ASN is the largest organization of nephrologists in the world. Eleven University physicians and researchers took part in the Oct. 10-16 meeting in Toronto. Thomas DuBose, MD, FACP, was elected to the ASN council, an honor that reaches well beyond the confines of the organization. Any time someone is honored or featured from this University, it focuses attention on this University, and we gain scientific recognition. DuBose, Peter T. Bohan professor and chair of internal medicine and professor of molecular and integrative physiology, is the first KUMC representative to hold the distinguished position.
Council members serve a seven-year term, the sixth of which they become society president.
He also co-chaired a clinical symposium, and two abstracts from his lab were presented. Billy G. Hudson, PhD, professor and chair of biochemistry and molecular biology, had the distinction of presenting this year's Homer W. Smith Award, the society's highest recognition. Dale Abrahamson, PhD, professor and chair of anatomy and cell biology, gave minilecture, two poster presentations about his research and moderated a symposium. Jared Grantham, MD, distinguished professor of nephrology, also presented papers from his lab. KUMC's critical mass at the conference is indicative of the institution's ever-increasing prominence in the field of nephrology.