COURSE SUMMARY
Classical Physiological Experiments Coupled to Modern Mechanistic Studies:
- Water Homeostasis
- Collecting Duct Sodium Transport
- Distal Nephron Acid Secretion
- Glomerular Filtration
- Salt Secretion and Salt Balance
- Proximal Tubule Function
FACULTY
Course Directors
Mark L. Zeidel, M.D.
Herrman Ludwig Blumgart Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Chairman, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Vikas Sukhatme, M.D., Ph.D.
Victor J. Aresty Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Chief, Division of Renal Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
John N. Forrest, Jr., M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine
Director, MDI Biological Laboratory
Joseph V. Bonventre, M.D., Ph.D.
Robert H. Ebert Professor of Medicine and Health Sciences and Technology, Harvard Medical School
Director, Renal Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital
SCHEDULE
Your projected arrival should be Saturday, September 13, late afternoon. Dinner will be served at 6 pm, and the group meeting and orientation will begin at 7 pm.
Dinner will be held in the MDIBL Dining Hall and the orientation will be held in the Maren Auditorium. A whole packet of course related information will be sent to all participants in advance including a campus map, housing assignments, etc. The opening banquet is usually chicken, steak, mushrooms, and ribs on the grill. The lobster bake is, of course, lobster, and mussels. Our kitchen prepares food for vegetarians and meat-eaters alike. Let us know in advance if you require special dietary needs.
Curriculum/Experimental Modules will start early on Sunday morning, September 14 and run through Friday, September 19. The course ends with a lobster bake on Friday night. Attendees are free to depart on Saturday, September 20. For this course, checkout time is noon.
Again, plan on arriving MDIBL on Saturday late afternoon, 9/13/08 and depart on Saturday, 9/20/08 by noon time.
Any questions at all, please contact Michelle Deraney (mderaney@partners.org; or Mr. Michael McKernan at MDIBL (mmkernan@mdibl.org). Thank you for your interest in our course. |
TRAVEL AND HOUSING
Travel: MDI Biological Laboratory is located on Old Bar Harbor Road
in the village of Salisbury Cove, Maine, 04672, approximately 10 minutes north of the village of Bar Harbor. Complete travel information, including suggested airports, driving directions, and car rental agencies is available on the MDIBL Travel Information webpage.
Housing: On-campus participant housing
is provided at the MDI Biological Laboratory. Housing includes single-accommodation dormitory rooms, furnished with wireless and Ethernet connectivity and a campus phone extension. Special housing requests should be made to Mike McKernan at MDIBL. Housing assignments will be made and sent prior to the course by the MDIBL Courses and Conference office.
Parking is freely available adjacent to the housing facilities. Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory is largely a pedestrian campus. |
