The next Nephrotools International Conference, called “The Kidney: Development, Disease and Regeneration” will be held at the University of Liverpool, UK, 8th-10th September 2015. GUDMAP will be hosting a half-day Workshop on 8th September, 2015. For information on program and registration details please go here: http://www.kidneyconference.com/.

The 13th International Workshop on Developmental Nephrology (IWDN) will be held in Snowbird, Utah, 12-16th July 2015. GUDMAP will be hosting a Workshop on 13th July, 2015. For program and further information, please go here: http://iwdn.ipna-online.org.

The International Society of Nephrology (ISN) holds biennial meetings throughout the world, and this was the first ISN WCN to be held in Africa. There was attention brought by the scientific program to maternal and child renal health, both of which are key problems in the developing world. There was additional emphasis on translational and clinical nephrology, with the session entitled ‘Congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract: Prenatal through adulthood’ being of particular relevance to developmental biologists… more.

Dr. Chris Armit attended the ISN World Congress in Cape Town and represented GUDMAP at an exhibiton stand. His full report can be read at the Node.