The Japanese Society of Nephrology is lending its support to the upcoming World Congress of Nephrology (WCN) 2015 by donating 5000 USD for best abstract prizes for ISN Fellowships or ISN Clinical Research grants. Many thanks to JSN for their valuable support. To stay up to date with all the latest congress information, CLICK HERE.
ISN is now accepting nominations for the Lillian Jean Kaplan International Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) prize. Deadline for sending nominations is September 30, 2014. The Lillian Jean Kaplan International Prize for the Advancement in the Understanding of PKD, created in 2002, recognizes a medical professional or researcher exhibiting excellence and leadership in PKD clinical or...
ISN is happy to announce that Prof. Y.K. Seedat is the proud winner of an ISN Pioneer Award. ISN Educational Ambassador Program Chair Saraladevi Naicker presented him with the award at the recent South African Renal Society Congress on August 17, 2014. ISN Pioneer Awards honor the 'unsung heroes' of nephrology. They reward doctors on...
The first ISN Pioneer Award for the East Asia region was presented to Dr. HaiYan Wang on July 27, 2014. Dr Wang has been Director of the Institute of Nephrology at Peking University since its inception in 1990 through to 2014. She is also the former long-term Co-chair of the ISN East Asia Regional Committee. The...
ISN would like to congratulate ISN President Elect Adeera Levin for receiving the 2014 Kidney Foundation of Canada Medal for Research Excellence. CLICK HERE to read the full press release. A nephrologist and researcher at St. Paul’s Hospital, Providence Health Care, and the University of British Columbia, she is the first British Columbia researcher to receive this...
There are only a few days left to submit your candidates for the ISN Awards. In the run up to the World Congress of Nephrology next year, ISN is inviting its members to put candidates forward for its three prestigious biennial awards. It is your chance to highlight someone you believe has made a...
ISN is happy to announce the winners of the free passes for the upcoming International Vicenza Course on Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), Hemodialysis (HD) and Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) taking place in Vicenza, Italy from June 10-13, 2014. These are the four lucky winners: Adrian Catalin Lungu Amaryllis Van Craenenbroeck Guillermo Alcides Pinzon Velasquez Usama Elewa Nadeeka Rathnamalala The course gathers specialists...
Apply today for a chance to win a free registration pass to the International Vicenza Course on Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), Hemodialysis (HD) and Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) taking place in Vicenza, Italy from June 10-13, 2014. Applications are open to young nephrologists (under the age of 37) who are ISN Members. Travel and accommodation costs...
