Glomerular Disease
Hyatt Regency Bethesda
January 24-25, 2005
A workshop for both basic science and clinical investigators interested in glomerular disease, that will discuss recent observations and potential opportunities for improving diagnosis and therapeutic intervention for human glomerular disease.
Educational Objectives
- Understand the recent scientific advances in the study of glomerular disease.
- Discuss how new technologies might expand the scope of glomerular disease research.
- Appreciate potential new avenues of therapy for some forms of glomerular disease, as well as strategies for clinical testing of new reagents.
Agenda
2:00 pm Welcome & Introduction – Josephine Briggs & NIDDK Staff
Polycystic Kidney Disease Research
2:15 pm Milestones in Polycystic Kidney Disease Research – Jared Grantham, University of Kansas
2:45 pm Promises for Future Discoveries – Terry Watnick, The Johns Hopkins University
Glomerular Disease Research
3:15 pm Lessons on the Kidney in Systemic Autoimmunity – Vicki Ruben-Kelley, Harvard Institutes of Medicine
3:45 pm Glomerulonephritis – Basic Science and Therapeutics – Ronald Falk, University of North Carolina
4:15 pm Opportunities for a Better Understanding of Disease Pathogenesis – Ian Rifkin, Boston University
4:45 pm Summary and Adjourn
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