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The Kidney Foundation of Canada is a proud strategic partner in the Living Donor Circle of Excellence program, an internationally recognized initiative, in collaboration with the American Society of Transplantation (AST) and the Canadian Society of Transplantation (CST). This program celebrates and...

We work hand-in-hand with passionate individuals. We provide insights, analysis, and tools that make it easy for you to forge a better future for people affected by kidney disease. Who can advocate? covers a broad range of activities that can include almost anyone: Self-: the person who is...

The zip line was my favourite thing ever. It is the news no mother wants to hear. But Shauna had a feeling – because her seven-year-old daughter Aidan was so small for her age and couldn’t stay dry at night – she knew something was wrong. At Aidan’s annual checkup, routine bloodwork showed her...

2024 - 2027 $180,000 Glomerulonephritis, Kidney Biology, Predictive Biomarkers Towards Precision Care: Unraveling Molecular Mechanisms of Childhood IgAN through sCD89 Insights Lay Abstract Childhood immunoglobulin A nephropathy (cIgAN) is a prevalent kidney disease in children, yet it often goes...

Looking back, there were hints of the problems to come. I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when I was five years old, on my mother’s birthday. It has been quite a journey since then. I was lucky to have an exceptionally supportive family who didn’t treat diabetes as if it were this sensitive...

Alport Syndrome Foundation Partnership The is a patient-led nonprofit organization based in the United States dedicated to improving the lives of individuals and families affected by Alport Syndrome, a rare inherited kidney disease. Established in 2007, ASF seeks to advance meaningful change...

2021 - 2023 $30,000 Transplantation Identifying Sex-Based Disparities in Referral for Transplant, Activation on the Waitlist and Kidney Transplantation Lay Summary Kidney transplantation is the best treatment for patients with kidney failure (KF). However, there is some evidence that women may be...

2022 - 2025 $97,467 Transplantation, Health Policy Gender-Based Barriers to Referral for Kidney Transplantation in Canada Lay Abstract Background: A kidney transplant is the best treatment for patients with kidney failure (KF). However, even though women have more KF than men, women are much less...

2026 - 2028 $119,990 Dialysis, Chronic Kidney Disease, Quality of Life SAFE-VEG: A Randomized, Repeated N-of-1 Crossover Trial to Assess the Safety of Liberalizing Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Adults on Hemodialysis Co-applicant(s): Lara Maleyeff, Remi Goupil, Valérie Jomphe Lay...