Submit your application here. Kidney International (KI) and the ISN will select four of the best original research papers published in KI in 2021 to receive a KI-ISN Early-Career Researcher Award. The winners of these awards (two basic and two clinical science publications) will receive 500 USD each and be invited to present their papers at...
The ISN is pleased to announce and congratulate three clinical research grant awardees selected from the 2021 application round. These awardees will receive support for their respective research proposals through the ISN Clinical Research Program: Priya Pais, St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore, India Costs and Outcomes of PEdiatric (COPE) CKD – a Multicenter Prospective Study from Three...
In recognition of the valuable contribution made by early-career researchers worldwide, Kidney International (KI) and the ISN will select four of the best original research papers published in KI in 2021 to receive a KI-ISN Early-Career Researcher Award. Discover the 2019/2020 winners and their research papers here. The winners of these awards (two basic and two...
The ISN and the George Institute for Global Health have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop a network of patients with kidney disease willing to participate in clinical research projects, accessible through a single global CKD platform. The aim of the Global Kidney Patient Trials Network (GKPTN) is to accelerate the development...
Iqbal Abdul Hafidz Are you an early-career professional interested in developing leadership skills to shape and advance the future direction of global kidney health? Apply to the ISN Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) here. Iqbal Abdul Hafidz, from Malaysia, was one of ten successful candidates in the first ELP cohort. He comments, "This has been a truly amazing experience -...
Please join us in welcoming the 2021 ISN-KI Editorial Fellows who will train alongside the Kidney International (KI) editorial team from October 2021 to April 2023. ISN-KI Clinical Editorial Fellow Amélie Bernier-Jean, Canada, nephrologist and early career clinician-scientist at the Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur in Montreal. She received the KI reviewer of the year award. ISN-KI Basic and...
Ahmad Naseer Kaihan has become the second Detlef Schlöndorff ISN Fellowship recipient. His training is supported by the Detlef Schlöndorff Fellowship Fund. Ahmad Naseer Kaihan will travel from his home center, the Payem Sehat Hospital in Afghanistan, to the MGM Healthcare center in India. He will spend 12 months training in clinical nephrology under supervision...
Apply to the Sister Transplant Centers (STC) Program here. The deadline is October 15, 2021. The Sister Transplant Centers (STC) Program, a joint initiative of the ISN and The Transplantation Society (TTS), fosters global partnerships between health centers to improve treatment and outcomes for kidney transplant patients in low-resource settings. A sister center partnership set up...
Narrative storytelling is a great way to explain complex topics to make them more accessible. Using a fictional clinical discussion, the third chapter of the Narrative Based Clinical Trials (ISN-ACT) Toolkit will outline what it takes to become a trial site: A group of nephrologists aiming to become a trial site share their experiences...
Connect with us on October 5 from 3-4.15 p.m. for the second webinar in the series examining the results of the FIGARO-DKD study and assessing its implications for clinical practice in nephrology and cardiology: Amplification of the presentation of the main results of the FIGARO trial Join Speakers Gerasimos Filippatos, Greece, Javed Butler, USA, and Adeera...
The ISN Sister Renal Centers (SRC) Program and the Sister Transplant Centers (STC) Program, a joint initiative from the ISN and The Transplantation Society (TTS), help create global partnerships between health centers to improve treatment and outcomes for kidney disease and kidney transplant patients in low-resource settings. Apply to ISN Sister Centers Granting Program here:...
The ISN is currently welcoming applications for ISN Fellowships. Apply here by October 1, 2021. Find out how ISN Fellowships have been helping improve kidney care worldwide for over three decades here. Through ISN Fellowships, doctors from developing countries can train in essential kidney care abroad to help advance kidney health in their home region. ISN...
Viviane Calice-Silva member of the first ELP cohort The ISN Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) welcomes applications from motivated early-career professionals interested in shaping the future direction of kidney health. The ELP is open to all ISN members. Renal pathologists are especially encouraged to apply to the program. Apply to the ISN ELP Program here. The deadline to...
The ISN is pleased to announce the second Detlef Schlöndorff Fellowship recipient, Ahmad Naseer Kaihan. Ahmad Naseer Kaihan will travel from his home center, the Payem Sehat Hospital in Afghanistan, to the MGM Healthcare Center in India. He will spend 12 months training in clinical nephrology under supervision from Georgi Abraham and then return to his home...
The ISN Sister Renal Centers (SRC) Program helps improve treatment and outcomes for patients with kidney diseases in low-resource settings. Discover how global partnerships between health centers have made remarkable improvements in kidney care through the SRC Program here. Read the application guidelines and apply here. The deadline is October 1, 2021. The Sister Transplant Centers...
The ISN is pleased to announce the first ISN Ravi Mehta AKI Fellowship recipient, Nurul Zaynah Nordin. Nurul Nordin will travel from her Home Center of Kuala Lumpur Hospital in Malaysia to Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital in the UK. There, she will spend 12 months training in critical care nephrology under the supervision of Marlies...
The IACN-ISN-HKSN Scholarship supports young nephrologists to train in clinical nephrology for three months in China, including Hong Kong. The grant is a joint initiative from the International Association of Chinese Nephrologists (IACN), the ISN, and the Hong Kong Society of Nephrology (HKSN). Find out more and apply here by October 1, 2021. In 2020, the...
The ISN is pleased to welcome 12 ISN Interventional Nephrology Scholars. Consult the list of successful candidates here. From low- and middle-income countries, these doctors will travel to an ISN Interventional Nephrology Training Centre of their choice to train in interventional nephrology skills for one to three months. On completing training, these nephrologists will return to their...
The ISN Mentorship Program is now accepting applications from mentees. The deadline to apply is September 1, 2021. Find out more and apply here. The program is open to ISN Members and Associate Members to gain skills, expand their network, and build a mutually beneficial learning partnership to help advance global kidney health. ISN mentors will provide guidance...
Two flagship ISN granting programs connect centers from low-and-middle-income countries with established healthcare centers to advance kidney care facilities in the developing region: The ISN Sister Renal Centers (SRC) Program provides funding and a framework to improve treatment and outcomes for patients with kidney diseases in the emerging center. The Sister Transplant Centers (STC) Program, a...
