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The 68th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Nephrology The 68th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Nephrology

Program

The following programs listed below are to take place physically on June 20-22 at PACIFICO YOKOHAMA North. On-demand videos are available for the participants at post-meeting website from July 11 to August 1.

Please note that Live-streaming during the meeting period is NOT available.


Invited Lecture 1

The Intersection of Kidney Disease and Aging

Date
11:05am - 11:55am, Friday, June 20
Venue
Room 1（1F G3+G4）
Chair
Masaomi NangakuThe University of Tokyo
Speaker
Stuart J. ShanklandUniversity of Washington

Invited Lecture 2

Neural Control of Inflammation in AKI: from Mouse to Humans

Date
11:05am - 11:55am, Saturday, June 21
Venue
Room 1（1F G3+G4）
Chair
Naoki KashiharaKawasaki Geriatric Medical Center
Speaker
Mark D. OkusaUniversity of Virginia

Invited Lecture 3

Improving diagnosis and treatment in Alport syndrome through international collaboration

Date
11:05am - 11:55am, Sunday, June 22
Venue
Room 1（1F G3+G4）
Chair
Reiko InagiThe University of Tokyo
Speaker
Rachel LennonUniversity of Manchester

Oshima Award Lectures

Date
1:30pm - 2:00pm, Friday, June 20
Venue
Room 1（1F G3+G4）
Chair
Hirokazu OkadaSaitama Medical University
1.Energy Metabolism Disorders in the Kidney and AMPK: A Novel Approach to Kidney Failure Treatment
Speaker
Hiroaki KikuchiInstitute of Science Tokyo
2.Podometrics as an analytic platform for a better understanding of kidney disease
Speaker
Kotaro HaruharaThe Jikei University School of Medicine

CSA (Clinical Scientist Award) Lectures

Date
2:00pm - 2:30pm, Friday, June 20
Venue
Room 1（1F G3+G4）
Chair
Akira NishiyamaKagawa University
1.Advancing clinical epidemiology in nephrology: Integrating biomarkers, treatment strategies, and patient-centered care
Speaker
Noriaki KuritaFukushima Medical University
2.Anti-nephrin autoantibodies in podocytopathies
Speaker
Yoko ShiraiTokyo Women's Medical University

YIA (Young Investigator Award) Lectures

Date
1:40pm - 2:55pm, Sunday, June 22
Venue
Room 7（3F G318+G319）
Chair
Fumiaki AndoInstitute of Science Tokyo
Chair
Shoji KuwabaraThe University of Shiga Prefecture

President-Organized Program / JSN Next Frontiers 2028 committee Program

Approaches to International Collaborative Research and the Utilization of Databases

Date
9:00am - 11:00am, Saturday, June 21
Venue
Room 1（1F G3+G4）
Chair
Eisei SoharaInstitute of Science Tokyo
Chair
Ayumu NakashimaUniversity of Yamanashi
1.Encourage international collaborations: schemes of the ISN
Speaker
Marcello TonelliUniversity of Calgary
2.What we gain from international joint research
Speaker
Motoko YanagitaKyoto University
3.Genomic Data Science for Diabetes Promoted Through International Collaboration
Speaker
Ken SuzukiThe University of Tokyo
4.Benefits and challenges of using databases in international collaborative research
Speaker
Megumi OhshimaKanazawa University
5.Promotion of international collaborative research and a message to young researchers
Speaker
Jun WadaOkayama University

Congress President-Organized Special Program 2

How to perform evolutionary research

Date
9:00am - 11:00am, Sunday, June 22
Venue
Room 1（1F G3+G4）
Chair
Tsuyoshi InoueNagasaki University
Chair
Imari MimuraThe University of Tokyo Hospital
1 Cruising inside cells
Speaker
Atsushi Miyawaki RIKEN/Center for Advanced Photonics
2.Invent and Wander
Speaker
Takanori TakebeOsaka University / Institute of Science Tokyo / Yokohama City University / Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
3.Bridging the gap to build the autoimmune architecture of nephrotic syndrome
Speaker
Tomoko TakanoMcGill University
4.Preparing a journey in academic research
Speaker
Sydney TangThe University of Hong Kong
5.Publishing Innovative Research to the World: An Editor’s Perspective
Speaker
Reiko InagiThe University of Tokyo

