Basic/Clinical Science Session
Model Organisms to Understand Kidney Development, Disease, and Homeostasis
October 24, 2024 | 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Location: Room 2, Convention Center
Session Description
The accelerated discovery of genes and genetic variants potentially contributing to kidney diseases in humans has highlighted the need for tractable tools to understand their possible roles in kidney development and homeostasis. This session presents exemplars of diverse animal model systems that harness cross-species genomic conservation and similar cellular-signaling processes to understand human kidneys.
Learning Objective(s)
- List advantages and disadvantages of using rodents to study kidney diseases
- Compare and contrast mammalian vs. nonmammalian animal models of kidney diseases
- Summarize evolutionarily conserved programs in animal models of kidney development
Learning Pathway(s)
- Genetic Diseases and Development
Moderators
Presentations
- Insights into Mammalian Kidney Development and Disease: Using the Mouse to Model Congenital Anomalies of the Kidneys and Urinary Tract
02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
- Zebrafish as a Physiologically Relevant Model to Study Kidney Development, Aging, and Regeneration
02:30 PM - 03:00 PM
- Leveraging Caenorhabditis elegans to Elucidate Ciliary Dynamics in the Context of PKD
03:00 PM - 03:30 PM
- Xenopus Models Yield New Insights into Renal Tubule Development
03:30 PM - 04:00 PM