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Highlights I September 15, 2025


	Shaping the future of transplantation with AI: Listen to the ISN Podcast
	Countdown to World Kidney Day 2026: Year-long campaign starts now!
	POCUS training in Islamabad: Enhancing real-time clinical decisions for nephrologists
	Register for the satellite Primer Course in Glomerular Diseases at WCN’26

In focus

Call for applications: Kidney International^® Editor-in-Chief

ISN invites applications for Editor-in-Chief (EIC) of Kidney International^®. The EIC will shape the journal’s editorial vision, uphold rigorous peer-review standards, and lead a global editorial team advancing kidney science and practice. Applications open September 2025 and close November 3, 2025.

View the role, criteria, and how to apply

Stand out and avoid pitfalls: Tips for abstract submitters

“WCN is designed to promote ‘bedside to research and back’ networking opportunities with a global impact,” says Alessia Fornoni, co-chair of the WCN Abstract Working Group. Her fellow co-chair, Bianca Davidson, adds, “It is excellent exposure of your work. I met my current collaborators through abstracts at WCN.”

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WCN’26 plenary: Dennis Lo on diagnostic breakthroughs with liquid biopsy

Dennis Lo, Li Ka Shing professor of medicine at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, will deliver a WCN’26 plenary on liquid biopsy — a technique with promise for detecting transplant rejection, tracking CKD progression, and advancing precision care in kidney cancers.

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Global Trials Focus on the CONFIDENCE trial: Dual therapy shows promise for CKD and diabetes

In people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and type 2 diabetes, finerenone and empagliflozin reduced albuminuria more effectively than either drug alone.

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