#RenalResearchNI
Prof Jennifer McKinley presenting #exposome #environmental impacts for #kidney disease #UKKW25 #RenalResearchNI #SPACE @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
June 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
June 11, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Well done @claire-hill.bsky.social presenting accelerated biological ageing with #diabetes and further diabetic #kidney disease in Amsterdam. #RenalResearchNI @finndiane.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
May 16, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Many congratulations to @claire-hill.bsky.social winning EDNSG conference Best Communication Award for 2025! #RenalResearchNI #diabetes #kidney @vivensa.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
May 17, 2025 at 2:40 PM
An unusual end to an excellent @ukkidney.org #UKKW26….sadly no flight home tonight or tomorrow from Leeds so fingers crossed we make it Leeds->Manchester and get home that way tomorrow evening! Hope everyone else travelled safely home. #RenalResearchNI #RareDiseaseNI @claire-hill.bsky.social
March 12, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Looking forward to today’s stakeholder & expert discussions #AI #health #OneHealth #genomics #bioscience #multiomics #LoveQUB Our first PhD students on this @ukri.org award start Oct 2025. #ExcitingTimes @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social @ulsteruni.bsky.social #ageing #RenalResearchNI #RareDiseaseNI
July 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM
✅ 11 #epigenetic markers associated with progression of diabetic #kidney disease #DKD

✅ #methylation changes predictive of DKD progression

✅ methylation data+ clinical risk factors improved identification of risk
#RenalResearchNI @finndiane.bsky.social @niinasandholm.bsky.social

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January 22, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Thanks to @claire-hill.bsky.social & Dr Grace McMacken showcasing their research in our @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social Molecular Epidemiology & Public Health team-packed RVH room today. #Ageing #RareDiseaseNI #RareDisease #ClinicalTrials #RenalResearchNI #RARDTAC #Neuromuscular #kidney.
January 8, 2026 at 10:42 PM
@ukkidney.org Trustees meeting tomorrow & then roll on #UKKW25 in Bournemouth. Looking forward to excellent conversations, catching up with colleagues, & exciting science! #KidneyDisease #RenalResearchNI
June 8, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Teamwork! En route to our @lifearc.bsky.social @kidneyresearchuk.org rare #kidney disease meeting in Solihull today, supported locally by the Northern Ireland Kidney Research Fund #RenalResearchNI #RareDiseaseNI
January 28, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Delighted to have our in-person launch for yr 1 of our @ukri.org NILAB doctoral training program. @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social @ulsteruni.bsky.social students and faculty gathering today :) #ArtificialIntelligence #BigData #DataScience #HealthyAgeing #RareDiseaseNI #RenalResearchNI
October 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Delighted to have launched activities within our #RareDisease clinical and academic research network yesterday. Excellent conversations & cake! Thanks all who contributed - formal pics and report to follow! @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social #RenalResearchNI #RareDiseaseNI #RARDTAC
October 24, 2025 at 2:12 PM
#RenalResearchNI opportunity to sign your name to an open letter highlighting the importance of #KidneyDisease to the UK government and NHS. Time for Action to support kidney disease! @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social www.ukkidney.org/prime-minist...
Add Your Name: Call on the Prime Minister to Tackle Kidney Disease
Kidney disease affects more than 7 million people in the UK, yet was largely overlooked in the Government’s new 10-year health plan for the NHS. Without action, it will place an unsustainable burden o...
www.ukkidney.org
July 8, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Polygenic #risk scores associated with #BMI in children and adult; #PGS also associated with weight loss in intervention #trials. Thank you for the opportunity for @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social to contribute to this study analyzing >5 million people. @natmed.nature.com #obesity #RenalResearchNI
July 22, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Delighted to see another of our #GENIE papers! Massive effort for #genetics of #KidneyDisease expertly coordinated by Joanne and Emma #RenalResearchNI thanks to all involved! Incorporating multiomic data -> genes with diabetes-specific effects on kidney function.

journals.lww.com/jasn/fulltex...
Genome-Wide Association Study of Quantitative Kidney... : Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
sociation study loci in diabetic kidney disease. Background Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is a serious diabetes complication caused by both environmental and genetic risk factors. Previous genome-w...
journals.lww.com
June 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Looking forward to it!
Show your kidneys some love ❤️
#RenalResearchNI
#RareDiseaseNI
February 11, 2026 at 5:36 PM