Symposium 2

Perivascular cells protect kidney homeostasis

Date
9:00am - 11:30am, Friday, June 20
Venue
Room 2（3F G301+G302）
Chair
Kaori HayashiKeio University
Chair
Kensei TaguchiKurume University
1.Roles of perivascular cells in kidney disease
Speaker
Shinji TanakaThe University of Tokyo Hospital
2.Pericyte and renal congestion
Speaker
Takuo HiroseTohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University
3.Fibroblasts in the perivascular inflammatory microenvironment and tertiary lymphoid structure formation
Speaker
Takahisa YoshikawaKyoto University Hospital
4.A novel renal mesenchymal perivascular cell subset that expresses Meflin and gives rise to fibroblasts distinct from classic myofibroblasts
Speaker
Shun MinatoguchiFujita Health University
5.Role of the mechanosensor Piezo2 in perivascular mesenchymal cells
Speaker
Miki NagaseKyorin University
6.Neuronally differentiated endothelial cell subtype regulates organ blood flow and immune balance
Speaker
Georgina Gyarmati University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine

Symposium 9

Treatment paradigm for IgA nephropathy: Looking ahead to the next decade

Date
9:00am - 11:00am, Saturday, June 21
Venue
Room 2（3F G301+G302）
Chair
Wako YumuraTohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University Hospital
Chair
Yoshihito NiheiJuntendo University
1.Tonsillectomy and Pulse Therapy in IgA Nephropathy: Past Achievements and Future Perspectives
Speaker
Kentaro KoikeThe Jikei University School of Medicine
2.New developments in complement inhibition therapy for IgA nephropathy
Speaker
Shuichi ItoYokohama City University
3.Endothelin receptor antagonists in treatment with IgA nephropathy
Speaker
Seiji UedaShimane University
4.Insights on the treatment of IgA nephropathy with a targeted-release formulation of budesonide
Speaker
Kazuo TakahashiFujita Health University
5.Evolving treatment guidelines for IgAN-where are we going next?
Speaker
Jonathan Barratt University of Leicester

Symposium 14

Current situation and future direction of DKD management

Date
2:00pm - 4:00pm, Saturday, June 21
Venue
Room 2（3F G301+G302）
Chair
Kei FukamiKurume University
Chair
Shinji KumeShiga University of Medical Science
1.Current situation of DKD: Diversifying pathological conditions
Speaker
Keizo KanasakiShimane University
2.Current Understanding of Diabetic Kidney Disease: Expanding Perspectives on Kidney Pathology
Speaker
Kengo FuruichiKanazawa Medical University
3.Current situation of DKD: Novel therapeutic strategy
Speaker
Megumi OshimaKanazawa University
4.Targeting mitochondrial electron transport chain remodeling is a novel therapeutic strategy of diabetic kidney disease
Speaker
Koki MiseOkayama University
5.Future direction of DKD management
Speaker
Christoph Wanner University of Würzburg

Symposium 18

Clinical Application of New Insights into Water Electrolyte Metabolism in the Kidney

Date
4:05pm - 6:05pm, Saturday, June 21
Venue
Room 9（4F G403+G404）
Chair
Fumiaki AndoInstitute of Science Tokyo
Chair
Mamiko OharaKameda Medical Center
1.LRBA is an anchoring protein essential for renal water and sodium homeostasis
Speaker
Fumiaki AndoInstitute of Science Tokyo
2.Elucidation of the regulatory mechanism of salt-sensitive hypertension via the nervous system-immune system
Speaker
Tsuyoshi InoueNagasaki University
3.Aversive response to high salt taste is impaired in CKD patients
Speaker
Tetsuro KusabaKyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
4.Skin tissue renin-angiotensin system as a new etiology of hypertension
Speaker
Kengo AzushimaYokohama City University
5.Epidermal growth factor signaling and water homeostasis: novel insights in aquaporin-2 trafficking
Speaker
Richard S.E. Babicz Massachusetts General Hospital

Educational Lecture 13

SGLT2 inhibitor: from the perspective of body fluid balance changes

Date
4:05pm - 5:05pm, Saturday, June 21
Venue
Room 8（4F G401+G402）
Chair
Tomohito GohdaJuntendo University
Chair
Hiroshi NishiThe University of Tokyo
1.Benefits of SGLT2 inhibitors: From the perspective of improving body fluid retention
Speaker
Daisuke NagataJichi Medical University
2.SGLT2 inhibition induces aestivation-like body fluid homeostasis in patients with chronic heart failure
Speaker
Adriana MartonDuke-NUS Medical School / Klinikum Nuremberg

Asian Session

Date
9:00am - 11:30am, Friday, June 20
Venue
Room 5（3F G314+G315）
Chair
Yusuke SuzukiJuntendo University
Chair
Xueqing YuGuangdong Provincial People’s Hospital / Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences
1.IgA Nephropathy Study: Current and Prospect
Speaker
Xueqing YuGuangdong Provincial People’s Hospital / Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences
2.Chronic Kidney Disease Prevention Strategies: A Malaysian Perspective
Speaker
Lim Soo KunUniversity Malaya Medical Centre
3.Kidney care in Taiwan - Leave No One Behind
Speaker
Mai Szu WuTaipei Medical University
4.Kidney Replacement Therapy Policy under Universal Coverage in Thailand: A Challenging Problem
Speaker
Vuddhidej Ophascharoensuk Chiang Mai University
5.Transforming CKD Care in Indonesia: From Awareness to Access
Speaker
Pringgodigdo Nugroho University of Indonesia

JSN/ERA Joint Symposium

Date
2:00pm - 4:30pm, Friday, June 20
Venue
Room 5（3F G314+G315）
Chair
Motoko YanagitaKyoto University
Chair
Roser TorraFundació Puigvert / Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona
1.Genetics of CKD
Speaker
Roser TorraFundació Puigvert / Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona
2.DKK3 and CKD progression – biomarker or more?
Speaker
Danilo FliserSaarland University Medical Centre
3.The multifaceted complexity of rejection after kidney transplantation
Speaker
Jasper CallemeynKU Leuven University
4.Is IgA nephropathy an autoimmune disease caused by mucosal infection?
Speaker
Yusuke SuzukiJuntendo University
5.Kidney xenotransplantation: toward first in human trial in Japan
Speaker
Takashi YokooJikei University School of Medicine
6.Development of methods for separately generating renal embryonic progenitor cells from human iPSCs and the path to kidney regeneration
Speaker
Hiraku TsujimotoCenter for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University / Rege Nephro Co., Ltd.

JSN/ASN Joint Symposium

Date
9:00am - 11:00am, Saturday, June 21
Venue
Room 5（3F G314+G315）
Chair
Prabir Roy-ChaudhuryThe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chair
Reiko InagiThe University of Tokyo
1.Sex Differences in Blood Pressure: An Unexpected Role for a Renal Olfactory Receptor
Speaker
Jennifer L. PluznickJohns Hopkins School of Medicine
2.Fasting Response in the Kidney: Unraveling Its Role from Physiology to Disease
Speaker
Shinji KumeShiga University of Medical Science
3.Unconventional neuronal mechanisms in renal physiology, tissue regeneration, and disease development
Speaker
Janos Peti-Peterdi University of Southern California
4.Autophagic Stagnation: A Key Mechanism in Kidney Disease Progression Linked to Aging and Obesity
Speaker
Takeshi YamamotoThe University of Osaka

JSN/ISN Joint Symposium

Date
3:30pm - 5:30pm, Saturday, June 21
Venue
Room 1（1F G3+G4）
Chair
Akira NishiyamaKagawa University
Chair
Marcello Tonelli University of Calgary
1.Hearing loss and the kidney. It’s not just Alport syndrome!
Speaker
Marcello Tonelli University of Calgary
2.Navigating Chronic Kidney Disease Care: Strategic Selection of Treatment Options
Speaker
Meg JardineNHMRC CTC University of Sydney
3.When healing fails: mechanisms that limit kidney recovery
Speaker
Motoko YanagitaKyoto University
4.Neural control of kidney injury
Speaker
Shinji TanakaThe University of Tokyo Hospital

JSN/KDIGO Joint Symposium

Date
9:00am - 10:15am, Sunday, June 22
Venue
Room 5（3F G314+G315）
Chair
Adeera LevinUniversity of British Columbia
Chair
Shoichi MaruyamaNagoya University
KDIGO guidelines for evaluation and management of CKD
Speaker
Adeera LevinUniversity of British Columbia
JSN clinical practice guideline for CKD
Speaker
Shoichi MaruyamaNagoya University
Blood Pressure Management in CKD～Comparison between two guidelines～
Speaker
Naoki NakagawaAsahikawa Medical University
Anemia Management in CKD～Comparison between two guidelines～
Speaker
Tetsuhiro TanakaTohoku University