RESEARCHER DEVELOPMENT DAYS 2018/2019. Thursday 29 November ICH Wolfson Centre Room A. (Ground floor)

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1 RESEARCHER DEVELOPMENT DAYS 2018/2019 Thursday 29 November 2018 ICH Wolfson Centre Room A (Ground floor) UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health 30 Guilford Street London WC1N 1EH DELEGATE PACK Kidney Research UK Alumni: alumni@kidneyresearchuk.org Facebook: The Alumni programme has been supported by financial grants from a number of industry partners

2 Please complete, remove and return this page of the pack to Kidney Research UK staff on the day. YOUR FEEDBACK IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US Researcher Development Day (GOSH) November 2018: Feedback Thank you for joining us at this workshop. To help us continue to tailor our workshops for alumni appropriately, please would you give your feedback and answers to the questions below. Programme Rating Speakers: Poor Average Good V/Good Excellent - Dr Jill Norman 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: - Sarah Harwood 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: - Dr David Long 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: - Dr Rachel Cowen 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: Programme Structure 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: Interactive Afternoon Session 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: Information prior to event 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: Venue 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: Staff Service 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: How useful did you find this workshop? (which aspects did you find most beneficial?) What would you like to see in future programmes? (including grants workshop topics and keynote talks) Was this workshop held at the right time of year? (did it clash with another workshop or seminar that you also wanted to attend? Please give details and your reasons for choosing Kidney Research UK over the other/s) Thinking about this year, have you attended/will you attend similar events hosted by other charities/organisations? (please give an idea of how many and who hosts these events) What other support do you require to enhance your research career? What delivery mechanism do you think would be best utilised to provide this? (for example, F2F workshops; webinars; social networking sites) Any Final Comments: ***Thank you for completing this feedback form*** Name (optional):

3 RESEARCHER DEVELOPMENT DAYS 2018/19 Thursday 29 November 2018 Room A UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH PROGRAMME Arrival and Refreshments Welcome and introductions Maggie Anderson and Lucy Lawrence, Kidney Research UK Keynote research topic Fibrosis and progression of Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Prof Jill Norman, University College London Patient Presenter Kidney Voices for Research Sarah Harwood, Kidney Patient Reader in Paediatric Nephrology career story Dr David Long, University college London Institute of Child Health Lunch Interactive workshop including presentations, questions, breakout sessions Developing successful mentoring relationships Dr Rachel Cowen, Senior Lecturer in the Centre for Academic and Researcher Development Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences, University of Manchester Networking and tea/coffee/biscuits

4 SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES Prof Jill Norman is a Professor of Experimental Nephrology at University College London. She trained in London doing a first degree in zoology at UCL and then a PhD in cancer biology from Imperial Cancer Research Fund (now Cancer Research UK)/University of London. She then went to the USA to do post-doctoral work initially at the University of Colorado and then at the University of California, San Francisco, working on the role of steroids in embryonic development of the urinary tract. This was followed by second post-doc at the University of Virginia working on epigenetic regulation of gene expression. A faculty appointment at the University of California, Los Angeles brought about a transition to nephrology and led to a long-standing interest in the pathogenesis of Chronic Kidney Disease. She returned to the UK to take up a position in the Centre for Nephrology at UCL and established a research program investigating the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying progressive scarring of the kidney. She has served on a number of committees related to renal research and education and is currently a Trustee of Kidney Research UK. Sarah Harwood was 18 when she crash landed into kidney failure, was diagnosed with Goodpastures Syndrome and her life was turned upside down on haemodialysis. Then in early 2007 she received the call for a kidney transplant. She now works for Kidney Research UK as the Patient involvement officer, using her experiences with kidney disease to engage with patients and support their involvement in research. Part of her work includes liaising with Research and Engagement Officer, Lucy Lawrence to facilitate researchers engaging with patients. Dr David Long is a Reader in Paediatric Nephrology. Since being awarded a Senior Non-Clinical Fellowship by Kidney Research UK in 2008 he has developed his own research group at UCL. He has been funded several times by Kidney Research UK and his most recent project is looking into Vascular Calcification. He is also currently a member of the Kidney Research UK Grants Committee. Dr Rachel Cowen is a Senior Lecturer in the Centre for Academic and Researcher Development Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester. Her role is to develop the research, teaching and career development of research staff and new academics within the Faculty, to support them in their careers and to promote their continued professional development. She leads on the research staff training programme and the research arm of the Faculty New Academics Programme. She is a senior fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a qualified trainer and executive coach and also consults on researcher development delivering training nationally and internationally. She has a particular interest in helping researchers develop independence and become effective research leaders having created a flagship research team leadership programme to support research fellows in her Faculty. She has delivered leadership and management training consultancy nationally and internationally including working with the MRC to enhance leadership capability in their units across Africa. Prior to her training role Rachel was a Cancer Research Fellow working in the School of Pharmacy, University of Manchester. She has also worked as a researcher for Cancer Research UK, Christie Hospital, Manchester, and Pfizer Central Research, UK.

5 PRESENTATION SUMMARIES Keynote Presentation Keynote Research Topic Prof Jill Norman Autosomal Polycystic Kidney Disease is the most common monogenic renal disease leading to end-stage renal disease. There is a wide variation in age of onset of ESRD and it is currently not possible to identify patients at risk of rapid progression. ADPKD is characterised by the formation and expansion of fluid-filled cysts accompanied by varying degrees of fibrosis. In chronic kidney disease of varied aetiologies fibrosis is a key determinant of progression however relatively little is known about fibrosis in ADPKD. My talk will focus on our current work on understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms of fibrosisin ADPKD and possible translation applications. Patient Presenter Kidney Voices for Research Sarah Harwood I will talk about why patient involvement in research is important, and how you can utilise our new platform Kidney Voices for Research to help you. I will also speak about Kidney Research UK s patient information day grants and how we can support you in engaging patients in research. Interactive Session Developing successful mentoring relationships Dr Rachel Cowen When successful people recount their career stories nearly all of them acknowledge helpful colleagues who have provided: a brain to pick, an ear to listen and a push in the right direction John C. Crosby Whether formally or informally, without them even knowing, they have benefited from a mentoring relationship. This workshop will help researchers explore what they are looking for in a mentor, how they might connect with key people and maximise future mentoring relationship. It will also introduce researchers to simple techniques of mentoring and coaching that they can use both to support themselves and other colleagues. Career Story Career Development Talk David Long In my talk I will outline my career journey - the highs and the lows, the challenges and the opportunities.

6 Map of Venue There is an interactive map on the university website here: although room A is not explicitly mentioned.