Young nephrologists

Apply for newly-launched ISN Mentorship Program

Do you need a guiding hand in your clinical research? Get matched with the right mentor for you. The new ISN Mentorship Program matches experienced mentors with mentees for a three-year expertise-building relationship. The ISN Mentorship Program aims to foster expertise-building relationships between highly-experienced nephrologists (the mentors) and nephrologists from low-middle-income countries (the mentees) who...

Young nephrologists: Win a free registration pass to the 35th International Vicenza course

Apply before February 27, 2017 for a chance to win a free registration pass to the International Vicenza Course on Critical Care Nephrology taking place in Vicenza, Italy from June 13 to 16, 2017. Applications are open to young nephrologists (under the age of 35) who are ISN Members. Travel and accommodation costs will...

Call for applications: ISN-ANIO India CKD research projects

In collaboration with the Indian Society of Nephrology, the ISN-ANIO India Committee is calling for clinical research project applications from young nephrologists (both junior faculty and physicians in specialist training) working in India. The projects should be focused on chronic kidney disease (CKD). In this year’s application round, the committee welcomes proposals for clinical research...

Winners of free passes to Vicenza course 2016

Congratulations to Hermann Biao and Paraskevi Pavlakou who will each receive free passes to the 34th Vicenza course on acute kidney injury and continuous renal replacement therapy, which is taking place next week in the city of Andrea Palladio, Italy. These passes include entry to all scientific sessions and the exhibition/poster area. Winners also get a copy...

Post WCN 2015 panel dicussion on challenges for young investigators in low-resource settings

The 10th Conference on Kidney Disease in Disadvantaged Populations was held from March 17 to 18, 2015 in Cape Town, South Africa as a satellite symposium following the ISN World Congress of Nephrology 2015. As part of the symposium, a moderated panel discussion on research development for young investigators working in low-resource, global health...

Young Nephrologists: win a free registration pass to the International Vicenza Course

Apply today for a chance to win a free registration pass to the International Vicenza Course on Critical Care Nephrology taking place in Vicenza, Italy from June 9-12, 2015.  Applications are open to young nephrologists (under the age of 37) who are ISN Members. Travel and accommodation costs will not be covered and remain...

YNC is a growing community

As Chair of the ISN Young Nephrologists Committee (YNC), I'm pleased to announce that our online community has grown to over 2000 members. In particular, we are very pleased to announce our newly appointed ISN YNC member Issa Al Salmi to help us bridge and build partnerships in the Middle-East region. We hope to promote...

Transplantation and organ donation led discussions at the first YNC workshop in China

Last December, the ISN Young Nephrologist Committee (YNC) hosted a workshop in Shenzhen, China. The workshop was organized by Qiquan Sun, ISN YNC member from China. “The main objective was to bring together young leaders in transplant nephrology across China to discuss issues relating to deceased kidney donation and long and short-term graft survival,” says...

Win a free registration pass to the International Vicenza Course, June 2014

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...