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From Bench to Bedside: Translating New Discoveries in Diabetic Kidney Diseases and Other Metabolic Disorders

Conference Presentations

Thursday, October 25, 2018

Shweta Bansal, M.D.
Abstract No: 3012137Title: “Chronic kidney diseases (CKD) screening rate and blood pressure (BP) control in Veterans with hypertension”
Poster Session:
Session Title: Hypertension and CVD: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Prevention [PO1401-1]
Session Date, Time: October 25, 2018 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Poster Board #: TH-PO442

Manoj Bhattarai
Abstract No: TH-PO882
Title: “Pirfenidone May Protect Against Diabetic Kidney Disease by Reducing Fumarate”
Session Information:
Diabetic Kidney Disease: Basic – I
October 25, 2018 | Location: Exhibit Hall, San Diego Convention Center
Abstract Time: 10:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Brittaini Bunce
Abstract No: 3013863
Title: “Breaking the Rules on PTLD”
Poster Session:
Session Title: Trainee Case Reports – II [PO2000-4]
Session Date, Time: October 25, 2018 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Poster Board #: TH-PO574

Jiwan John Kim
Abstract No: 3022761
Title: “Pirfenidone may protect against diabetic kidney disease by reducing fumarate”
Poster Session:
Session Title: Diabetic Kidney Disease: Basic – I [PO0601-1]
Session Date, Time: October 25, 2018 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Poster Board #: TH-PO882 

Debnath Subrata
Abstract No: 3024320
Title: “Fatigue on Hemodialysis Day is Associated with Post-hemodialysis Amino Acids Depletion
Poster Session:
Session Title: Dialysis: Cost, Socioeconomics, Quality of Life [PO0701-1]
Session Date, Time: October 25, 2018 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Poster Board #: TH-PO312 

Guanshi Zhang
Abstract No: 3024773
Title: “MALDI-MSI and METASPACE annotation of normal human renal cortical tissue reveals consistent lipid remodeling”
Poster Session:
Session Title: Diabetic Kidney Disease: Basic – I [PO0601-1]
Session Date, Time: October 25, 2018 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Poster Board #: TH-PO871 

Soumya Maity, Ph.D.
Poster 1:
Abstract No: 3016710
Title: “PI 3 kinase/Akt node acts as a driver for high glucose-induced miR-214 expression to induce a positive feedback loop via PTEN for matrix protein expression in proximal tubular epithelial cells (PTECs)”​
Poster Session:
Session Title: Diabetic Kidney Disease: Basic – I [PO0601-1]
Session Date, Time: October 25, 2018 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Poster Board #: TH-PO884

Friday, October 26, 2018

Soumya Maity, Ph.D.
Poster 2:

Abstract No:​ 3015241
Title: “A cross-talk between TGFbeta receptor (TGFbR) and PDGF receptor-beta (PDGFRb) controls mTORC1-mediated mesangial cell (MC) hypertrophy and fibrotic protein expression”​
Poster Session:
Session Title: Diabetic Kidney Disease: Basic – II [PO0601-2]
Session Date, Time: October 26, 2018 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Poster Board #: FR-PO380​ 

Ricardo Rodriguez-Santos, M.D.
Abstract No: 3024637
Title: “Spontaneous rupture of peritoneal dialysis catheter with no drainage problem”
Poster Session:
Session Title: Trainee Case Reports – IV [PO2000-5]
Session Date, Time: October 26, 2018 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Poster Board #: FR-PO1095 

Falguni Das, Ph.D.
Abstract No:  3016040
Title: “Deacetylation of S6 kinase (S6K) by high glucose drives mesangial cell (MC) hypertrophy and matrix expansion in diabetic nephropathy (DN)”
Poster Session:
Session Title: Diabetic Kidney Disease: Basic – II [PO0601-2]
Session Date, Time: October 26, 2018 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Poster Board #: FR-PO393 

Manjula Darshi, Ph.D.
Abstract No: 3022591
Title: “Urine Metabolites Predict Kidney Function Decline in Type I Diabetic Subjects”
Poster Session:
Session Title: Diabetic Kidney Disease: Clinical – I [PO0602-1]
Session Date, Time: October 26, 2018 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Your Poster Board #: FR-PO382 

