What: Presenting research on the latest issues and scientific breakthroughs in nephrology.
How: ASN News Briefings on stem cells and pediatrics will address key renal issues.
Stem Cells and the Kidney News Briefing Thursday, November 10, 2005; 12:15 pm"1:15 pmRoom 303A, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAModerator: Joseph V. Bonventre, MD, PhD
"¢ The Use of Human Embryonic Stem Cells for Therapy, Laurie Jackson-Grusby, PhD, Basic and Clinical Science Symposia, Thursday, November 10, 1:30 pm"3:30 am, Room 105"¢ Mesenchymal Kidney Stem Cells, Qais Al-Awqati, MD, Basic and Clinical Science Symposia, Thursday, November 10, 1:30 pm"3:30 pm, Room 105 "¢ Administration of Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSC) to Rats with Ischemic Acute Renal Failure (ARF) Protects Renal Function and Enhances Recovery Primarily through Paracrine Renotropic, Anti-Inflammatory and Vasculo-Supportive Mechanisms, Florian E. Toegel, MD and Christof Westenfelder, MD, Free Communications [SA-FC015], Saturday, November 12, 4:20 pm"4:30 pm, Room 204A"¢ Kidney Derived Stem Cells: In Vivo Localization and Cellular Therapy of Acute Renal Failure Sandeep Gupta, MD, Free Communications [SA-FC019], Saturday, November 12, 5:00 pm"5:10 pm, Room 204A
Pediatrics and the Kidney News Briefing Friday, November 11, 2005; 12:15 pm"1:20 pmRoom 303A, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAModerator: Lisa M. Guay-Woodford, MD
"¢ The Metabolic Syndrome in Children: Antecedents of Overt Cardiovascular Disease, Bonita E. Falkner, MD, Basic and Clinical Science Symposia, Saturday, November 12, 1:30 pm"3:30 pm, Room 107"¢ Hypertension in Children and Adolescents Is Not a Silent Disease, Daniel I. Feig, MD, PhD, Free Communications [F-FC096], Friday, November 11, 4:20 pm"4:30 am, Room 109 "¢ Mild Renal Insufficiency Is Associated with Poor Outcome in Children with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: Evidence for a Pediatric Cardiorenal Syndrome Stuart Goldstein, MD, Poster Session [F-PO908], Friday, November 11, 10:00 am"12:00 pm, Room Halls A/B "¢ Urine Protein Biomarkers Distinguish Steroid-Sensitive and Steroid-Resistant Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome of Childhood, Robert Woroniecki, MD, Free Communications [F-FC056], Friday, November 11, 4:40 pm"4:50 pm, Room 105"¢ Sports Participation by Children with a Single Kidney: Opinions and Comparative Risks, Matthew M. Grinsell, MD, PhD, Poster Session [F-PO1023], Friday, November 11, 10:00 am"12:00 pm, Room Halls A/B
Other Highlights:
"¢ F-FC095: Nighttime Blood Pressure Level and Diurnal Rhythm Are Associated with Cognitive Dysfunction,Gary L. Schwartz, MD, FASN, Free Communications, Friday, November 11, 4:10 pm"4:20 pm, Room 109 "¢ F-FC155: Long Term Cardiac Outcomes in Renal Transplant Recipients Receiving Fluvastatin: The ALERT Extension Study, Hallvard Holdaas, MD, Free Communications, Friday, November 11, 4:10 pm"4:20 pm, Room 108"¢ SA-FC108: Kidney Injury Molecule-1 (KIM-1) as an Early Marker for Donor Brain-Death-Associated Renal Injury, Henri Leuvenink, MD, Free Communications, Saturday, November 12, 4:20 pm"4:30 pm, Room 113A"¢ SA-FC112: Carbamylated Erythropoietin (CEPO) Reduces Renal Inflammation during Brain Death, Henri Leuvenink, MD, Free Communications, Saturday, November 12, 5:00 pm"5:10 pm, Room 113A"¢ Gender Issues in Large Clinical Renal Trials, Julia Lewis, MD, Basic and Clinical Symposia, Sunday, November 13, 10:00 am"12:00 pm, Room 107
Where: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The ASN is a not-for-profit organization of 9,000 physicians and scientists dedicated to the study and practice of nephrology and committed to providing a forum for the promulgation of information regarding the latest research and clinical findings on kidney disease.
Please note: additional highlights for Renal Week 2005 can be located within ASN's Press Guide. This information is obtainable through the media portion of the ASN website at http://www.asn-online.org. All individuals identified within this Media Alert are available for comments; see contact information above to arrange interviews.
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