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2025 - 2028 $177,840 Transplantation Sucralose as a Way to Enhance rEgulatory T cells : The SWEET trial Co-Applicant(s):  Caroline Lamarche, Fabio Zani Lay Abstract Background: Kidneys are essential organs in our body. When they do not work, patients require machines to help them or receive a new...

2021 - 2023 $100,000 Dialysis Tailoring a Pathway for Mental Health Care for Albertans on Dialysis General Audience Summary “I have met many, many medical staff that are scared of depression and anxiety. Any mental health issues - they don’t even wanna talk about them, period. So, if they’re asking...

Giving one of my kidneys to my daughter was a hard decision to make. It all started with her daughter Naélie’ s seemingly trivial urinary tract infection on returning from a trip to Cuba. During a check-up the following week, Naélie's pediatrician noticed that her blood pressure was abnormally high....

2025 - 2027 $120,000 Chronic Kidney Disease, Kidney Biology The role of PP6 phosphatase in kidney fibrosis Lay Abstract BACKGROUND: Chronic kidney disease is an increasingly serious public health threat. About 12% of Canadians suffer from this condition. Significantly, the number of patients with...

Too often, the idea of supporting research can feel abstract. There I was, 25 years old, sitting in front of an emergency room doctor asking: What do the kidneys do again? I had been having severe headaches for months. There was some dizziness. But no, I’d never considered my kidneys. I was sick. My...

2025 - 2026 $5,000 Clinical Psychology, Transplantation How Being Resilient Can Boost Mental Health for Kidney Transplant Patients Supervisor(s):  Shaifali Sandal Lay Abstract Background and Purpose: Resilience is our ability to bounce back from life’s challenges. What’s important to note is that...

2024 - 2026 $95,000 Acute Kidney Injury, Kidney Biology, Renal Failure Bioengineered Nanoparticles to Prevent Acute Kidney Injury Co-Applicant(s): Dylan Burger Lay Abstract BACKGROUND: “Acute Kidney Injury” describes a serious medical condition involving the sudden loss of kidney function,...

I went from feeling terrified and overwhelmed to thinking, “It’s going to be okay. I can do this. My involvement with The Kidney Foundation began even before the disease touched me personally. It didn’t matter that I didn’t have kidney disease myself (or so I thought!). What mattered was that people...

2025 - 2028 $210,000 Chronic Kidney Disease Evaluating Cardiovascular Therapies in Patients Living with Kidney Disease Lay Abstract Background: People living with kidney disease are also at high risk for developing cardiovascular disease. Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP1RA) such as...

2022 - 2025 $195,000 Dialysis GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in Patients Receiving Maintenance Dialysis Lay Abstract Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure in Canada, and the number of people living with end-stage kidney disease has grown by 35% since 2009. New medications including a class of...