AlessiaFornoni University of Miami United States

AlessiaFornoni
Dr. Alessia Fornoni is a Professor of Medicine, Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, and Biochemistry at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. She serves as the Director and Chair of the Peggy and Harold Katz Drug Discovery Center. Dr. Fornoni gained experience in drug development at Hoffmann-La Roche in Basel and is the founding scientist of several start-up companies. Her research is supported by grants from the NIH, industry, and private foundations. She has received numerous prestigious awards, including membership in the American Society of Clinical Investigation (ASCI, 2017), the Association of American Physicians (AAP, 2021), and the Florida Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (ASEMFL, 2023). Dr. Fornoni serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Clinical Investigation and Kidney International and was the Deputy Editor of JASN in 2024. She began her term as the At-Large Councilor for the ASN Council in January 2025. A recipient of multiple mentorship awards, her trainees hold leadership roles in various academic institutions worldwide. As Co-Director of the MD/PhD MSTP program, the CTSI K12 program, and Director of an NIH-funded summer school in Nephrology, Dr. Fornoni demonstrates a strong commitment to mentoring students and junior faculty toward successful academic careers. Through her pioneering work on insulin signaling, cholesterol metabolism, and sphingolipid-related pathways, Dr. Fornoni has uncovered novel pathogenetic mechanisms and therapeutic approaches for glomerular disorders, which have successfully progressed to ongoing clinical trials.
Institution

Day 2 - Monday April 15, 2024

Time Session
3 p.m.
4 p.m.
AlessiaFornoni Chairperson University of Miami United States
MichelleRheault Chairperson rheau002@umn.eduUniversity of MinnesotaUnited States
  • Predicting the Risks of Kidney Failure and Death in Adults With Moderate-to-severe Chronic Kidney Disease (KDpredict)
    PietroRavani Free Communication pravani@ucalgary.caUniversity of CalgaryCanada
  • Plasma Exchange in ANCA Associated Vasculitis GN: Update After Pexivas
    Wladimir MietekSzpirt Speaker wladimir.mietek.szpirt.01@regionh.dkRigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Dept. of Nephrology, Denmark, Senior Research ConsultantDenmark
  • EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF IPTACOPAN IN PATIENTS WITH IgA NEPHROPATHY: INTERIM RESULTS FROM THE PHASE 3 APPLAUSE-IgAN STUDY
    DanaRizk Free Communication drizk@uabmc.eduUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamUnited States
  • SPARSENTAN VS IRBESARTAN IN PATIENTS WITH IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY (IgAN): SUBGROUP ANALYSES OF 2-YEAR RESULTS FROM THE PIVOTAL PHASE 3 PROTECT TRIAL
    JonathanBarratt Free Communication University of Leicester, Leicester, UKUnited Kingdom
  • PREGNANCY AMONG WOMEN ON CHRONIC DIALYSIS : THE FRENCH COHORT
    CécileCouchoud Free Communication cecile.couchoud@biomedecine.frREIN registry, Agence de la biomédecine, FranceFrance
Hall A

Day 3 - Tuesday April 16, 2024

Time Session
11 a.m.
12:15 p.m.
AlessiaFornoni Chairperson University of Miami United States
LizLightstone Chairperson Imperial College LondonUnited Kingdom
MasaomiNangaku Chairperson Japan
  • Acceptance Speech: Bywaters Award
    MotokoYanagita Speaker Kyoto UniversityJapan
  • Insights into SGLT2 Inhibitors: A Story of Discovery. Donald Seldin Lecture
    EleFerrannini Speaker eleferrannini@gmail.comUniversity of PisaItaly
  • ELP2 Graduation
    MasaomiNangaku Speaker Japan
Hall A

Pre-Congress - Saturday April 13, 2024

Time Session
4:30 p.m.
6 p.m.
  • ISN President's Address
    MasaomiNangaku Speaker Japan
  • Tribute to Stewart Cameron
  • Welcome by WHO Director of Non-Communicable Diseases Dr Bente Mikkelsen
  • Welcome by Dr. Marina Papaginovic, SAN President; Dr. Guillermo Rosa Diez, WCN Local Organising Group Chair; and Dr. Jorge Rico, SLANH President and WCN Local Organizing Group co-Chair
    GuillermoRosa Diez Speaker guillermo.rosadiez@hospitalitaliano.org.arHospital Italiano de Buenos Aires; Argentinean Society of Nephrology; Latinoamerican Society of Nephrology and Hypertension; International Society of NephrologyArgentina
    JorgeRico Speaker jorgericof@yahoo.comColombia
    MariaPapaginovic Leiva Speaker drapapaginovicleiva@gmail.comArgentina
  • Welcome by Minister of Health for Buenos Aries Dr Fern
  • Welcome by SPWG Chair Alessia Fornoni
    AlessiaFornoni Speaker University of Miami United States
  • The Origin of the Universe
    DanielDe Florian Speaker deflo@unsam.edu.arUniversidad Nacional de San MartinArgentina
  • Acceptance Speech: Hamburger Award
    AdeeraLevin Speaker University of British Columbia and Providence Health CareCanada
Hall A