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We are excited to announce that the 2nd University of Arizona Kidney Symposium will be held on at 7:30am – 4pm on Thursday April 17 in HSIB Forum. This full-day event highlights cutting-edge research from kidney-focused UA investigators and incorporates a “Tool Time” session to introduce model systems, tools, and specialties available for collaboration. The keynote lecture “Transcriptional Regulation of Aquaporin-2 – Utilizing Omic Data to Understand Integrative Physiology” will be delivered by Dr. Mark Knepper, MD, PhD, Senior Investigator of the Epithelial Systems Biology Laboratory (ESBL), at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NIHLBI). This program is generously sponsored by the Program for Kidney Health and Disease (PKHD), Department of Physiology, College of Medicine-Tucson, and the UAHS Molecular Systems Medicine Initiative (MSMI). Breakfast and lunch will be provided for registered attendees.
Schedule At-A-Glance:
7:30 –8:30am Coffee, Light Breakfast & Poster Setup
8:40 –9:30am Session I: “Tool Time” Talks (10 min Talks) –Model Systems, Tools, Specialties available for collaboration
9:30 –10:35am Keynote Lecture: Dr. Mark Knepper (NHLBI)
10:35 –10:45am Break[Coffee and Cookies]
10:45 –12:15am Session II: Hot topics on Acute Kidney Injury, Heart-Kidney Axis & Podocytopathies
12:15 –1:15pm Lunch & Poster Session (Top abstracts selected for cash awards!)
1:15 –2:30pm Session III: Stem Cell Biology & Drug Discovery
2:35 –3:50pm Session IV: Kidney Transplant & Renal Metabolism
3:50 –4:00pm Poster Awards & Closing Remarks
Call for Abstracts closes April 7!
Register for the Symposium here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2nd-annual-university-of-arizona-kidney-symposium-tickets-1290396975089?aff=oddtdtcreator
Submit your Abstract here: https://arizona.app.box.com/f/7d26794330fd4ab1a41b167059cfa5eb
See full agenda!