We are delighted with the overflowing response to our call for nominations for the 2021 NephJC Kidneys. We have hundreds of nominations. You still have a week to make your nominations. Nominations close next Wednesday night. Don’t ask what time. Don’t time try to time it to get the last ballot in. Next Wednesday, November 17th, we are going to take one last tally on Twitter, close the Google form and put together the official ballot for voting to begin.

And voting is going to change. Due to past chicanery, we are limiting votes to people who have signed up for the newsletter. So if you want to rig the vote better start signing up!

The categories:

Article of the year. What was the most important manuscript of 2021? Is it the FIGARO/FIDELIO twins showing finerenone can slow the progression of DKD? SSaSS finally showing an important and large reduction in mortality with the addion of potassium and removal of a pinch of salt from the diet? AURORA1 bringing a new medicine to the fight on lupus nephritis? What else? New KDIGO GN Guidelines?
Engaged Scientist of the year goes to the scientist who participated in a NephJC discussion on their own manuscript.
The Nathan Hellman Social Media Project of the Year. This goes to a new project that is putting a dent into the #NephTwitter universe.
MVP The person who contributes the most to NephJC
Rookie of the Year is the most important new contributor to NephJC chats
CJASN Visual Abstract of the Year. This goes out to the best visual abstract regardless if it was in CJASN, NDT, AJN, NephJC, NephMadness or any other publication. Even the Handbook of Critical Care Nephrology🤔?
Social Justice Award. This goes out to the person who has done the most to improve social justice in the last year.

Small print: All nominations will be vetted by the NephJC board of directors before being placed on the official ballot.

Nomination form