50th Anniversary Year: Miami Pediatric Nephrology SeminarSustaining the Specialty: Honoring the Past & Promoting the Future - The Miami Pediatric Nephrology Seminar is entering its 50th anniversary year as a sustaining landmark conference for the sub-specialty of Pediatric Nephrology as well as its many affiliates. It will be held March 15-17, 2024, in Miami Beach, Florida. The seminar is seen as a unique opportunity for pediatric and adult nephrologists, renal pathologists, neonatologists, pediatric urologists, transplant surgeons, nurses, nutritionists, and allied health professionals from all over the United States and the world. It is known as a contributing factor in sustaining the specialty for trainees throughout their careers. Topics covered relate to research advances and understanding of mechanisms of renal disease, glomerulonephritis, hypertension, genetic advances in diagnosis and management of kidney disease, neonatal nephrology, transplantation, clinicopathologic correlations, continuous renal replacement therapies and apheresis. There will be a young investigator’s showcase in which trainees and junior faculty will present their research work in oral presentations and in poster format. Selection of topics, faculty and format are based on suggestions from past seminar participants and current questions. This seminar will be in-person live format with the provision for some special sessions to be available through remote virtual attendance. The seminar will feature a cadre of distinguished invited Guest Faculty and Local Faculty as well as sponsored physicians-in-training and early career faculty who will provide expertise and cordial exchanges in scientific presentations and panel discussions. Funds requested through the R-13 mechanism will be used to provide registration and travel support for 20 young trainees and 10 junior faculty from within programs in the USA. Throughout the years, this conference has been recognized as an excellent training environment for the topics selected in the program covering a wide variety of subjects with great scientific relevance in the field. This is accomplished by the inclusion of diverse outstanding faculty, permitting extensive discussions and exchange of ideas. The faculty and participants have many opportunities to interact at the formal sessions and during scheduled and non-scheduled social encounters. This serves to stimulate young trainees in areas of research development, to foster interest in pediatric nephrology as a career choice and develop international collaborations. In addition, this conference brings together established investigators that benefit significantly from their collegial discussions and interactions during and after the seminar. The support of the NIH through the R- 13 mechanism provides not only financial support but offers another level of prestige and incentive towards research and discovery in the field of Pediatric Nephrology.
