26 November 2026 - Amsterdam

Submit your abstract

Kidnie Young Investigator Award

26 November 2026 - Amsterdam

Submit your abstract

Kidnie Young Investigator Award

26 November 2026 - Amsterdam

Submit your abstract

Kidnie Young Investigator Award

Are you an early-career researcher active in the field of paediatric nephrology? We invite you to submit an abstract for the First International Kidnie Symposium on 26 November 2026 at Amsterdam UMC.

Selected researchers will have the opportunity to present their work during the symposium and take part in the Kidnie Young Investigator Award.

Abstract submission
Closed on 12 October 2026
  1. 12 October 2026
    Submission deadline · 17:00 CEST
  2. By 31 October 2026
    Authors notified
  3. 26 November 2026
    Kidnie Symposium · Amsterdam UMC

Who can submit?

The Kidnie Young Investigator Award is for early-career researchers active in the field of paediatric nephrology.

The award is open to PhD candidates, postdoctoral researchers and researchers up to five years after obtaining their PhD, calculated on the date of the symposium, 26 November 2026.

If your research fits one of the Kidnie Moonshots or contributes to Kidnie Infrastructure, we encourage you to submit an abstract.

Not sure whether your research is a fit? Contact research@kidnie.nl.

Before you submit

We welcome research related to one of the four Kidnie Moonshots or to Kidnie Infrastructure.

Before submitting your abstract, please check the following requirements:

  • The abstract must be submitted in English
  • The abstract must not exceed 300 words
  • The title must not exceed 40 words
  • The submitted abstract must not have been published previously
  • The research must relate to a Kidnie Moonshot or Kidnie Infrastructure
  • The presenting author is expected to attend the symposium in person and must also register for the symposium. Register via the symposium page

Choose the Moonshot that best fits your research

Which Kidnie Moonshot is your research most closely related to?

Select one of the four Moonshots when submitting your abstract. If your research primarily relates to Kidnie Infrastructure, you can select Infrastructure instead.

Moonshot 1

Cure

Making real cures for paediatric kidney diseases a reality: intervening early and developing treatments that can prevent or repair disease.

Moonshot 2

Care

Making treatment easier and less burdensome for children with chronic kidney disease.

Moonshot 3

Transplant Care

Personalising transplant care to improve outcomes and quality of life.

Moonshot 4

Slowing Disease Progression

Slowing the progression of chronic kidney disease in children to prevent long-term kidney failure.

Infrastructure

Kidnie Infrastructure

Use this option when the abstract primarily relates to Kidnie research infrastructure rather than one specific Moonshot.

Learn more about the Kidnie Moonshots

Selection process

All submitted abstracts will be reviewed by the Abstract Selection Committee.

Accepted abstracts will be selected for either an oral presentation or poster presentation. The most promising early-career researchers will be invited to present their work orally.

The Kidnie Young Investigator Award winner will be selected from among these oral presenters, based on their presentations at the symposium.

The corresponding author will be notified of the outcome by 31 October 2026.

Abstracts will be assessed based on:

  1. Quality of the abstract
  2. Relevance to the Kidnie Moonshots or Kidnie Infrastructure
  3. Novelty of the research
  4. Significance of the reported results

Abstract submission

Abstract submission is closed

The deadline for submitting an abstract for the Kidnie Young Investigator Award was 12 October 2026 · 17:00 CEST.

All submitted abstracts are being reviewed by the Abstract Selection Committee. The corresponding author will be notified of the outcome by 31 October 2026.

Questions?

For questions about abstract submission, please contact research@kidnie.nl.

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