The Indonesian Society of Nephrology (PERNEFRI) has joined the ISN as a Collective-Member Society, further strengthening a mutual commitment to advancing kidney care in South East Asia. The ISN and PERNEFRI have enjoyed a constructive partnership over the last few years, notably through a capacity- and awareness-building initiative established to increase equitable and sustained access...
The YNC is pleased to announce this year’s recipients of the Young Nephrologists Awards: Dr. Julian A. Marschner (Germany) - best basic science abstract, “A kidney-on-the-chip approach using primary human tubular cells in a 3D co-culture system.” Dr. Marschner is currently completing postdoctoral work developing complex in vitro assays to gain mechanistic insights into processes of...
The Estonian Society of Nephrology (ESN) will participate in the Raising-the-Curtain sessions for the ISN Eastern and Central Europe Region at WCN’21 on Tuesday, April 13, at 6 .a.m. EDT (convert to your time zone here). The ISN has enjoyed a constructive collaboration with the ESN since 1995, notably supporting the biannual Baltic Nephrology Societies...
The Nephrology Society of Thailand (NST) has joined the ISN as a Collective-Member Society, further strengthening a mutual commitment to advancing kidney care in South East Asia. Established in 1974 and currently presided by Prof. Surasak Kantchuwessiri, the NST shares ISN’s objectives to promote nephrology education and kidney disease research to members and beyond. The...
The Spanish Society of Nephrology (SENEFRO) joined the ISN as a Collective-Member Society over a decade ago. Spain is currently active in two ISN-TTS Sister Transplant Centers in collaboration with the University of Barcelona and has hosted 17 ISN Fellows from seven different countries over the last ten years. In 2020, the ISN and SENEFRO held...
The Canadian Society of Nephrology (CSN) became an ISN Collective-Member Society more than 15 years ago. Since then, the ISN and the CSN have enjoyed a productive collaboration. The CSN supported the ISN World Congress of Nephrology (WCN) in 2011 in Vancouver, which gathered over 5,000 participants from 110 countries. CSN members hosted WCN participants in...
ISN members can now check, download, and print their own ISN membership cards. To print your ISN membership card: Login to the MYISN portal Click on your profile icon Click on: “Access/Update my Profile” Select “Current membership”: At the foot of this page, you’ll find a link to all your membership-related information, including your membership card.
After a well-received and successful first online learning session, the South Asia Regional Board will hold part 2 of the case-based discussion, “NEPHRO-CONNECT,” on Sunday, February 21, 2021, from 6-8 p.m. IST. Faculty developed two case presentations: Post-transplant infectious disease Post-transplant TMA See brochure for information on the program and registration. SARB is chaired by Dr. Manisha Sahay and...
Throughout 2021, the ISN will present a series of interviews with our Collective-Member Societies. For this edition, we interviewed Rudolf P. Wüthrich, President of the Swiss Society of Nephrology. This society has been an ISN Collective-Member for over a decade. In 2019, the ISN launched a new partnership with the Swiss Society of Nephrology and the...
The ISN South Asia Regional Board (SARB) held its first postgraduate student’s program, “PG Connect,” on January 17, 2021. More than 500 registered for this “case-based learning” course. Faculty developed two case presentations: immunological work up pre-transplant, and antibody-mediated rejection. SARB is chaired by Dr. Manisha Sahay and Dr. Singh Shah.
