Tuesday 11 November 2014

Centre for Inflammatory Diseases research recognised at the American Society of Nephrology

A significant number of School of Clinical Science researchers will share their latest findings this week when they present at Kidney Week, the world’s premier nephrology meeting in Philadelphia, hosted by the American Society of Nephrology (ASN).

More than 13,000 kidney professionals from around the world attend the annual event, the world’s largest and most prestigious renal science and education meeting.

Fewer than 10 per cent of the submitted scientific abstracts are selected for oral presentations,” said Professor Richard Kitching, Head of the Centre for Inflammatory Diseases (CID) in the School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health and the Monash Health Department of Nephrology.


“The fact that five researchers from CID were selected attests the importance and global recognition of our research at SCS.”

Importantly, Kidney Week offers scientists an opportunity to exchange knowledge, learn the latest scientific and medical advances and listen to leading experts in the field who are striving to develop improved therapies,” added Professor Kitching.

Kidney disease is common, affecting up to 10 per cent of Australians; and in addition to the direct effects of kidney disease on health, people with kidney conditions also have a greater risk of dying from a cardiovascular event.

Researchers at CID are world-renowned for their work on a number of renal conditions including autoimmune kidney disease, vasculitis, chronic kidney disease and transplantation.

In Philadelphia next week, Professor Kitching has been invited to give a 30 minute symposium talk on his collaborative work with Professor Michael Hickey on how white cells injure the kidney, emphasising the implications of new data for our understanding of renal disease and its treatment.


Other CID presentations include Professor Stephen Holdsworth,  Associate Professor David Nikolic-Paterson, Kim O’Sullivan, Dr Sharon Ford, Dr Holly Hutton and Shaun Hutchinson. 

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