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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The upcoming ISN Frontiers Meeting in Dalian, China, will focus on novel treatments for kidney disease and feature a focused, single-track agenda exploring the latest innovations in treatment over two days.[\/vc_column_text][vc_tour][vc_tab title=”Day 1 – September 5, 2026″ tab_id=”eeecde79-4372-6″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Day 1 – September 5, 2026<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n

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Welcome and Opening Session<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

17:00 – 17:10<\/td>\nOpening Address from the ISN Leadership<\/td>\nLiz Lightstone<\/td>\nUK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17:10 – 17:20<\/td>\nCSN Representative\u2019s Welcome Address<\/td>\nGuangyan Cai<\/td>\nChina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17:20 – 17:30<\/td>\nWelcome and Opening Remarks by ISN Frontiers Co-chairs<\/td>\nMasaomi Nangaku \/ Sola Aoun Bahous<\/td>\nJapan \/ Lebanon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17:30 – 18:30<\/td>\nBuilding AI Knowledge for Nephrology Practice
\nWhy Kidney Registries Matter<\/td>\n		Sola Aoun Bahous
\nFergus Caskey<\/td>\n		Lebanon
\nUnited Kingdom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Welcome & Networking Reception<\/strong><\/td>\n18:30 – 19:30<\/td>\nWelcome & Networking Reception (60 minutes)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Day 2 – September 6, 2026<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n

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Session 2: Keynote<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

08:30 – 09:10<\/td>\nMRAs for Cardio-Kidney-Metabolic Health<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Session 3:<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

Cardio-kidney-metabolic 1 – Research and clinical trials<\/p>\n

Integrating CKM Research and Clinical Trials Into Patient Care<\/em><\/td>\n

09:15 – 09:40<\/td>\nLinking MRA to Cardio-Kidney-Metabolic Care<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
09:40 – 10:05<\/td>\nIntensive Blood Pressure Control for Better Outcomes in Diabetic CKD<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Coffee Break<\/td>\n10:05 – 10:30<\/td>\nCoffee Break and Poster Viewing (25 minutes)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Session 4:<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

Rare Kidney Diseases 1 – Implementation<\/p>\n

Rare Kidney Diseases: From Mechanisms to Implementation<\/em><\/td>\n

10:30 – 10:55<\/td>\nEndothelin A Receptor Antagonists in IgA Nephropathy<\/td>\nMeg Jardine<\/td>\nAustralia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:55 – 11:20<\/td>\nHow Complement Pathways Drive IgA Nephropathy<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:20 – 11:45<\/td>\nCRISPR Gene Editing for APOL1-Associated Kidney Disease<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Lunch Break<\/td>\n11:45 – 13:15<\/td>\nLunch Break \/ Lunch Symposium (90 minutes)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Session 5:<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

AKI<\/p>\n

Innovations in AKI: From Lab to Clinic<\/em><\/td>\n

13:15 – 13:40<\/td>\nLinking Molecular Pathways to AKI Outcomes<\/td>\nMotoko Yanagita<\/td>\nJapan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13:40 – 14:05<\/td>\nCan AI Detect AKI Early?<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14:05 – 14:30<\/td>\nProtecting Kidneys in Cardiac Surgery: The RIPC Approach<\/td>\nXiao-Qiang Ding<\/td>\nChina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14:30 – 14:55<\/td>\nStem Cell Therapy for AKI: From Bench to Bedside<\/td>\nGuangyan Cai<\/td>\nChina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Coffee Break<\/td>\n14:55 – 15:25<\/td>\nCoffee Break and Poster Viewing (30 minutes)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Session 6:<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

Cardio-kidney-metabolic 2 – Implementation<\/p>\n

Implementing Cardio-Kidney-Metabolic Care: From Mechanisms to Global Burden<\/em><\/td>\n

