Alfred Meremo
Tanzania
Fellowship Abstract Award 1st Prize
ISN Fellowship Abstract Awards recognize the three top-scored WCN’25 abstracts submitted by recent ISN Fellows.
Dr. Alfred Meremo is a senior lecturer, consultant physician, and nephrologist in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Dodoma’s School of Medicine in Dodoma, Tanzania. He augmented his expertise with postgraduate diplomas in blood purification (dialysis) and kidney transplant technology from Shonan Kamakura General Hospital and Tokyo Women’s Medical University in Japan. As a fellow of the ISN, he completed his fellowship and Ph.D. in internal medicine at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa.
With support from the Tokushukai Medical Group (Japan), he pioneered the establishment of the first hemodialysis services in Dodoma at the University of Dodoma Hospital in 2013 and kidney transplant services at the Benjamin Mkapa Hospital (University of Dodoma’s Teaching Hospital) in 2018. As of December 2024, 50 patients with kidney failure have received kidneys from their relatives.
Dr. Meremo is also dedicated to the training, research, and mentorship of medical students, residents, and staff. He is a member of the Nephrology Society of Tanzania (NESOT), the African Association of Nephrology (AFRAN), and ISN. His research interests are on early prediction of CKD progression.
Dr. Meremo states, “I’m honored to receive this ISN Fellowship Abstract Award – 1st prize winner as a recognition from ISN to us fellows for the time and effort it took to achieve this accomplishment. This award means a lot to me and inspires my search for novel biomarkers for early prediction of CKD progression. I thank ISN for laying the foundation through the ISN Fellowship Program, and my mentors (Professors Saraladevi Naicker, Graham Paget, Raquel Duarte, and Dr. Caroline Dickens) for their continued support, mentorship, and guidance.
Abstract: Do Transforming Growth Factor-β (TGF-β) Isoforms Predict Chronic Kidney Disease Progression
The Fellowship Abstract Awards will be presented in the WCN Plenary Session 3 on February 8, 2025, from 11:45-12:45 p.m. India Standard Time in the Auditorium Brahmkamal Hall and in WCN Spotlight Session, ‘ISN Programs Awards,’ on February 8 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. on Spotlight Stage 1 (Exhibition).
This award is generously sponsored by the
Japanese Society of Nephrology 