @ashleylpitzer, now Assistant Professor #MeharryMedical #MeharrySOGS! Your commitment to scientific excellence continues to shine. #ProudMentor #WomenInSTEM
January 22, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Honored to contribute to this important review on Epigenetic Regulation of Innate & Adaptive Immune Cells in Salt-Sensitive Hypertension, published in #CircRes

Huge congrats to 1st author Ashley for leading this!

Read it here: ahajrnls.org/40EUrMY

#Hypertension #Epigenetics #ImmuneRegulation
January 18, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Thrilled to see our paper featured on the cover of #CircRes @ahajournals.bsky.social!

🎉 #ET-3/#ETBR signaling in #lymphatic vessel dynamics as a novel player in #kidney disease pathogenesis - potential therapeutic target.

Read more: ahajrnls.org/3WoU9az

@ashleypitzer @Jianyong_zhong @EShelton24
January 18, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Our paper "Sodium-Directed Crosstalk Between Immune Cells and Lymphatic Vessels" is now published in
@springernature.com
#CurentHypertensionReports!

link.springer.com/10.1007/s119...
January 15, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Fascinating presentation by Dr. Lorenzo Gallon on the Best of Kidney Transplantation at #ASNKidneyWeek 2024 Highlights in #INDIA! @sunpharma.bsky.social #proychaudhuryMD #ASNKidney #KidneyNews
January 12, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Outstanding presentation at #ASNKidneyWeek 2024 Highlights on Glomerular Diseases in INDIA by
Leal Herlitz, M.D. Cleveland Clinic #proychaudhuryMD #ASNKidney @sunpharma.bsky.social
January 12, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Outstanding talk by Dr.Monika Niewczas on the Best of Diabetic Kidney Disease at #KidneyWeek highlights in India #ASNKidney #KidneyNews @sunpharma.bsky.social
January 12, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Thanks for sponsoring #ASNKidneyWeek Highlights in Bengaluru! Grateful for your support in advancing kidney care. #PrabirRoyChaudh and #ASNKidney. Together, let’s make an impact! #KidneyWeek2024 #Nephrology @sunpharma.bsky.social
January 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Honored to join esteemed colleagues as faculty for #ASNKidneyWeek Highlights in Bengaluru! Excited to collaborate under the leadership of #PrabirRoyChaudh and #ASNKidney to advance kidney care and foster global connections. Let’s make an impact! #KidneyWeek2024 #Nephrology @sunpharma.bsky.social
January 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM

Stick to the Script: How Endomucin Keeps the Glycocalyx in Line - our editorial published in
#CircRes @ahajournals.bsky.social

ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...
January 2, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Happy Holidays from the #KiraboLab! We’re grateful for scientific discoveries, meaningful collaborations, and the brilliant minds that make it all possible. Here’s to a joyful & restful holiday filled with love and inspiration for the year ahead! 🧪❤️ #Gratitude #ScienceFamily
December 20, 2024 at 9:03 PM
Excited to share our manuscript "ET-3/ETBR Mediates Na+-Activated Immune Signaling and Kidney Lymphatic Dynamics" Published in @ahascience.bsky.social @ahajournals.bsky.social #CircRes

ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...

Congrats #KiraboLab 1st author #ashleylpitzer
@vumc-insights.bsky.social
December 17, 2024 at 4:18 PM
Our editorial for this fantastic paper -

www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...

published in @CircRes @ahajournals.bsky.social is now in pubmed 👇

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39636968/
December 9, 2024 at 9:30 PM
Our paper "Salt’s Sex-Specific Impact of Gut Microbiota in Hypertension" is now published in #CircRes

ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CI…

Thank#DoctorAlbrittonon & 1st autho#selamdesta0000

Editorial to a fantastic paper by Dr. Tao Yang!
December 6, 2024 at 4:16 PM
Honored to give a talk at #UVA and connect with the legendary Gary Owens, such an inspiring leader in vascular biology! Thanks @arielpolizio, for the invite & opportunity to share our work. Excited for the collaborations ahead! #ScienceTalks #Grateful 🙏🏿
December 6, 2024 at 4:12 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Jane Freedman #EditorInChief #CircRes @ahascience.bsky.social on official appointment as #Chair of #VUMC_Medicine & Deputy CEO & Chief Health System Officer 2025! Your visionary #Leadership inspires us all! Excited for the remarkable journey ahead! @vumc-insights.bsky.social
December 3, 2024 at 6:26 PM