Scientific Program PODOCYTE SCIENTIFIC AGENDA for the 12th INTERNATIONAL PODOCYTE CONFERENCE Overview The conference will begin on May 30 at 5:30 PM and end on June 2 at 12:30 PM. The program will consist of 42 talks (39 session presentations and 3 plenary lectures), plus 14-16 short talks. There will be a reception on the evening of May 30, and a banquet for all participants on the evening of May 31. 10 scientific sessions: 5 sessions – Basic science 4 sessions – Translational research 1 session – Trainees highlights. In addition, each of the 9 scheduled sessions above has best oral abstracts. 3 plenary lectures: 1 lecture – Genetics of Diabetic Nephropathy – Jose Florez (USA) 1 lecture – Dissecting Podocyte Development – Ryuichi Nishinakamura (Japan) 1 lecture – Personalized Medicine in the 21st Century – Nada Jabado (Canada) Please click below to see the final agenda: Podocyte Scientific Agenda-Website- FINAL