RPS History |
Our beginning
The society was initiated by a group of renal pathologists (Jay Bernstein, P. Burkholder, J. Churg, R. Cotran, F. Cuppage, D. Jones, M. Kashgarian, J. Kissane, K. Mostofi, and G. Striker), acting in large measure at the instigation of Conrad Pirani who served as acting chairman. They met on November 20, 1977, during the American Society of Nephrology meeting at the Washington Hilton Hotel, to consider the creation of a renal pathologists' organization. Fred Silva assisted as secretary. The Renal Pathology Club was then born which organized conferences for over 10 years at the annual American Society of Nephrology (ASN), the National Kidney Foundation (NKF), and the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) meetings.
Some years later, a steering committee was appointed to oversee the
transition from club to society. Jay Bernstein, Frank A. Carone, Arthur
H. Cohen, Robert B. Colvin, Ramzi Cotran, M.D., Vivette D'Agati, Gloria
R. Gallo, Gary S. Hill, J. Charles Jennette, Michael Kashgarian, Vivian
Pinn-Wiggins, H.G. Rennke, Seymour Rosen, Benjamin Spargo, Liliane M.
Striker, and M.A. Venkatachalam, participated in the transition and the
Renal Pathology Club became the Renal Pathology Society in March, 1993.
Members of the Renal Pathology Club automatically became charter members
of the new Renal Pathology Society.
The first RPS president was Gloria Gallo and the first secretary was J. Charles Jennette. RPS has currently over 400 registered members from over 30 countries and all continents: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, India, Iran, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Norway, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, The Netherlands, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, and Venezuela. |
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About RPS
The RPS promotes excellence in diagnosis, fosters basic, clinical and translational research, encourages training and education in renal disease, sponsors US based and international conferences and symposia, and brings news and updates pertaining to renal pathology to its members around the world.  Mailing address: 1440 W. Taylor St. # 734, Chicago, IL USA, Fax: (312) 281-0029 | ContactsOffice of the Secretary Mei Lin Z. Bissonnette MD PhD Office of the Treasurer Kuang-Yu Jen, MD, PhD |
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