2014 ASN Advance in Research Conference

描述（由申请人提供）：美国肾脏病学会（ASN）年会是世界上最大的肾脏临床和基础科学家的聚会。在肾脏周的前两天，ASN赞助了一系列密集的专题讨论会，包括为期两天的研究进展专题讨论会，参与者包括临床医生调查员、研究生、博士后研究员、职业生涯早期到中期的院士、执业医生和联合医疗保健专业人员。本次研讨会的主题领域由ASN的研究生教育（PGE）委员会全面审查，反映了重要的临床和转化研究的重要和时间敏感领域，具有重要的临床和公众

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The annual meeting of the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) is the largest gathering in the world of clinical and basic scientists working on the kidney. During the first two days of Kidney Week, the ASN sponsors a series of intensive symposia including a 2-day Advances in Research symposium for clinician investigators, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, early- to mid-career academicians, practicing physicians and allied health care professionals. The subject area of this symposium is reviewed thoroughly by the ASN's Post- Graduate Education (PGE) Committee and reflects important and time-sensitive areas of clinical and translational investigation with important clinical and public health implications for the management of kidney diseases and their related comorbidities and complications. The 2014 ASN Advances in Research Conference entitled, "Building a Kidney: From Stem Cells to Function," scheduled for November 11-12, 2014 in Philadelphia, PA. The conference will explore concepts, innovations and best practices in tissue regeneration as it relates to the kidney. The purpose of this grant application is to request funds for postdoctoral fellow and graduate student travel awards so that ASN members at early stages of their careers can attend this conference prior to the 2014 ASN annual meeting in Philadelphia, PA.