Introduction to the 12th International Workshop on Developmental Nephrology

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The 12th International Workshop on Developmental Nephrology was held at the University of Edinburgh on June 24–26, 2013. The meeting was organized by Jordan Kreidberg (Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School) serving as Chair and Carlton Bates (Pittsburgh Children’s Hospital and University of Pittsburgh) serving as Co-Chair, with the involvement of an Organizing Committee representing researchers in this field from around the world. Jamie Davies (University of Edinburgh) served as the local Chair. Support for this meeting was obtained through grants provided by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) and the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, as well as from the sponsoring organization, the International Pediatric Nephology Association, for which we were extraordinarily grateful. …