About this event

  • Date and time Thu 22 Jan 2026 from 8:30am to 23 Jan 2026 at 5:30pm
  • Location Royal Society of Medicine
  • Organised by Nephrology

Glomerulonephritis is a rapidly evolving area of nephrology with major advances in disease pathogenesis and therapeutic targets leading to changes in clinical practice.

Join us for this two-day event, a collaboration between RSM Nephrology and Kidney Research UK Glomerulonephritis Clinical Study Group (GN CSG). We will explore the latest advances in the treatment and pathogenesis of primary and multisystem glomerular diseases. Through interactive lectures, case-based sessions, and panel discussions, we'll delve into the evolving clinical landscape and what it means for patient care.

Who should attend?

This meeting is a collaboration between clinicians, scientists, and healthcare professionals with an interest in glomerular diseases. 

By attending this meeting, you will:

  • Build your understanding of the pathological mechanisms and therapeutic targets across primary glomerulonephritis, lupus, and vasculitis.
  • Gain increased knowledge of therapeutic options for glomerular diseases.
  • Enhanced insight into the evolving treatment landscape in daily practice and renal services.

Gain CPD points: Day 1 is worth 6 CPD points and Day 2 is worth 6 CPD points

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We would like to thank our sponsors Alexion, argenx, AstraZeneca, Biogen, CSL Vifor, Dimerix, Hansa Biopharma, Otsuka Pharmaceutical, Purespring Therapeutics, Roche Products Ltd, Sobi, STADA Thornton & Ross, Vera Therapeutics and Vertex Pharmaceuticals for their financial support of this independent meeting.

This activity has also been supported by Alentis Therapeutics and Novartis in the form of an educational grant.

The companies listed have had no influence or input into the agenda, content or organisation of this meeting.

 

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Agenda

View the programme - Day 1 - 22 January 2026

Registration, tea and coffee
Welcome and introduction

Dr Francesco Rainone, President, Nephrology Section, Royal Society of Medicine

Session 1: Nephrotic syndromes from bench to bedside

Chairs: Professor Richard Coward, University of Bristol and Dr Melanie Chan, Imperial College London

The Podocyte

Professor Moin Saleem, University of Bristol

The Genetics of Nephrotic Syndromes

Professor Daniel Gale, University College London

Nephrotic Syndrome in Children- A General Approach to Management

Dr Rebecca Preston, University of Manchester

Nephrotic Syndrome in Adults – A General Approach to Management

Professor Megan Griffith, Imperial College London

Tea and coffee break

Session 2: Membranous Nephropathy and Amyloidosis

Chairs: Dr Durga Kanigicherla, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and Dr Samira Bell, University of Dundee

Novel Treatment Targets and Autoantibodies in Membranous Nephropathy

Professor Pierre Ronco, Sorbonne Université, Paris

Primary Membranous Nephropathy – A Clinical Approach

Dr Ruth Pepper, Royal Free Hospital

Amyloidosis – A Clinical Approach

Professor Helen Lachmann, The National Amyloidosis Centre, University College London

Lunch break

Session 3: Minimal change disease and FSGS, and implementations in clinical practice

Chairs: Dr Patrick Hamilton, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and Professor Kate Bramham, Kings College London

Novel Treatment Targets and Autoantibodies in MCD/FSGS

Professor Tobias Huber, University of Hamburg

Minimal Change Disease & FSGS - A Clinical Approach

Dr Lisa Willcocks, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge

The Parasol Initiative- Working with Regulators to Facilitate Drug Approvals

Dr Laura Mariani, University of Michigan

Glomerular Disease Services- Time for a Change?