Saturday, October 27, 2018

Kumar Sharma, M.D. (Speaker at Educational Symposium)
Session Title: Reshaping Our Approach to CKD
Lecture Title: Inflammatory Pathways in CKD Progression
Time: 12:45 – 1:45 p.m.
Location: San Diego Convention Center, North Tower Grand Ballroom, Salon 5, 11 W. Harbor Dr., San Diego, CA 92101
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Andrew Donati
Title: “Chloride channel accessory protein could be a novel regulatory factor in aging related changes in the kidney”
Session Title: Geriatric Nephrology [PO1100-1]
Session Date, Time: October 27, 2018 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Poster Board #: SA-PO729 

Hak Joo Lee, Ph.D.
Title: “Marmoset – a non-human primate model to study aging associated changes in the kidney”
Session Title: Geriatric Nephrology [PO1100-1]
Session Date, Time: October 27, 2018 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Poster Board #: SA-PO731 

Kai Chin, M.D.
Title: “Baroreceptor Failure – A Rare Form of Secondary Hypertension”
Poster Session:
Session Title: Trainee Case Reports – VI [PO2000-6]
Session Date, Time: October 27, 2018 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Poster Board #: SA-PO299

Abstract No: SA-PO223
Title: “Myeloma-Like Cast Nephropathy in a Patient with Pancreatic Mixed Acinar-Neuroendocrine Cancer”
Session Information:
Trainee Case Reports – V
October 27, 2018 | Location: Exhibit Hall, San Diego Convention Center
Abstract Time: 10:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Shweta Bansal, M.D.
Abstract No: 3012118
Title: “Safety and efficacy of high dose spironolactone in loop diuretic resistant acute decompensated heart failure”
Oral Abstract Session
Session Title: Hypertension and CVD: Epidemiology and Outcomes [OR1401-1]
Session Date, Time: October 27, 2018 from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Session Room: 6F (San Diego Convention Center)
Abstract Publication #: SA-OR055
Presentation Time: 5:54 PM to 6:06 PM

  • Mitochondria and Metabolomics in Diabetic Complications
    Time: 3:12pm – 3:36pm
    Speaker: Kumar Sharma
  • Session – Role of Reactive Oxygen Species in Diabetic Nephropathy
    Type: Basic and Clinical Science Symposium
    Date: Sunday, November 16, 2014
    Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm
    Moderator: Kumar Sharma
  • Restoring Mitochondrial Superoxide Levels with BendaviaTM Protects Against Progression of Diabetic Kidney Disease in db/db Mice
    Speaker: Satoshi Miyamoto
    Satoshi Miyamoto, Manjula Darshi, Larkin B. Slater, Tai Nguyen, Peter J. Oates and Kumar Sharma. Center for Renal Translational Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States; Veterans Administration San Diego HealthCare System, La Jolla, CA, United States and Stealth Peptides, Inc., Newton, MA, United States.
  • Cholecystokinin Activates AMPK and Protects Against Progression of Diabetic Kidney Disease in db/db Mice
    Speaker: Satoshi Miyamoto
    Satoshi Miyamoto, Maggie K. Diamond-stanic, Manjula Darshi1, Tammy Quach1, Larkin B. Slater, and Kumar Sharma. Center for Renal Translational Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States and Veterans Administration San Diego HealthCare System, La Jolla, CA, United States.
  • High Spatial and Spectral Resolution Mass Spectrometry Imaging Reveals Reduced AMP and Elevated ATP Levels in Glomeruli of Diabetic Mice
    Speaker: Satoshi Miyamoto
    Satoshi Miyamoto, Gregory Hamm, Jonathan Stauber, Pieter Dorrestein, and Kumar Sharma. Institute of Metabolomic Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States; Center for Renal Translational Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States; Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, La Jolla, CA, United States; MS Imaging Department, ImaBiotech, Lille, France and Therapeutic Discovery Mass Spectrometry Center, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States.