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Rev Up for a Cause Car Show brings together car enthusiasts, families, and community supporters for a day of horsepower, connection, and impact. Hosted in partnership with Wolfe Automotive Group and The MarketPlace at Callingwood, this exciting event supports The Kidney Foundation while showcasing...

2022 - 2024 $100,000 Diabetes, Water/Salt and Calcium Handling by the Kidney The effects of SGLT2 inhibition on renal PGE2 mediated transport in diabetes Lay Abstract We have worked with several diabetic models (8-10, 12) and have the materials and technical expertise to carry out the proposed...

2024 - 2026 $120,000 Diabetes SGLT2 inhibition: impact on mitochondrial mice PT Lay Abstract Role of proximal tubule (PT) sodium-glucose cotransporters (SGLT2) in DKD: The renal complications of diabetes include glomerular, vascular, and tubulo-interstitial processes characterized by an initial...

There are a number of risk factors for kidney disease, some that you can control such as smoking, and others that you cannot. People with diabetes, high blood pressure or who have a family history of kidney disease are at increased risk, as well as children born with kidneys that did not develop...

2025 - 2027 $120,000 Dialysis, Quality of Life, Patient Care Virtual Reality Use for Exercise in Hemodialysis (VIRTUE-HD) Co-Applicant(s):  Charles Cook, Helen Noble, Jean-Francois Malouin, Kyle Greenway, Mona Ben m'rad, Soham Re Lay Abstract To survive, people affected by End-Stage Kidney Disease...

Having both diabetes and kidney disease has changed my life My name is Rizwana. I grew up in Kenya where I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at nine years old. I had to be very careful about what I ate, and had to take insulin shots every day. Back then we didn’t know as much about diabetes, and my...

2024 - 2028 $180,000 Kidney Biology, Glomerulonephritis Precision medicine for pediatric nephrotic syndrome: Podocyte extracellular vesicle proteomics as a novel marker to guide personalized therapy Co-Applicant(s):  Mayra Trentin Sonoda, Tyler Cooper Lay Abstract Background: Nephrotic syndrome...