11th International Workshop in Developmental Nephrology (IWDN)

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This special issue of Pediatric Nephrology is devoted to manuscripts that demonstrate cutting-edge research in the field of developmental nephrology. Each of the 25 peer-reviewed papers were submitted by participants in the 11th International Workshop in Developmental Nephrology (IWDN), held at the Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, New York, USA, 24–27 August , 2010. The 11th IWDN was sponsored by the International Pediatric Nephrology Association (IPNA) in coordination with the 2010 IPNA Congress and was supported, as well, by grants awarded by the National Institutes of Health USA and the March of Dimes. More than 100 established and new investigators in the fields of pediatric nephrology, developmental biology and physiology, genetics, and cell biology gathered to address new knowledge in the field of developmental kidney disorders. …