We extend our congratulations to Michelle Monette, Jesse Rinehart, Richard Lifton, and Biff Forbush for their manuscript describing mutations in NKCC2 that are associated with lower blood pressure and impaired processing and transport that was published last year in AJP:Renal Physiology. This manuscript was selected by the Renal Section Steering Committee as the AJP - Renal Physiology paper of the year. Dr. Monette will receive a certificate in recognition of this award at the Renal Section Dinner. We also congratulate our star reviewers: Warren Hill, Masaomi Nangaku and Jorgen Frokiaer. They will be recognized at our Editorial Boards Meeting at EB.
The journal currently has calls for papers on the Aldosterone and Epithelial Na+ Channels and on Mathematical Modeling of Renal Function. I encourage you to listen to the AJP - Renal Physiology podcasts that highlight work published in the journal. Our Associate Editor, Jeff Garvin, recently hosted a podcast discussing future directions in the field of regulation of renal blood flowwith Christopher Wilcox and William Arendshorst.