15:25 – 15:50<\/td>\nMolecular Mechanisms of Cardio-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15:50 – 16:15<\/td>\nBurden of Cardio-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome in Asia<\/td>\nSunita Bavanandan<\/td>\nMalaysia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16:15 – 16:40<\/td>\nCardio-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome: An Integrated Approach to the Global Health Burden<\/td>\nPringgodigdo Nugroho<\/td>\nIndonesia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16:40 – 17:05<\/td>\nTBC<\/td>\nAdeera Levin<\/span><\/td>\nCanada<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Industry Symposium<\/strong><\/td>\n17:05 – 18:05<\/td>\nIndustry Symposium (60 minutes)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Day 3 – September 7, 2026<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n

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Session 7: Keynote<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

08:30 – 09:10<\/td>\nTelemedicine and AI for Smarter Nephrology Practice<\/td>\nMasaomi Nangaku<\/td>\nJapan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Session 8:<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

Innovations & AI in Nephrology – Panel
\nApplication of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Transformation in Kidney Care<\/em><\/td>\n

09:15 – 10:15<\/td>\nAI in Transplantation Pathology<\/td>\nAlton B Farris<\/td>\nUSA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Unveiling Kidney Disease Through Body Gas Sensing Techniques<\/td>\nYosuke Hirakawa<\/td>\nJapan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Multi-Stain Deep Learning Model to Predict Treatment Response in Lupus Nephritis<\/td>\nWei Chen<\/td>\nChina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AI and Kidney Disease<\/td>\nLu-Xia Zhang<\/td>\nChina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Coffee Break<\/td>\n10:15 – 10:45<\/td>\nCoffee Break and Poster Viewing (30 minutes)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Session 9:<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

Blood Purification
\nInnovations in Blood Purification for Kidney Disease<\/em><\/td>\n

10:45 – 11:10<\/td>\nGlycation End Products and Kidney Disease<\/td>\nKornchanok Vareesangthip<\/td>\nThailand<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:10 – 11:35<\/td>\nPeritoneal Dialysis: Advances and Challenges<\/td>\nWinston Fung<\/td>\nHong Kong (China)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:35 – 12:00<\/td>\nHIF Inhibitors: Transforming Anaemia Care<\/td>\nPing Li<\/td>\nChina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12:00 – 12:25<\/td>\nNovel Blood Purification Approaches in Kidney Care<\/td>\nHong-Li Lin<\/td>\nChina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12:25 – 12:40<\/td>\nOral Presentation from abstract submission<\/td>\nAbstract<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Lunch Break<\/td>\n12:40 – 14:10<\/td>\nLunch Break \/ Lunch Symposium (90 minutes)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Session 10:<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

Rare Kidney Diseases – Research and Clinical Trials
\nResearch and Trials Driving Advances in Rare Kidney Diseases<\/em><\/td>\n

14:10 – 14:35<\/td>\nGenetic Diagnosis of Rare Kidney Diseases<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14:35 – 15:00<\/td>\nRare Kidney Diseases in China: Challenges and Progress<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15:00 – 15:25<\/td>\nManaging Kidney Involvement in Lupus<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15:25 – 15:50<\/td>\nImproving Outcomes for Children With Rare Kidney Disease<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15:50 – 16:05<\/td>\nOral Presentation from abstract submission<\/td>\nAbstract<\/em><\/td>\nTBC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Coffee Break<\/td>\n16:05 – 16:35<\/td>\nCoffee Break and Poster Viewing (30 minutes)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Session 11:<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

Cardio-kidney-metabolic 3 & Closing Remarks
\nAdvances in CKM Care and Closing Remarks<\/em><\/td>\n

16:35 – 17:00<\/td>\nIntegrating GLP-1RA Into Cardio-Kidney-Metabolic Management<\/td>\nSydney Tang<\/span><\/td>\nHong Kong, China<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17:00 – 17:25<\/td>\nSGLT2i for CKD: Expanding Benefits Beyond Diabetes<\/td>\nXiao-Xi Zeng<\/td>\nChina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17:25 – 17:40<\/td>\nOral Presentation from abstract submission<\/td>\nAbstract<\/em><\/td>\nTBC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17:40 – 18:00<\/td>\nReflections and Closing Remarks From the ISN Frontiers Co-chairs<\/td>\nGuangyan Cai, Masaomi Nangaku, Sola Aoun Bahous<\/td>\nChina \/ Japan \/ Lebanon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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