Marcello Tonelli Canada

Marcello Tonelli is a nephrologist and Professor of Medicine at the University of Calgary. He is the founding Director of the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre on Prevention and Control of Chronic Kidney Disease. Dr. Tonelli is the President of the International Society of Nephrology and past President of the Canadian Society of Nephrology. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and has been named a “Highly Cited” researcher by Thompson-Reuters every year since 2015.

28 March 2026

Time Session
2 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
Plenary Lecture 1: Donald Seldin Lecture - Dynamics of the Function and Regulation of the Endoplasmic Reticulum and WCN'26 Opening Ceremony (Kazutoshi Mori, Japan)
Jean Hamburger Award
PL
MarcelloTonelli Moderator Canada
MasaomiNangaku Moderator Japan
SunitaBavanandan Moderator Malaysia
KornchanokVareesangthip YN Host Thailand
KazutoshiMori Speaker Japan
TakashiKadowaki Speaker Japan
Main Hall

30 March 2026

Time Session
2:10 p.m.
3:10 p.m.
A Turning Point for Kidney Health: Global Impact of the WHO Resolution
BKH
IfeomaUlasi Moderator Nigeria
Sydney Tang Moderator Hong Kong, China
313 - 314