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Kidney awards

22 September 2004

A team of Monash medical researchers has shared the Best Scientific Presentation award from the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology for research into kidney failure.

The five Department of Medicine researchers, based at the Monash Medical Centre, discovered how one of the most prevalent forms of kidney failure in Australia -- glomerulonephritis -- develops.

The group, led by Professor Stephen Holdsworth, included PhD student Ms Amanda Ruth, Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences honours student Mr Rain Kwan, senior lecturer Dr Richard Kitching and research fellow Dr Michael Hickey.

"Until now, glomerulonephritis and its development have been poorly understood," said Dr Kitching. "Understanding how it occurs is an important step in developing more effective and safer treatments for kidney disease."

Monash Medical Centre PhD student Dr Fiona Chow also received the Young Investigator award for her research into the role of inflammation in diabetic kidney disease.

The awards were given at the nephrology society's annual general meeting in Adelaide, which was attended by more than 400 delegates from Australia and New Zealand.