PLAN Research Day November 28 2008
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[edit] Report 28 November 2008 14th PLAN Research Day in Rotterdam
On the 28th of November, the 14th PLAN Research Day was held at the Erasmus University Medical Center (Erasmus MC) in Rotterdam. The program of this day mainly focused on kidney transplantation-related research, as this is an important topic in the Erasmus MC; the largest kidney transplant center in The Netherlands. The day was divided in 3 main research topics: in the morning (1) general nephrology-related research; and in the afternoon (2) before and during transplantation-related research, and (3) after transplantation-related research. Furthermore, the program consisted of a combination of basic science and clinical research which made the talks understandable for participants with different backgrounds. In total, between 30 and 40 people attended this day.
The day started with an overview of a research project concerning “renal WNK kinase pathway in relation with renal sodium and blood pressure regulation”, followed by a presentation on “the importance of IL-2 producing memory CD4+ T lymphocytes are critically involved in the generation of IgG-secreting plasma cells”. The scientific morning session was closed by an interesting talk indicating “the importance of the latent presence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) in patients with renal failure for long-time survival”.
After a nice lunch with sandwiches and “kroketten”, we made an excursion to the top floor of the Erasmus MC faculty building, approximately 27 floors above street level. Although it was a little bit foggy, the view was spectacular: the beautiful skyline of Rotterdam, city and harbor! After this social part, the scientific program continued.
The first part of the afternoon session consisted of talks with subjects like “living kidney donation-programs”, including “the psychological aspects of living kidney donation”. Additionally, the results of the “ABO-blood group incompatible transplantations” were presented. Furthermore, the department of surgery showed a new (left) kidney donation procedure, the so-called “Hand-Assisted Retro-Peritoneal (HARP) living donor nephrectomy.
After a short coffee break, the value of pharmacogenetics and new cellular therapies, such as regulatory T-cells or mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) in organ transplantation were discussed.
After this interesting, but long scientific day, there was time for the social part with drinks and snacks. This gave the opportunity to socialize, network and exchange ideas in an informal way.
Finally, for those who wanted, a nice diner was served in a typical Belgian restaurant. All kinds of delicious beers were “tested” by our “serious” panel of researchers. There was one main conclusion: beer definitely stimulates the kidney.
I think we can conclude that again, this 14th PLAN Research day was a great success. Therefore, I would like to thank all speakers and participants for joining this day, and Baxter for sponsoring PLAN. I hope to see you again on the next PLAN Research day in June 2009 in Groningen.
[edit] Program 28 November 2008 14th PLAN Research Day in Rotterdam
Location: Erasmus Medical Center – Auditorium Erasmus MC (A206) Organizer: Meindert Crop
09:30 – 10:00 Arrival and registration
10:00 – 10:15 Opening and Welcome
GENERAL NEPHROLOGY (moderator: Martin Hoogduijn)
10:15 – 10:45 Linking the WNKs: exploring the connections between renal sodium and blood pressure regulation-Nils van der Lubbe, Department of Nephrology
10:45 – 11:15 IL-2 producing memory CD4+ T lymphocytes are critically involved in the generation of IgG secreting plasma cells-Nicolle Litjens, Department of Nephrology
11:15 – 11:45 Latency for cytomegalovirus in patients with renal failure; not a harmless finding Michiel Betjes, Department of Nephrology
11:45 – 13:15 Lunch & Excursion
BEFORE AND DURING TRANSPLANTATION (moderator: Annelies de Weerd)
13:15 – 13:45 ABO-study-Madelon van Agteren, Department of Nephrology
13:45 – 14:15 Living kidney donation-programmes-Willij Zuidema, Department of Internal Medicine - Transplantation
14:15 – 14:45 Psychological aspects of living kidney donation-Leonieke Kranenburg, Department of Internal Medicine - Transplantation
14:45 – 15:15 Hand-assisted Retro-peritoneal (HARP) living donor nephrectomy-study-Nienke Dols, Department of Surgery
15:15 – 15:45 Break
AFTER TRANSPLANTATION (moderator: Monique Quaedackers)
15:45 – 16.15 Pharmacogenetics in transplantation – presence & future-Dennis Hesselink, Department of Pharmacology / Internal Medicine
16:15 – 16.45 Regulatory T cells in organ transplantation-Esmé Dijke, Department of Internal Medicine - Transplantation
16.45 – 17.15 Potential of Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) as immunosuppressive therapy-Meindert Crop/Martin Hoogduijn, Department of Internal Medicine - Transplantation
17:15 Drinks
18:00 Dinner in Rotterdam (Optional)
