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The ISN’s impact depends on the time, expertise, and commitment of volunteers across its global network. As new terms begin, the ISN is pleased to welcome incoming chairs, deputy chairs, and members to several of its committees and working groups for the 2026 to 2028 term. We look forward to their contributions in the years ahead. We also extend our sincere thanks to outgoing leaders and members for their dedication, hard work, and valuable service to the ISN.

ISN Renal Disaster Preparedness Working Group 

Chair: Serhan Tuglular (Turkey) 

Deputy chair: Sabine Karam (United States) 

Incoming member: Sylvie Labbe (France) 

 

ISN Educational Ambassadors Program Committee 

Chair: Ahad Qayyum (Pakistan) 

Deputy chair: Titi Chen (Australia) 

Incoming members: Sunil Bhandari (United Kingdom); Kirill Komissarov (Belarus) 

 

ISN Continuing Medical Education (CME) Program Committee 

Chair: Adrian Liew (Singapore) 

Deputy chair: Sibel Bek (Turkey) 

Incoming members: Siddiq Anwar (United Arab Emirates); Silvi Shah (United States); Yat Hin Desmond Yap (Hong Kong, China); Dmytro Ivanov (Ukraine) 

 

ISN Kidney Health Professionals Working Group 

Chair: Rachael Walker (New Zealand) 

Deputy chair: Marques Shek Nam Ng (Hong Kong) 

Incoming members: Lisa Coate (Canada); Ginger Chu (Australia)

 

ISN-ACT (Advancing Clinical Trials) Committee 

Chair: Andrea Viecelli (Switzerland) 

Deputy chair: Vivek Jha (India) 

Incoming members: Rathika Krishnasamy (Australia); Vivek Kumar (India); Megan Borkum (Canada); Debbie Cohen (United States); Hyeong Cheon Park (South Korea) 

 

ISN i3C (CKDu) Working Group 

Chair: Ben Caplin (United Kingdom) 

Deputy chair: Magdalena Madero (Mexico) 

Incoming members: Anna Strasma (United States); Ana Catalina Alvarez Elias (United States); Aiperi Asanbek Kyzy (Kyrgyzstan) 

 

Sister Renal Centers Program Committee 

Chair: Narayan Prasad (India) 

Deputy chair: Gavin Dreyer (United Kingdom) 

Incoming member: Daniela Cana Ruiu (Romania) 

 

Transplantation Working Group 

Deputy chair: Hector Madariaga (United States) 

 

ISN Renal Pathology Working Group 

Incoming members: Peter-Joon Lee (Australia); Szu-Yuan Li (Taiwan) 

 

Education Working Group 

Incoming members: Becky Mingyao Ma (Hong Kong); Madhukar Misra (United States); Shilpanjal Jesudason (Australia) 

 

ISNEducation Social Media Team 

Incoming members: Dinesha Sudusinghe (United Kingdom); I-Ru Chen (Taiwan) 

 

Interventional Nephrology Working Group 

Incoming members: Davina Ngoi Wah Lie (Hong Kong); Dimitrie-Cristian Siriopol (Romania); Suryati Yakob (Malaysia) 

 

Clinical Research Program Committee 

Incoming members: Irene Noronha (Brazil); Talerngsak Kanjanabuch (Thailand) 

 

Young Nephrologists Committee 

Alma Mutevelic-Turkovic (Bosnia & Herzegovina); Nora Sarishvili (Georgia); Abinet Aklilu (United States); Chee Eng Chan (Malaysia); Ramon Jr. Larrazabal (Philippines); Priti Meena (India); Hirohito Sugawara (Japan); Mauricio Jorge Mora (Argentina)