President
Giuseppe Remuzzi, M.D.
Mario Negri Institute
Bergamo, Italy
Currently Professor of Nephrology and Director of the Department of Immunology and Clinical Transplantation of the Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo, Italy and Director of the Division of Nephrology and Dialysis of the same hospital. He also directs the Negri Bergamo Laboratories of the “Mario Negri” Institute for Pharmacological Research, a unique group of basic scientists and clinicians devoted to the study of renal disease, with particular focus on progression of renal disease and transplant immunology and tolerance. Particularly far-reaching are his contributions to our understanding of the pathophysiology of hemolytic uremic syndrome and the role of protein trafficking in renal disease progression. He authored and co-authored more than 1000 scientific articles, reviews and monographs. Prof. Remuzzi serves on editorial boards of numerous journals including New England Journal of Medicine and is member of the International Advisory Board of The Lancet. During his professional career Giuseppe Remuzzi received many national and international awards, among them the ISN Jean Hamburger Award (WCN 2005, Singapore), the John P. Peters Award (ASN 2007, San Francisco) and the ISN AMGEN Award (WCN 2011, Vancouver).