It was inspiring to see colleagues from the region working together at the 13th Balkan Cities Association of Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation and Artificial Organs (BANTAO) conference, held this month in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. From the ISN Young Nephrologist’s (YNC) perspective, it was especially rewarding to run a YNC workshop alongside my fellow committee member...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The number of nephrologists is growing in Bolivia and an upcoming YNC workshop hopes to increase knowledge of AKI in the country and across bordering regions. Speaking to Rolando Claure-Del Granado based at the Universidad Mayor de San Simon School of Medicine in Cochabamba, it becomes clear that nephrology is growing in Bolivia thanks to...
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...
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...
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...
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...
At this year's World Congress of Nephrology, ISN honored the big efforts for new insights into scientific questions in nephrology. Research in nephrology is a task for experienced as well as for young investigators. The ISN is aware that a lot of young colleagues put in a big effort to gain new insights into scientific...