ISSRPPM: CME-accredited International Summer School of Renal Pathology & Precision Medicine (August 24, 2026)

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

SCHOOL FRAMEWORK

The CME-accredited International Summer School of Renal Pathology & Precision Medicine (ISSRPPM) will be held at the University of Bari in August and September 2026 with state-of-the-art facilities. This educational endeavor is dedicated to advancing knowledge and improving management of kidney disease. The school builds on previous experience gained through the International Summer School of Renal Pathology (ISSRP) since 2011 and aims to train the next generation of renal pathologists to practice integrated nephropathology.

The school will be organized in 4 modules:

Precision Medicine – Basic Concepts from tissue procurement to data extraction and analysis
Pathology of Native Kidney Diseases with clinico-patholologic and molecular correlation
Digital Pathology and Image Analysis of Kidney Diseases
Molecular Nephropathology & Data Integration

Each module will include:

Formal educational lectures
- Renal Pathology
- Image analysis
- Omics technologies
Hands-on laboratory experience in small groups
- Case review and case study in small groups with trainer
- Image analysis
- Relevant Omics technologies
Data integration & phenotyping-endotyping – Case studies

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SCHOOL DIRECTORS

Laura Barisoni, M.D.

Duke University, Durham, NC (USA)

Loreto Gesualdo, M.D.

University of Bari (Italy)

Andrew Janowczyk, PhD.

Emory University, GA (USA)

Matthias Kretzler, M.D., PhD.

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (USA)

Surya V. Seshan, M.D.

Cornell University, NY (USA)

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ISSRPPM: CME-accredited International Summer School of Renal Pathology & Precision Medicine (August 24, 2026)