Seminars

Renal Research Conference

Weekly meetings hosted by the Vanderbilt O'Brien Kidney Center at 8:30 a.m. CT on Fridays

The Vanderbilt O'Brien Kidney Center (VOKC) Renal Research Conference occurs Fridays at 8:30 a.m. CT from September through May each academic calendar year. The conference aims to: 

  • Provide junior investigators from Vanderbilt and partner institutions with a supportive venue where they can hone their presentation skills and practice responding to questions
  • Foster collaborations between VOKC investigator with directors of core laboratories at VUMC and investigators from laboratories at Vanderbilt Univeristy by sharing research capabilities and interests
  • Provide senior investigators within VOKC with the opportunity to present early work for feedback and critical review from colleagues
  • Invite pioneering renal researchers from around the world to share latest findings with VOKC investigator

Past Presenters

DateSpeakerTitle
Jan. 7, 2022Colin Reily, PhDImmunoglobulins and Pathobiology of IgA Nephropathy
Jan. 14, 2022Susan B. Gurley, MD, PhDACE2 in 2022 – A Focus on the Kidney
Jan. 21, 2022Adriana Hung, MD, MPHGenetic Determinants of Diabetic Kidney Disease
Feb. 4, 2022Reena Rao, PhDNew pathogenic roles of vasopressin type-2 receptors
Feb. 11, 2022Gabriel Loeb, MD, PhDProtective Effects of Renal G protein-coupled Estrogen Receptor in Hypertension
Feb. 18, 2022Billy Hudson, PhDGoodpasture’s Disease: A Window into the Architecture and Function of the Kidney Filter
Feb. 25, 2022Arohan R. Subramanya, MD, FASNAmplifying Potassium Sensing and Responsiveness in the Kidney via WNK Kinases
March 4, 2022William Fissell, MDOvercoming the Dedifferentiation of Cell Culture Stress in Renal Tubule Cells
March 18, 2022Moshe Levy, MDThe Role of Nuclear Receptors in Regulation of Metabolism and Disease
March 25, 2022Marcus Bitzer, MDMicroRNAs: Disease modulators with complex functions
April 8, 2022W. David Merryman, PhDTargeting Cadherin-11 for Chronic Kidney Disease
April 22, 2022Kerri Cavanaugh, MD, MHSTesting innovations to improve communication healthcare visit information to patients & caregivers
April 29, 2022Ronak Lakhia, MDGenetic and Epigenetic Regulators of Polycystic Kidney Disease
May 6, 2022Robert J. Coffey, Jr., MDRecent Progress onExtracellular Vesicles and Nanoparticles: Tracing Footsteps of DPEP1
May 13, 2022Shuvo Roy, PhDConstructing an Implantable Bioartificial Kidney
May 20, 2022Mary Choi, MDMitochondria and Necroptosis –New Insights into Human and Experimental Kidney Disease
May 27, 2022Bethany Birkelo, DOCOVID-19-associated Acute Kidney Injury
May 27, 2022Kuniko HunterTGFB and Metformin Mediate Substrate Metabolism in Vitro

Contact the Reneal Research Conference organizers:

Matthew Wilson, PhD, MD

Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology & Hypertension

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William Fissell, IV, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology & Hypertension

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For more information and questions, please email Lindsey Schindler, Program Manager, or call (615) 343-5400.