TRAINING & COURSES

Take advantage of early registration fees and register today for ISN's next Forefronts Symposium covering Systems Biology and the Kidney, taking place in Ann Arbor, Michigan from June 7-10, 2012. The deadline to register is only a few days away!

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Key topics include:

• Modelling of complex dependencies in biological systems
• Integrating genetic variance with clinical phenotypes
• Integration of omics data sets along the regulatory continuum
• Implementing systems biology in basic and clinical renal research
• Hands-on seminars: "Bioinformatic boot camp"

• Bone-kidney axis and vascular calcification
• Renal and intestinal divalent ion transport
• New understanding of phosphate metabolism
• Regulation of PTH biosynthesis
• The fascinating osteocyte
• Vitamin D & calcimimetics
• Parathyroid function in CKD
• FGF23 and klotho
• Hormones, receptors and transporters
• Renal osteodystrophy
• Vascular effects in CKD-MBD
• Vascular calcifications in CKD-MBD

For further questions on the event, please contact Mujahid.zaman@interelamc.com.

Nexus 2012 in Copenhagen is a unique opportunity for renal scientists and clinicians to meet, learn and exchange views on recent advances on these issues. Basic and clinical researchers in orthopedics and rheumatology can also gain valuable insight into this important topic within nephrology.

About ISN
The International Society of Nephrology (ISN) connects science and humanitarian efforts. Through education, ISN is reaching out to global medical communities, giving them the knowledge and support to reduce the impact of kidney disease worldwide.

We are pleased to announce that ISN is organizing its second Forefronts Symposium in 2012 covering Tubulointerstitial Disease in Diabetic Nephropathy taking place in Melbourne, Australia from October 4 - 7, 2012.

Diabetic nephropathy is the most common cause of end stage renal disease across almost all countries. In this chronic renal disease, dysfunction and expansion of the cortico-tubulointerstitium of the kidney is the best predictor of progression to end stage renal disease. Therefore a greater understanding of the pathogenesis of these diverse changes is required to best assess relevant targets to prevent, reverse or retard diabetic renal disease.

Topic highlights include:

• Micro RNA and extracellular matrix accumulation
• T regulatory cells in the tubulointerstitial compartment
• ATP production and energy bioenergetics in the proximal tubule
• Renal glucose uptake and gluconeogenesis
• Epithelial/Endothelial Myofibroblast Transdifferentiation
• Post translational modification
• Cell trafficking in the proximal tubule
• Taking things outside the body
• Redox imbalance and post-translational modification
• Renal inflammation
• Lessons learnt from podocytes

About ISN Forefronts Symposia
Using a highly interactive format, ISN Forefronts Symposia allow researchers with different areas of complimentary expertise to exchange the results of ongoing research projects and discuss latest developments and future perspectives.

We hope that this will be of interest to you and remain at your disposal for further information.

Make sure to visit the Forefronts Melbourne website regularly as it is updated on a continuous basis with new information on program, abstract submissions, registration, travel grants and more.

Should you have any questions, please contact Jenny Bateman at jennifer.bateman@interelamc.com or +32 2 213 13 00.