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Targeting Fibrosis in Kidney, Bone Marrow, and Urological Diseases
Event Details
Meeting Summary
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Meeting Focus
Discuss Means of Detecting and Measuring Pathologic Fibrosis in Humans
Questions to be answered
- Can we differentiate between pathologic fibrosis and that of normal aging?
- Does fibrosis correlate with organ dysfunction?
- Does imaging of fibrosis correlate with organ dysfunction, recovery, and regression?
- What novel biomarkers or technologies should be pursued to detect and measure pathologic fibrosis?
Steering Committee
NIDDK Members
Tamara Bavendam, Terry Bishop, Ed Doo, Deborah Hoshizaki, Chris Ketchum,
Ziya Kirkali, Maren Laughlin, Tracy Rankin, and Krystyna Rys-Sikora
NIBIB Member
Christina Liu
Event Logistics
Location
Hyatt Regency Bethesda Hotel
One Bethesda Metro Center
7400 Wisconsin Avenue
Bethesda,
MD
20814
T:
+1-301-657-1234 or 800-233-1234
Contacts
Program Contact
Michael F. Flessner, M.D., Ph.D.
NIDDK
T: 301-451-4901
Meeting Logistics
John Hare, M.S., CMP, CGMP
The Scientific Consulting Group, Inc.
T: 301-670-4990