Congratulations to the winners of this year's Clinical Research and Fellowship Program awards! Both of these awards were sponsored by the Japanese Society of Nephrology (JSN). Many thanks to JSN for its support and helping us reward these ISN members for their achievements in the field of nephrology. The ISN Clinical Research Program supports research and education...
The ISN World Congress of Nephrology was also the time to honor the achievements of our community, working together to advance kidney health worldwide. Chosen by ISN members, this year’s ISN award winners were proudly honored in various categories for their commitment to nephrology. Congratulations to all the winners and many thanks to all ISN...
ISN is happy to announce the winners of the free passes for the upcoming Vicenza Course on acute kidney injury (AKI) and continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT). Congratulations to the following lucky winners selected by the ISN Young Nephrologists Committee: Dr Krissia Wallbach (Sao Paulo, Brazil) Dr Liew Zhong Hong (Singapore) Dr Emily See (Melbourne, Australia) The course will...
The Lillian Jean Kaplan International Prize for Advancement in the Understanding of Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) is open for nominations until September 14, 2018. Nominate a medical, scientific professional or researcher showing excellence and leadership in PKD clinical or basic research and whose work has helped improve the knowledge and treatment of PKD. The award will...
An astounding 3.9 million USD has now been raised by a research team at the George Institute for Global Health in Sydney Australia to support the development of a cost-efficient peritoneal dialysis system, giving hope to kidney disease patients desperately in need of treatment in the developing world. According to data published in 2015 by...
Past ISN President and previous ISN Programs Chairman William G Couser is set to receive this year's John P Peters Award from the American Society of Nephrology (ASN). A great testimony to his long-standing contribution to nephrology. William Couser is currently Affiliate Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine at the University of Washington...
Every two years, the ISN presents awards that acknowledge exceptional contributions to the field of nephrology and we need your help to determine the candidates. We are now accepting nominations to recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions to and reward the doctors on a regional level who have carried out extraordinary efforts to advance...
Congratulations to Amin Arnaout, who has recently been selected to receive the 2018 Homer Smith Award of the American Society of Nephrology. Amin was an ISN Councillor from 2001 to 2009. Amin is Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Physician and Chief Emeritus, Division of Nephrology at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Principal Investigator, Harvard...
ISN is happy to announce the winners of the free passes for the upcoming Vicenza Course on acute kidney injury (AKI) and continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT). The course will take place from June 12 to 15, 2018 at the Fiera di Vicenza Convention Center in Italy. It gathers specialists from different disciplines in a single scientific...
The Lithuanian Society of Nephrology Society recently announced that the country’s President, Dalia Grybauskaite, presented Prof. Vytautas Kuzminski’s with the Cross of the Knight of the Order of the Grand Duke Gediminas of Lithuania. A proud moment as Prof. Kuzminski is dedicated to improving care in the country and has been a longstanding participant of...
