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.
Clemens KK, Le B, Ouédraogo AM, Mackenzie C, Vinegar M, Shariff SZ. PLoS One. 2021; 16(6):e0252301. Epub 2021 Jun 9. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252301
Robinson C, Jeyakumar N, Luo B, Wald R, Garg A, Nash D, McArthur E, Greenberg J, Askenazi D, Mammen C, Thabane L, Goldstein S, Parekh R, Zappitelli M, Chanchlani R. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2021; May 26 [Epub ahead of print]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1681/ASN.2020111665
Shariff SZ, Paterson JM, Dixon SN, Garg AX, Clemens KK. CMAJ Open. 2021; 9(2):E491-9. Epub 2021 May 14. DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20200270
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Principal investigator: Garg A
Academic Medical Organization of Southwestern Ontario,
Local Physician Grant
2020-2021; $68,140
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Principal investigator: Welk B
Lawson Health Research Institute,
Internal Research Fund
2020-2021; $14,901
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Principal investigators: Clemens KK, Gunz AC, Lavigne E, Vicedo-Cabrera AM, Wilk P
Co-investigators: Ali S, Johnson M, Luginaah IN, Oiamo TH, Osornio-Vargas AR, Shariff S, Sheffield P, Voogt J, Weinberger KR
Canadian Institutes of Health Research,
Project Grant
2020-2024; $489,600
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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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Early Career Award
2020: Awarded to Dr. Rahul Chanchlani by Hamilton Health Sciences for the project "Deriving normative data on 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring among South-Asian children."
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