Environmental Exposures & Kidney Health (EEKH)

An interdisciplinary, interinstitutional group of scientists and clinicians who explore the relationship between environmental exposures and kidney health. The group is based in the Research Triangle of North Carolina; and most members are affiliated with Duke University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the National Institute of Environmental Health. If you are interested in joining, please email Anna Strasma.

SUBSCRIBE TO THE EEKH EMAIL LIST.  EEKH email list provides information on upcoming events. To subscribe, email sympa@duke.edu with the subject line: "subscribe eekh"

Monthly meetings are typically held the 3rd Thursday of each month from 2:30-3:30pm on Zoom.
In-person events vary in time and location.
Date Speaker Topic
January 16, 2025

 Anthony Muiru, M.D.,  UCSF

CKD in Kenya
February 20, 2025

Dr. Zachary Schlader, Indiana University School of Public Health - Bloomington, and
Dr. Christopher Chapman, U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine

Heat Stress Physiology
March 20, 2025

Madeline Scammel, MD Boston University

Kathryn Rogers, MD Boston University

CKDu in Central America
April 16, 2025 TBD TBD
May 15, 2025 TBD TBD

Duke Leaders

 

Anna Strasma
Anna Strasma, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine

 

Nishad Jayasundara
Nishad Jayasundara, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine

 

 

Christina Wyatt
Christina Wyatt, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine