NEWSLETTER ::: NO. 13 ::: NOV 2016 DEAR The NCCR Kidney.CH has elegantly set the table with the aim of boosting research into the central role of the kidney in our bodies' homeostasis. EDITORIAL Joachim Fandrey   STARTING POINT FOR SCIENTIFIC CAREERS The NCCR Kidney.CH has elegantly set the table with the aim of boosting research into the central role of the kidney in our bodies' homeostasis. This table stands on four legs-oxygen, ion balance, dietary impact and calcification-and six places are laid, one each for Basel, Bern, Fribourg, Geneva, Lausanne and Zurich, providing a platform for Swiss excellence in kidney research. » read more LEADING ARTICLE PEACING THE PARTS TOGETHER Clear cell renal cell carcinoma is the most frequent form of kidney cancer. One out of 65 people will develop this disease. To determine which gene mutations are responsible, an NCCR Kidney.CH research group has been testing numerous gene combinations in mice. After years of research they have managed to successfully recrea or developing new therapies. » read more PORTRAIT THE NCCR KIDNEY.CH IS EXPANDING ITS EDUCATION PROGRAMME The NCCR Kidney.CH is adding two academic certificates to its education programme: a Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) and a Diploma of Advanced Studies (DAS) in Translational Nephrology. The kick-off meeting for the first of a total of five modules—a meeting that will take place at the University of Bern on March 3, 2017—will mark the start of the new programme. » read more 2ND JOINT NCCR WORKSHOP: LEARNING TO WORK TOGETHER Scientists often face very complex problems, which is why collaboration with other researchers is particularly important. To build a fruitful collaboration despite differences in approach, interpersonal skills are essential. » read more E-LEARNING MODULE 5 STARTED: METABOLISM AND CKD On October 13, 2016 the 5th e-learning module—on Metabolism and CKD—started with a kick-off meeting in Bern. The NCCR Kidney.CH offers this e-learning programme in collaboration with the Health Science eTraining Foundation (HSeT). » read more JUNIOR GRANTS 2016 Eva Bernabeu Dizin and Carsten Scholz received this year’s NCCR Kidney.CH Junior Grants. » read more RESULTS OF THE 4TH HCP CALL On October 31, 2016 the NCCR Kidney.CH’s Steering Committee approved five proposals for human / clinical and translational cooperative projects (HCP). » read more EVENTS LS2 ANNUAL MEETING 2017 February 2—3, 2017 University of Zurich, Switzerland 2ND SWISS KIDNEY STONE SYMPOSIUM February 9, 2017 Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland 7TH NCCR KIDNEY.CH RETREAT 2017 February 9—10, 2017 Murten/Muntelier, Switzerland KICK-OFF MEETING FOR MODULE 1: CAS / DAS IN TRANSLATIONAL NEPHROLOGY March 3, 2017 University of Bern, Switzerland ADAPTATIONS TO HYPOXIA IN PHYSIOLOGY AND DISEASE March 5—9, 2017 Whistler Conference Centre, British Columbia, Canada DPG 96. JAHRESTAGUNG 2017 March 16—18, 2017 Greifswald, Germany 54TH ERA-EDTA CONGRESS June 3—6, 2017 Madrid, Spain NCCR Kidney.CH Institute of Anatomy University of Zurich Winterthurerstrasse 190 8057 Zurich | Switzerland www.nccr-kidney.ch katharina.thomas@uzh.ch Kidney - Control of Homeostasis is a Swiss research initiative, headquartered at University of Zurich, which brings together leading specialists in experimental and clinical nephrology and physiology from the universities of Bern, Fribourg, Geneva, Lausanne, and Zurich, and corresponding university hospitals.