Professor Smeeta Sinha, Northern Care Alliance, Salford

Panel discussion

Chairs: Professor Liz Lightstone and Professor Alan Salama

Panellists: Smeeta Sinha, Hayley Wells, Lisa Willcocks, Daniel Gale, David Wheeler

Tea and coffee break

Session 4: Clinical Cases -Nephrotic Syndrome Panel Discussion

Chairs: Professor Colin Geddes, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and Dr Candice Roufosse, Imperial College London

Panellists: Laura Mariani, Tobias Huber, Pierre Ronco, Liz Lightstone

Closing remarks

Dr Francesco Rainone, President, Nephrology Section, Royal Society of Medicine

Drinks reception
View the programme - Day 2 - 23 January 2026

Registration, tea and coffee
Welcome and introduction

Dr Francesco Rainone, President, Nephrology Section, Royal Society of Medicine

Session 5: Nephritic syndromes from bench to bedside

Chairs: Dr Rupert Beale, The Francis Crick Institute, London and Dr Wen Ding, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston Foundation Trust

The Omics Revolution and Understanding the Glomerular Response to Immune Complex Deposition

Dr Katherine Bull, University of Oxford

A General Approach to the Nephritic Syndromes: Adult and Paediatric Perspectives

Dr Rona Smith, University of Cambridge, and Professor Louise Oni, University College London

The Role of Complement in the Nephritic Syndromes

Dr Sally Johnson, The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Tea and coffee break

Session 6: Therapeutic advances and implementation in vasculitis and lupus

Chairs: Dr Michael Robson, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and Professor Sian Griffin, Consultant Nephrologist and Clinical Trials lead, University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff

Advanced B cell therapies

Professor David Jayne, University of Cambridge

Advances in complement therapies

Dr Edwin Wong, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

ANCA associated vasculitis - A Clinical Approach

Dr Silke Brix, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Lupus Nephritis – A Clinical Approach

Professor Liz Lightstone, Imperial College London

Lunch break

Session 7: Best practice approach incorporating the patients perspective

Chairs: Dr Richard Hull, St George’s University Hospitals NHS Trust, and Dr Nadia Sarween, Consultant Nephrologist, University Hospitals Birmingham

The impact of living with a glomerular disease

Patient Panel and discussion

Chairs: Dr Haresh Selvaskandan, University of Leicester, Dr Katie Wong, University College London

Atypical Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome and C3 Glomerulopathy - A Clinical Approach

Professor Neil Sheerin, University of Newcastle

IgA Nephropathy & IgA Vasculitis- A Clinical Approach

Dr Chee Kay Cheung, University of Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Anti-GBM disease- A Clinical Approach

Dr Steve McAdoo, Imperial College London

Tea and coffee break

Session 8: Clinical cases - Nephritic Syndrome Panel Discussion

Chairs: Dr Rachel Jones, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge and Professor Ian Roberts, University of Oxford

Panellists: Silke Brix, Jonathan Barratt, Alan Salama, Neil Sheerin, Kate Bramham 

Closing remarks

Dr Francesco Rainone, President, Nephrology Section, Royal Society of Medicine

Close of meeting
View the programme - Day 1 - 22 January 2026

Welcome and introduction

Dr Francesco Rainone, President, Nephrology Section, Royal Society of Medicine

Session 1: Nephrotic syndromes from bench to bedside

Chairs: Professor Richard Coward, University of Bristol and Dr Melanie Chan, Imperial College London

The Podocyte

Professor Moin Saleem, University of Bristol

The Genetics of Nephrotic Syndromes

Professor Daniel Gale, University College London

Nephrotic Syndrome in Children- A General Approach to Management

Dr Rebecca Preston, University of Manchester

Nephrotic Syndrome in Adults – A General Approach to Management

Professor Megan Griffith, Imperial College London

Comfort break

Session 2: Membranous Nephropathy and Amyloidosis

Chairs: Dr Durga Kanigicherla, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and Dr Samira Bell, University of Dundee

Novel Treatment Targets and Autoantibodies in Membranous Nephropathy

Professor Pierre Ronco, Sorbonne Université, Paris

Primary Membranous Nephropathy – A Clinical Approach

Dr Ruth Pepper, Royal Free Hospital

Amyloidosis – A Clinical Approach

Professor Helen Lachmann, The National Amyloidosis Centre, University College London

Lunch break

Session 3: Minimal change disease and FSGS, and implementations in clinical practice

Chairs: Dr Patrick Hamilton, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and Professor Kate Bramham, Kings College London

Novel Treatment Targets and Autoantibodies in MCD/FSGS

Professor Tobias Huber, University of Hamburg

Minimal Change Disease & FSGS - A Clinical Approach

Dr Lisa Willcocks, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge

The Parasol Initiative- Working with Regulators to Facilitate Drug Approvals

Dr Laura Mariani, University of Michigan

Glomerular Disease Services- Time for a Change?

