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NEW ORLEANS -- New discoveries in personalized and precision medicine are one of the anticipated highlights of this year's Kidney Week, the , held here Nov. 2-5 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.
Dedicated to the intersection of basic science and clinical care, Kidney Week 2017 will showcase nearly 400 oral abstracts and 3,300 posters, including expanded coverage of dialysis infection and hypertension. Hypertension research will specifically focus on neural and inflammatory mechanisms, renal causes and consequences, genetics and epigenetics, and secondary causes.
Throughout the week, more than 13,000 participants will have the opportunity to learn about the latest scientific and medical advances from the field's leading experts. A lecture from Laura Niklason, MD, of Yale University, on applying regenerative strategies to dialysis is particularly buzz-worthy.
Among other expected meeting highlights:
- Human engineered tissues for dialysis access
- G protein-coupled receptors and the challenges for drug discovery
- Epigenetics at the crossroad of genetics and environment leading to disease
- Innate immunity in tissue injury and inflammation
The meeting will also feature research on the role of endoplasmic reticular stress in kidney development, the cellular processes and signaling pathways that induce injury or promote repair, and biomechanical forces in renal physiology.
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