Kidney Week 2025 Annual Meeting-Plenary: ASN Midcareer Awards, John P. Peters Award, Homer W. Smith Award, Donald W. Seldin Young Investigator Award and Address, State-of-the-Art Lecture

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The transcript highlights major American Society of Nephrology (ASN) honors at Kidney Week 2025 and the field’s momentum in research, education, and patient-centered innovation.<br /><br />ASN first recognizes Mid-Career Award recipients across clinical service, education, leadership, mentoring, and research, celebrating compassion and excellence in nephrology.<br /><br />The 2025 John P. Peters Award is presented to Harold “Harv” Feldman, emeritus professor at the University of Pennsylvania and a leader in clinical epidemiology applied to kidney disease. Feldman is credited with foundational leadership of large, collaborative studies such as CRIC, major NIDDK consortia, extensive mentorship, and influential editorial roles (including Editor-in-Chief of AJKD). In his remarks, Feldman emphasizes gratitude to his family, mentors, colleagues, and research communities that shaped his career.<br /><br />The 2025 Homer W. Smith Award goes to Katalin Susztak (University of Pennsylvania), recognized for advancing “precision nephrology” through genetics, functional atlases, single-cell and spatial genomics, and mechanistic insights (e.g., proximal tubule roles in CKD, metabolic pathways, ferroptosis). Her work on APOL1 risk variants is highlighted for its health equity impact and therapeutic translation.<br /><br />The 2025 Donald W. Selden Young Investigator Award is awarded to Rafael Kramann for translational discoveries in fibrosis across kidney and heart disease, using gene editing and single-cell/spatial approaches and identifying actionable pathways (e.g., ADAMTS-12, CXCL4/SPP1 macrophage axis). He also presents emerging work using multi-omics, biomarkers, and organoid models.<br /><br />The program also announces a new Kidney Cure grant—the Norman and Sandra Copeland Research Scholar Grant—beginning in 2026, supported by Satellite Healthcare and ASN matching funds.<br /><br />A state-of-the-art lecture by Julio Saez-Rodriguez focuses on systems biology in IgA nephropathy, blending patient perspective, multi-omics atlases, AI-enabled interpretation, and tools to connect patients to trusted trial and literature resources. A panel discusses responsible AI in kidney care, including ASN’s new initiative and position paper emphasizing “human-in-the-loop,” clinical relevance, and bias mitigation.

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John P. Peters Award - Harold Feldman
Homer W. Smith Award - Katalin Susztak
ASN-AHA Donald W. Seldin Young Investigator Award and Address "Cell by Cell, Space by Space: Unraveling Fibrosis in the Kidney and Heart" - Rafael Kramann
State-of-the-Art Lecture "Systems Biology of Kidney Diseases" - Julio Saez-Rodriguez
Expert Panel - Laura Barisoni, Matthias Kretzler, Julio Saez-Rodriguez, Navdeep Tangri

The Donald W. Seldin Young Investigator Award is cosponsored by ASN and the American Heart Association Council on the Kidney in Cardiovascular Disease.

Note: Continuing education credits are not being offered for this session.

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Date 11/7/2025

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Session ID 518277

Keywords

ASN Kidney Week 2025

American Society of Nephrology honors

Mid-Career Awards nephrology

John P. Peters Award

Harold Feldman clinical epidemiology

CRIC study NIDDK consortia

Homer W. Smith Award

Katalin Susztak precision nephrology

APOL1 risk variants health equity

single-cell and spatial genomics

fibrosis translational research Rafael Kramann

responsible AI in kidney care