Kidney, Dialysis & Transplantation Research Program
Program Lead: Amit Garg
Program Coordinator: KDTadmin@ices.on.ca
Established in 2013, the ICES Kidney, Dialysis and Transplantation (KDT) Research Program supports investigators and partners in their strategic use of linked health and health-related databases to conduct research that improves patient health across the spectrum of kidney disease and solid organ transplantation.
KDT researchers and scientists realize great value in a coordinated approach to research best practices, project management, training, adopting new methods, acquiring new data sets, knowledge translation, communications and financial sustainability. KDT staff are located in London, Ontario; they include a manager, program coordinator, five analysts/biostatisticians, five epidemiologists, a communications specialist and a patient partnerships specialist.
The KDT research program fosters partnerships between scientists, health care providers, patients and health care organizations (including the Ontario Renal Network and Trillium Gift of Life Network). For more information on collaborating with an ICES scientist, becoming an ICES scientist, using ICES data, or becoming a trainee, fellow or visiting scholar, see Information for Researchers. To learn more about becoming an ICES student, see Information for Students.
KDT produces a newsletter featuring its publications and detailing the impact of the work done by our community of scientists, researchers and trainees.
Vasquez-Rios G, Moledina DG, Jia Y, McArthur E, Mansour SG, Thiessen-Philbrook H, Shlipak MG, Koyner JL, Garg AX, Parikh CR, Coca SG; TRIBE-AKI Consortium. J Cardiothorac Surg. 2022; 17(1):338. Epub 2022 Dec 25. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-022-02066-4
Dixon SN, Naylor KL, Yohanna S, McKenzie S, Belenko D, Blake PG, Coghlan C, Cooper R, Elliott L, Getchell L, Ki V, Mucsi I, Nesrallah G, Patzer RE, Presseau J, Reich M, Sontrop JM, Treleaven D, Waterman AD, Zaltzman J, Garg AX. Can J Kidney Health Dis. 2022; 9:20543581221131201. Epub 2022 Nov 22. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/2054358122113120
Hundemer GL, Clarke A, Akbari A, Bugeja A, Massicotte-Azarniouch D, Knoll G, Myran DT, Tanuseputro P, Sood MM. JAMA Netw Open. 2022; 5(11):e2240809. Epub 2022 Nov 8. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.40809
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Principal investigator: Clemens K
Co-investigators: Garg A, Molnar A, Naylor K, Silver S, Weir M
AHSC AFP Innovation Fund,
Innovation Fund
2021-2023; $40,881
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Principal investigator: Dave S
Co-investigators: Bartley D, Butter A, McClure A, Wang P
AHSC AFP Innovation Fund,
Innovation Fund
2021-2023; $80,100
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Principal investigators: Barbour S, Canney M, Fordyce CB
Co-investigator: Hladunewich MA
Canadian Institutes of Health Research,
Project Grant
2021-2024; $236,385
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Hellmuth Prize for Achievement in Research
2021: Awarded to Dr. Amit Garg by Western University. The prize is the university’s highest distinction for sustained excellence in research.
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Distinguished Clinical Research Chair Award
2020-2025: Awarded to Dr. Greg Knoll by the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa in Clinical Transplantation Research