Professor Smeeta Sinha, Northern Care Alliance, Salford

Panel discussion

Chairs: Professor Liz Lightstone and Professor Alan Salama

Panellists: Smeeta Sinha, Hayley Wells, Lisa Willcocks, Daniel Gale, David Wheeler

Comfort break

Session 4: Clinical Cases -Nephrotic Syndrome Panel Discussion

Chairs: Professor Colin Geddes, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and Dr Candice Roufosse, Imperial College London

Panellists: Laura Mariani, Tobias Huber, Pierre Ronco, Liz Lightstone

Close of meeting

Dr Francesco Rainone, President, Nephrology Section, Royal Society of Medicine

View the programme - Day 2 - 23 January 2026

Welcome and introduction

Dr Francesco Rainone, President, Nephrology Section, Royal Society of Medicine

Session 5: Nephritic syndromes from bench to bedside

Chairs: Dr Rupert Beale, The Francis Crick Institute, London and Dr Wen Ding, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston Foundation Trust

The Omics Revolution and Understanding the Glomerular Response to Immune Complex Deposition

Dr Katherine Bull, University of Oxford

A General Approach to the Nephritic Syndromes: Adult and Paediatric Perspectives

Dr Rona Smith, University of Cambridge, and Professor Louise Oni, University College London

The Role of Complement in the Nephritic Syndromes

Dr Sally Johnson, The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Comfort break

Session 6: Therapeutic advances and implementation in vasculitis and lupus

Chairs: Dr Michael Robson, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and Professor Sian Griffin, Consultant Nephrologist and Clinical Trials lead, University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff

Advanced B cell therapies

Professor David Jayne, University of Cambridge

Advances in complement therapies

Dr Edwin Wong, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

ANCA associated vasculitis - A Clinical Approach

Dr Silke Brix, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Lupus Nephritis – A Clinical Approach

Professor Liz Lightstone, Imperial College London

Lunch break

Session 7: Best practice approach incorporating the patients perspective

Chairs: Dr Richard Hull, St George’s University Hospitals NHS Trust, and Dr Nadia Sarween, Consultant Nephrologist, University Hospitals Birmingham

The impact of living with a glomerular disease

Patient panel and discussion

Chairs: Dr Haresh Selvaskandan, University of Leicester, and Dr Katie Wong, University College London

Atypical Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome and C3 Glomerulopathy - A Clinical Approach

Professor Neil Sheerin, University of Newcastle

IgA Nephropathy & IgA Vasculitis- A Clinical Approach

Dr Chee Kay Cheung, University of Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Anti-GBM disease- A Clinical Approach

Dr Steve McAdoo, Imperial College London

Comfort break

Session 8: Clinical cases - Nephritic Syndrome Panel Discussion

Chairs: Dr Rachel Jones, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge and Professor Ian Roberts, University of Oxford

Panellists: Silke Brix, Jonathan Barratt, Alan Salama, Neil Sheerin, Kate Bramham 

Closing remarks

Dr Francesco Rainone, President, Nephrology Section, Royal Society of Medicine

Close of meeting

Location

Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole St, Marylebone, London, W1G 0AE, United Kingdom

Registration for this event will close at 1:00 am on Wednesday, 21 January 2026. Late registrations will not be accepted.

The agenda is subject to change without notice.

If the event is recorded, only sessions with speaker permission will be made available afterward, and availability is not guaranteed.

All views expressed at this event are of the speakers themselves and not of the Royal Society of Medicine or the speakers' organisations.

This event will be recorded and stored by the Royal Society of Medicine and may be distributed in future on various internet channels.

 

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