ISN Clinical Research
The ISN Clinical Research Program supports research and education initiatives involving nephrologists, health workers, and local authorities in lower, lower-middle, and upper-middle income countries.
The Program helps implement research projects to detect and manage non-communicable chronic diseases such as CKD, AKI, hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.
Program Options
The ISN Clinical Research General Program has one application round per year, on May 1. Applications are open to ISN members from lower, lower-middle, and upper-middle income countries according to World Bank classification.
The ISN and the Société Francophone de Néphrologie Dialyse et Transplantation (SFNDT) have joined forces to support the development of nephrology in French-speaking countries in Africa.
The ISN Online Scientific Writing Course cohosted by the Latin-American Society of Nephrology and Hypertension (SLANH) in the Latin America region kicked off its third edition on July 25.
This is an asynchronous online course with live mentoring sessions given by experts in the field of scientific writing to help physicians and researchers improve their scientific writing skills, so they achieve the skills needed to publish their research work.
Stay tuned for future editions of this course.
The ISN Scientific Writing Course cohosted by the Balkan Cities Association of Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation and Artificial Organs (BANTAO) and the Turkish Society of Nephrology (TSN) in the Eastern & Central Europe region is holding its first edition in Istanbul, Türkiye, 5 to 7 October.
This is a 3-days course given by experts in the field of scientific writing to help physicians and researchers improve their scientific writing skills, so they achieve the skills needed to publish their research work.
Find out more about this course here.
How to Apply
Applicants must send their proposals to the relevant ISN Regional Coordinator at least one month before the final submission deadline (by April 1).
Applications are reviewed by ISN staff and the ISN Clinical Research Committee.
Read the guidelines and FAQs carefully. If you fit all the criteria, register online and complete the application form by May 1.
Are you interested in applying to the ISN Clinical Research Program in French? Contact the Clinical Research Coordinator before March 1 via the Contact section below.
The ISN Scientific Writing Course course is destined to ISN members and who:
- Speak and write English fluently
- Are under 40 years old
- Work predominantly in clinical research (i.e., health research requiring approval from a human ethics board)
- Have prior experience in basic research in a lower, lower-middle- or upper-middle-income country (as per World Bank classification)
- Have initiated and conducted research, and have an active research project
- Have manuscript(s) published in a peer-reviewed journal, or have other indicators of high potential in clinical research
- Demonstrate motivation to improve their scientific writing skills.
Stay tuned for future editions of this course.
ISN works hand-in-hand with several partner organizations, encouraging intra-regional collaborations and enhancing training and education possibilities in selected fields of nephrology.
Clinical Research and Scientific Writing Course Supporters
If you would like to support ISN’s Clinical Research Programs, contact us via the contact section below.
For all inquiries on the Clinical Research Program grants or request examples of successful applications, please contact the Clinical Research Coordinator at crp@theisn.org.
For inquiries related to the Scientific Writing Course, please contact the Scientific Writing Course Coordinator at swc@theisn.org.
The Clinical Research Program is supported by the ISN CRP Committee .
What happens IN the Clinical Research Program?
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Postuler en Français pour l’ISN Clinical Research Program
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