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2021 - 2023 $100,000 Transplantation Health System-Level Barriers to Living Donor Kidney Transplantation General Audience Summary Background: Living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) is the best treatment option for patients with kidney failure. But even though we know this, the number of...

2021 - 2024 $195,000 Glomerulonephritis Potential roles of antibodies in the pathogenesis of nephrotic syndrome Lay Summary Nephrotic syndrome (NS) is a common form of kidney disease that happens when the kidney leaks a massive quantity of protein in the urine. This continuous loss of protein...

2009 Medal for Research Excellence Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute “Dr. Sue Quaggin is a central figure in the Canadian and international nephrology communities, an outstanding basic scientist, a patient-centered clinical investigator, and an overall ‘ambassador of the kidney’.” - Dr. Brendan...

2021 - 2023 $30,000 Transplantation Predictors and Patient Experiences that Enable Access to Care of Post-Traumatic Stress in Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Recipients Lay Summary Living with end-stage organ disease is associated with an accumulation of traumatic medical and surgical events....

2025 Medal for Research Excellence “Dr. Takano is an exceptional researcher, mentor and leader in the renal community. This Medal is a recognition of her lifetime body of research, which has had an enormous impact on our understanding of the molecular, genetic, and biological causes of kidney...

For over 25 years, Dr. Tomoko Takano has been a leader in the Canadian nephrology research community. From her outstanding work as researcher, clinician, and mentor to her tireless efforts to support research collaboration and knowledge sharing, Dr. Takano has played a pivotal role in elevating the...

2021 - 2023 $98,778 Transplantation p-Cresol and mycophenolate interaction in adult kidney transplant patients General Audience Summary Summary: Mycophenolate (or mycophenolic acid) is a commonly used medication for life-long maintenance to prevent the body from rejecting the transplanted kidney....

I began asking myself why kidney cancer is so difficult to treat. When I was working on my biochemistry PhD I began asking myself why kidney cancer is so difficult to treat. The eighth most common cancer diagnosis in Canada is also the deadliest of all urological cancers. And almost 17 years later,...

The Kidney Foundation of Canada (KFOC), the Canadian Society of Nephrology (CSN), and Otsuka Canada are pleased to announce the recipient of the 2024 CSN-Otsuka Vicky Karoutas Memorial Award, Dr. William Beaubien-Souligny, nephrologist and researcher at the Centre de recherche du CHUM. National...

2021 - 2023 $210,000 Acute Kidney Injury Fluid removal strategies on renal replacement therapy Lay Summary Individuals who becomes critically ill and are admitted to the intensive care unit often develop kidney injury which can be severe enough to impair the ability to produce urine. In this...