The Florida Society of Nephrology - Women in Nephrology Florida is pleased to present our regional dinner meetings in Orlando. 

This exclusive event offer an outstanding guest speaker and valuable networking opportunities.

Don't miss this chance to connect, learn, and be inspired!

We are excited to welcome our guest speaker, Dr. Alessia Fornoni, Professor of Medicine at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Chief of the Katz Family Division of Nephrology and Hypertension.

Dr. Fornoni's talk, A Career as a Physician Scientist the 3B approach: From Bedside to Bench and Back, has struck a chord with countless women who are balancing the demands of their medical careers.

Don't miss this rare opportunity to gain valuable perspectives, actionable advice, and a renewed sense of purpose in your own journey.

We invite all Florida Nephrologists, APRNs and PAs to attend. FSN Members and non-members to join us.

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Dr. Fornoni is a Professor of Medicine, Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, and Biochemistry at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. She is the Chief of the Katz Family Division of Nephrology and Hypertension. She also serves as the Director and Chair of the Peggy and Harold Katz Drug Discovery Center. Dr. Fornoni gained experience in drug development at Hoffman-La Roche in Basel, and she is the funding scientist of several start-up companies. Her research is supported by grants from the NIH, industry, and private foundations. She has received prestigious awards; among them, she is a member of the American Society of Clinical Investigation (ASCI, 2017), and of the Association of American Physicians (AAP, 2021), and of the Florida Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (ASEMFL, 2023). She is the Deputy Editor of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology and the Scientific Chair of the 2024 World Congress of Nephrology. Recipient of multiple mentorship awards, her trainees occupy leadership roles in multiple academic institutions around the globe. Her role as Co-Director of the MD/Ph.D. MSTP program, the CTSI KL2 program, and Director of an NIH-funded summer school of Nephrology strongly reflects her interest and passion in mentoring students and junior faculty toward a successful academic career. Through her pioneering work on insulin signaling, cholesterol metabolism, and sphingolipid-related pathways, Dr. Fornoni uncovered novel pathogenetic mechanisms and therapeutic approaches for glomerular disorders that have successfully translated into ongoing clinical trials.