Author: Meyeon Park Course year: 2012 Dr. Meyeon Park during a bike ride at Acadia National Park When I first heard about MDIBL for renal fellows, I knew instantly that I wanted to go. The idea of revisiting renal…
Author: Nirupama Ramkumar, M.D Course Year: 2012 Dr. Ramkumar (center left) with co-fellows outside the Jordan Pond House It has been more than a decade since I was last at Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory (MDIBL), yet my…
Author: Dr. Fatima Ayub Course Year: 2022 As an international medical graduate with no prior lab experience or expertise in basic science, my journey as a physician and a budding nephrologist took an unexpected turn when I attended…
Author: Jeffrey D. Pressly, Ph.D. Course Year: 2022 In the field of renal physiology, the “Origins of Renal Physiology” stands as a beacon, illuminating the intricate concepts of physiological homeostasis. This unique offering among national renal short courses…
Author: Dr. Mark Zeidel Dr. John Forrest Dr. Mark Zeidel We have had the privilege of running the National Course…
Author: Anuja Java, MD Dr. Anuja Java during water homeostasis module I am a proud MDIBL alumnus, and memories of my time and experience there are among my most treasured memories. Following my Transplant Nephrology fellowship, I attended…
My experiences at Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory (MDIBL) were defining moments of my last year of nephrology fellowship. I had the incredible opportunity to go not once, but twice, once as a participant in the fellow’s…
Before the first cohort of nephrology fellows entered the hallowed grounds of the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratories (MDIBL) in 2008, this treasured playground for comparative physiology was a summer home to the famed Dr. Homer Smith,…