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SAB – Scientific Advisory Board

SAB – Scientific Advisory Board

About us

The aim of the SAB is to advise the ERA Council to achieve its scientific goals and improve nephrology research.

The main SAB responsibilities are:

  • To enhance the integration of existing kidney research in Europe (countries bordering Europe and the Mediterranean Sea) into the ERA, in particular, basic research (e.g.: physiology, biochemistry, immunology, molecular and cell biology), to advance all fields of nephrology;
  • To explore the ways to promote translational research in nephrology by strengthening the collaboration between basic and clinical scientists;
  • To explore avenues of collaboration with existing research bodies (e.g.: European Community, EKHA, and other international medical Societies);
  • To identify potential research collaborations in fields related to nephrology (e.g.: hypertension, diabetes, kidney cancer, nephrolithiasis, and transplant immunology);
  • To contribute to the development and continuity of the scientific programme in the annual Congress.

Furthermore, the SAB is involved in several evaluations and selection processes: ERA Awardees; projects and fellows in the ERA Fellowship programme; feasibility and possible outcomes of surveys run on behalf of the ERA; research projects run on behalf of or with the support of the ERA; activities of the ERA Working Groups.

SAB Members

 Carsten Alexander Wagner

Carsten Alexander Wagner

Chair
Switzerland
Hans Joachim Anders

Hans Joachim Anders

Vice-Chair
Germany

Marcin Adamczak, Poland

Peter Boor, Germany

Annette Bruchfeld, Sweden

Giovambattista Capasso, Italy

Charles Ferro, United Kingdom

Sandrine Florquin, The Netherlands

Dimitrios Goumenos, Greece

Bente Jespersen, Denmark

Mehmet Kanbay, Turkey

Rafael Kramann, Germany

Andreas Kronbichler, United Kingdom

Juan Francisco Navarro-González, Spain

Francesco Pesce, Italy

Kultigin Turkmen, Turkey

José Manuel Valdivielso, Spain

Marianne Verhaar, The Netherlands