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Nov 2021

Newsletter No. 22

Cover Story

The Virtual Kidney

Portrait

Dr. Thomas Naert

Miscellaneous

• NCCR says “Hello, kidney!” at Scientifica 2021
• Zurich Kidney Centre to launch at University of Zurich
• #NCCRWomen campaign celebrates women in research

Dec 2020

Newsletter No. 21

Cover Story

Ion transport activity and tubular metabolism are linked in kidney disease

Portrait

Prof. Ruxandra Bachmann-Gagescu

Miscellaneous

• New electrophysiology platform launched
• NCCR scientist wins Stern-Gattiker prize
• NCCR-sponsored IPAHK+ trial gets "POSH"

July 2020

Newsletter No. 20

Cover Story

Alkaline therapy: Truth or myth?

Portrait

Carving a niche in kidney repair

Miscellaneous

• NCCR Kidney.CH Minisymposium in Interlaken
• Junior Grant Awardees 2020
• NCCR member co-develops exciting new imaging technology
• UZH Anatomy & Physiology jumps to 11th place worldwide

Nov 2019

Newsletter No. 19

Cover Story

Growing kidneys in the lab

Portrait

Clinician and researcher

Miscellaneous

• Successful start for first EUKISS
• CAS/DAS Module 5 concluded–start of the new cycle
• Junior Grant Awardees 2019
• IPAHK+ got under way
• Awards to NCCR Kidney.CH members

July 2019

Newsletter No. 18

Cover Story

Suffocating kidney fibrosis

Portrait

The right mix of research and teaching: ideal for fostering the spirit of cooperation

Miscellaneous

• NCCR Kidney.CH Retreat 2019
• EUKISS - Summer School 2019
• Farewell Jens, Welcome Romina

Dec 2018

Newsletter No. 17

Cover Story

Is phosphate toxic?

Portrait

A passion for complex problems

Miscellaneous

• NCCR Kidney.CH & TRENAL Summer School 2018: From renal physiology to kidney disease
• Junior Grants 2018
• Farewell Symposium for François Verrey: The Kidney & Transport
• CAS/DAS In Translational Nephrology: modules 3 & 4

June 2018

Newsletter No. 16

Cover Story

It takes two to tango

Portrait

From a spark to a flame

Miscellaneous

• 8th International Kidney.CH Symposium - Systems Biology & Precision Medicine
• Kidney experts gather for annual retreat
• Enrol in the first summer school

Dec 2017

Newsletter No. 15

Cover Story

One size does not fit all

Portrait

Between the clinic and the lab

Miscellaneous

• 3rd joint NCCR workshop: Career development and application training
• CAS/DAS Translational Nephrology: module 1 & 2
• 3rd Kidney Stone Symposium 2018
• Junior Grants 2017

June 2017

Newsletter No. 14

Cover Story

Side effects of chronic kidney disease

Portrait

Balancing family and a scientific career

Miscellaneous

• 5th e-learning module completed - CAS/DAS in Translational Nephrology
• NCCR Kidney.CH Retreat 2017
• Results of the 5th HCP call
• Poster Award 2017

Nov 2016

Newsletter No. 13

Cover Story

Piecing the parts together

Portrait

The NCCR Kidney.CH is expanding its education programme

Miscellaneous

• 2nd joint NCCR workshop: Learning to work together
• E-learning module 5 started: Metabolism and CKD
• Junior Grants 2016
• Results of the 4th HCP call

June 2016

Newsletter No. 12

Cover Story

Doping for the sick kidney

Portrait

Computers shed light on homeostatic processes

Miscellaneous

• NCCR Kidney.CH Retreat 2016
• Forth e-learning module completed
• More than 100 scientists gather at 1st Swiss Kidney Stone Symposium
• International Symposium "Pumping, channelling and exchanging"
• Joint NCCR workshop on interdisciplinary collaboration

Dec 2015

Newsletter No. 11

Cover Story

A better understanding of kidney stones

Portrait

Careers within the NCCR Kidney.CH

Miscellaneous

• Joint NCCR workshop: Studying and sharing
• E-learning module 4 launched: Oxygen homeostasis
• Junior Grants 2015
• Results of the 2nd HCP call

June 2015

Newsletter No. 10

Cover Story

What we eat... or the impact of our diet on our kidneys

Portrait

How our food leads to high blood pressure

Miscellaneous

• Third Kidney.CH e-learning module completed
• Retreat 2015: Exchange of experience
• Results of the 1st HCP call

Dec 2014

Newsletter No. 9

Cover Story

Deciphering the importance of uromodulin

Portrait

How our genes influence the kidney's self-regulation

Miscellaneous

• Focus on clinical research
• Renowned scientists join Advisory Board
• New Junior Grant
• E-learning module 3 started: Calcium and phosphate metabolism

June 2014

Newsletter No. 8

Cover Story

Calcification - How to improve kidney patients' life expectancies

Portrait

Hypertension with a grain of salt

Miscellaneous

• Impressions from the Kidney.CH Retreat 2014
• Positive feedback for second Kidney.CH e-learning module
• News from the Kidney.CH Management Office: Goodbye Matthias - Welcome Jens!

Dec 2013

Newsletter No. 7

Cover Story

Swiss kidney stone cohort

Portrait

Where engineering, medicine,
and biology meet

Miscellaneous

• E-learning module 2 started
• 3rd int. Kidney.CH Symposium

June 2013

Newsletter No. 6

Cover Story

Seeing is believing

Portrait

Curiosity and improvement

Miscellaneous

• E-Learning
• Retreat 2013
• Congratulations

Dec 2012

Newsletter No. 5

Cover Story

New tools for genome engineering

Portrait

The Kidney.CH network is of great importance

Miscellaneous

• Swiss kidney stone cohort
• Symposium 2012
• Computational modelling
• Progress report approved

June 2012

Newsletter No. 4

Cover Story

Building Switzerland’s next Generation
of Renal Physiologists

Portrait

Research is the Creative Element

Miscellaneous

• Student’s Day
• Junior Grants
• New Participants
• Thank you Felix Frey!

Dec 2011

Newsletter No. 3

Cover Story

Love, Life, Oxygen

Portrait

Life is not a path that is fixed at the very beginning

Miscellaneous

• E-Learning Pilot Project for Basic Principles in Nephrology
• Kidney.CH Symposium 2011
• Progress Report approved

Apr 2011

Newsletter No. 2

Cover Story

Do we sense Phosphate

Portrait

1947: Reubi meets Homer Smith

Miscellaneous

• Core Facility for Rodent Physiology
• 1st Kidney.CH Student's Day

Dec 2010

Newsletter No. 1

Cover Story

Keeping the Balance

Portrait

When Geneva met Odema

Miscellaneous

• Olivier Devuyst joins Kidney.CH
• 1st Kidney.CH student's day