Bloom, Patricia P; Garrett, Wendy S; Penniston, Kristina L; Winkler, Mari-Karoliina H; Hazen, Stanley L; Agudelo, Jose; Suryavanshi, Mangesh; Babiker, Ahmed; Dodd, Dylan; Fischbach, Michael A; Huang, Kerwyn Case C; Huttenhower, Curtis; Joe, Bina; Kalantar-Zadeh, Kamyar; Knight, Rob; Miller, Aaron W; Rabb, Hamid; Srivastava, Anvesha; Tang, W H Wilson; Turnbaugh, Peter J; Walker, Alan W; Wilck, Nicola; Xu, Jiaojiao; Yang, Tao; Himmelfarb, Jonathan; Redinbo, Matthew R; Wu, Gary D; Woodworth, Michael H; Ackerman, A Lenor L; Winter, Sebastian; Rinschen, Markus M; Hassan, Hatim A; Biruete, Annabel; Anderson, Amanda H; Pluznick, Jennifer L
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<p><em>This milestone article emerged from a high-profile NIDDK workshop that convened many of the foremost leaders in gut microbiota and kidney research. I was honored to be invited to present my work on the gut–kidney axis to this distinguished group and to serve as a contributing author in the collaborative writing effort, helping to shape a comprehensive and forward-looking synthesis that will guide future research in the field.</em></p>