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Advances in Peritoneal Dialysis – Annual Symposium on October 1st (Virtual)
Date & Location: Friday, October 1, 2021, 8:15 AM – 4:00 PM EST, Internet – Live Course Overview Advances in Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) is a one day live virtual conference on home dialysis, sponsored by the Icahn School…
Chicago KUH Interdisciplinary Training Program (TL1): Request for Applications
Chicago KUH FORWARD is pleased to announce its new NIDDK-funded TL1 interdisciplinary training program for predoctoral and postdoctoral fellows in basic, translational, or clinical research in the fields of kidney, benign urologic, and benign hematologic diseases at one of the…
Why are females better than males? A kidney perspective.
Brandon E. McFarlin, Ph.D. CandidateKeck School of Medicine of University of Southern California Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death globally – estimated at 17.9 million lives annually. A major risk factor for CVD is hypertension…
Skeleton Key Group Case 22: Hypochloremic Metabolic Alkalosis
Welcome to the 22nd case of the Skeleton Key Group, a team of 50-odd nephrology fellows who work together to build a monthly education package for the Renal Fellow Network. The cases are actual cases (without patient identifying…
Nate’s Corner: Kidney Involvement in IgG4-Related Disease
Post by: Dearbhla Kelly, Dublin, Ireland Every so often in the Nephrology clinic, I come across this uncommon, but increasingly recognized entity of IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD). IgG4-RD is an immune-mediated, fibrous and chronic inflammatory condition that comprises a…
Microdialysis: A Method For Studying Kidney Injury and Disease
Casey DerellaPhD Candidate Augusta University Microdialysis is a clinical and laboratory research tool used in a variety of fields from drug development, cancer research, physiology, and even ecology. Microdialysis provides insights to biochemical changes in the tissues before…
The 20th Annual SSCI Nephrology Young Investigators’ Forum
Abstract submission for the 20th Annual Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (SSCI) Nephrology Young Investigators’ Forum (NYIF) as well as the call for abstracts for Southern Regional Meeting (SRM) 2022 is now open. Fellows can submit an abstract to…
Registration and Abstract Submission OPEN: Fourth Annual Basic Research Forum for Emerging Kidney Scientists, a Partnership Between ASN and APS
Abstract submission and registration is now open for the fourth annual Basic Research Forum for Emerging Kidney Scientists: a Partnership Between the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) and American Physiological Society (APS). This meeting is an opportunity for…
Cystinosis and kidney: known, unknown, and the future!
Abdul Qader, MDNSMC 2021Department of Pediatric Nephrology Square Hospitals Ltd Dhaka, Bangladesh Introduction: Cystinosis is the most common cause of childhood renal Fanconi syndrome. It is a lysosomal storage disorder characterized by the accumulation of cystine in the lysosomes of…
Landmark Trials on the use of Rituximab in ANCA Associated Vasculitis
Post by: Namrata Parikh. Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a group of autoimmune disorders whose hallmark is inflammation of small blood vessels throughout the body, producing a myriad of manifestations. AAV had once been considered to…