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2002 Medal for Research Excellence Canadian Prevention of Renal and Cardiovascular Endpoints Described by peers as "phenomenally productive", Dr. Parfrey has been investigating the causes, risk factors and treatment of kidney disease for more than two decades. Dr. Parfrey's early research was in...

2008 Medal for Research Excellence Montreal Children’s Hospital For his world-renowned body of work on the genetic basis for renal disease, Dr. Paul Rowland Goodyer has been awarded The Kidney Foundation of Canada’s 2008 Medal for Research Excellence. A graduate of Harvard University, Dr. Goodyer...

2018 Medal for Research Excellence University of Manitoba is recognized as a leader in transplantation medicine both in Canada and around the world. His innovative research and contributions to health policy are helping to improve access to – and quality of – organ transplantation in Canada. As...

2001 Medal for Research Excellence University of Toronto , a leading investigator in the area of molecular medicine, is this year's recipient of The Kidney Foundation's Medal for Research Excellence. Dr. Marsden is renowned for his study of the cellular and molecular regulation of endothelial gene...

2000 Medal for Research Excellence University of Alberta Hospital Dr. Halloran is renowned for his contributions in the scientific areas of immunology and immunotherapy. Director of the division of nephrology and immunology at the University of Alberta Hospital in Edmonton, he has worked...

2021 - 2024 $150,000 Screening & prevention of renal disease Could a ketogenic diet slow the progression of diabetic kidney disease? Lay Summary The incidence of diabetic kidney disease (DKD; also known as diabetic nephropathy) has more than doubled in the past decades, largely due to the...

2021 - 2023 $100,000 Hypertension CENTRAL-CKD General Audience Summary Purpose: In patients with the most severe form of chronic kidney disease, blood pressure (BP) control can be difficult as the margin of error between a too low BP and a too high BP is quite thin. Keeping the BP in the...

Right now, kidney cancer rates are growing, and there’s an urgent need to better understand the disease. For many types of cancer, chemotherapy and radiation are typical tools for fighting tumours. But kidney cancer is often resistant to these treatments, and the reasons are still unknown. What we...

2006 Medal for Research Excellence University of Western Ontario For his pioneering work in the field of hemodialysis-related research, has been awarded The Kidney Foundation of Canada’s 2006 Medal for Research Excellence. Professor of Medicine at the University of Western Ontario in London and...

2021 - 2023 $110,000 Chronic Kidney Disease Prolyl hydroxylase (PHD) inhibition to treat kidney fibrosis General Audience Summary Kidney failure is an increasingly common, costly, and life-threatening condition requiring dialysis or transplantation for survival. A major reason why kidneys fail is...