2023 Kidney Scientists Day – Hui o Ngā Kaiputaio Tākihi

Nau mai, haere mai – Welcome. The Kidney Scientist day (Hui o Ngā Kaiputaio Tākihi) is targeted all those interested in kidney research. It is catered to clinicians, clinician scientist, scientists, clinical and non-clinical trainees. The presentations will have a focus on discovery and translational research including novel techniques and methodologies within kidney research. We are keen to have the involvement of early and mid-career researchers either presenting and/or chairing/co-chairing sessions.

SUNDAY 3 September 2023

Please note this is a provisional program and subject to change as the program is confirmed. Please check this page regularly for any updates.

0815-0845	Whakawhanaungatanga \| Registration & Networking \| Conway Foyer
0845 – 0900	Official Welcome \| Conway Room C2 Professor Rob Walker, Associate Professor Sonia Saad, Dr Luke Wilson
Session 1:	Novel methodology in Kidney Research. \| Conway Room C2
Chair and Co-chair	Professor David Nikolic-Paterson and Ashleigh Hicks (PhD candidate)
0900 – 0930	Urinary exfoliated cells and clinical application in kidney disease Sonia Saad
0930 – 1000	B cell repertoire analysis Prasanti Kotagiri
1000 – 1030	Lab on chip (nanotech) Azadeh Hashemi & Daniel Mak
1030-1100	Kai and kōrero \| Morning Tea \| Conway Foyer
Session 2:	Biomarkers in Kidney Disease \| Conway Room C2
Chair and Co-chair	Professor Jacqueline Phillips and Tyrone Humphries (PhD Candidate)
1100 – 1130	Biomarkers in AKI and kidney recovery Zoltan Endre
1130 – 1200	Diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for tubulointerstitial fibrosis Umut Rende
1200 – 1230	Modelling Kidney Disease using Stem Cells Sharon Ricardo
1230-1330	Kai and kōrero \| Lunch \| Conway Foyer
Session 3:	Models used in Kidney Disease Research \| Conway Room C2
Chair and Co-chair	Professor Alan Davidson & Dr Jantina Manning
1330 – 1400	ISN’s work on the TRANSFORM project Richard Kitching
1400 – 1430	Animal models of PKD Mike Eccles
1430 – 1500	Human kidney organoids as a model of human kidney disease Ana Nunez Nescolarde
1500 – 1530	Kai and kōrero \| Afternoon Tea \| Conway Foyer
Session 4:	Novel therapies and applications in Kidney Disease \| Conway Room C2
Chair and Co-chair	A/P Sonia Saad & Dr Kurt Giuliani
1530 – 1630	Novel therapies that target the immune system to regenerate the kidney Brooke Huuskes
1600 – 1630	Targeting DNA released from cell death (DNA Warfare: Therapeutic Strategies to Target inflammatory DNA in Vasculitis) Kim O’Sullivan
1630- 1700	Insulin and IGF signalling in the podocyte- a complex issue Richard Coward
1700	Course Concludes