The death of a young Montreal architect from kidney disease in 1964 sparked the creation of The Kidney Foundation of Canada. Enormous progress has been made since those early days. The Foundation's investiment in research, more than 73 million dollars in 41 years, has resulted in significant improvements in many areas, including breakthroughs in dialysis, transplantation techniques and anti-rejection medications.
The Kidney Foundation of Canada:
$3 million for research in 2005-2006
For the year 2004-2005, The Kidney Foundation of Canada will commit more than 3 million dollars to medical research. In Quebec, 35 researchers will share grants totalling close to 1.2 million dollars. The grants will be allocated as follows:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005-2006 Research Award Recipients in Quebec
BOLDUC, St�phane
Fran�ois Berthod
H�pital du Saint-Sacrement, Qu�bec
�laboration d'une vessie reconstruite par g�nie tissulaire pour l'application clinique
Urology
BOUVIER, Michel
University of Montreal
Structure/function relationship of vasopressin receptor in health and diseases: misfolding of V2 vasopressin receptor in nephrogenic diabetes insipidus
Diabetes
CHAN, John
Janos G. Filep
Centre de recherche du CHUM - H�tel-Dieu, Montreal
Role(s) of the intrarenal angiotensinogen (ANG) gene expression in diabetic nephropathy
Diabetes
CHRAIBI, Ahmed
Sherbrooke University
R�le de la boucle extracellulaire dans la r�gulation du canal sodique �pith�lial sensible � l'amiloride
Water, Salt and Calcium Handling by the Kidney
CYBULSKY, Andrey
McGill University
Extracellular matrix as a determinant of signaling responses in glomerular epithelial cells
Glomerulonephritis
GOODYER, Paul
Montreal Children's Hospital
Inactivation of PAX2 gene expression to enhance cisplatin-induced apoptosis of renal carcinoma cells
Cancer
GUPTA, Indra
Montreal Children's Hospital
Vesico-ureteric reflux and urinary tract development
Kidney Development
HÉBERT, Marie-Josée
CHUM Research Center - Notre-Dame Campus
Endothelial apoptosis initiates novel fibrogenic pathways
Renal Failure
ISENRING, Paul
L'H�tel-Dieu de Qu�bec
Molecular characterization of the K-CI cotransporters
Water, Salt and Calcium Handling by the Kidney
JOLICOEUR, Paul
Clinical Research Institute of Montreal
Studies of kidney disease induced by HIV-1 NEF
Glomerulonephritis
LAPOINTE, Jean-Yves
University of Montreal
Membrane permeabilities of macula densa cells
Kidney Biology
LEMAY, Serge
McGill University
Role of Dok-4 in the control of renal epithelial cell proliferation and function
Kidney Biology
ORLOV, Sergei
Centre de recherche du CHUM - H�tel-Dieu, Montreal
Purinergic inhibition of Na+, K+, CI- cotransport in intercalated cells from collecting duct
Water, Salt and Calcium Handling by the Kidney
PARENT, Jean-Luc
University of Sherbrooke
Role of the interaction between the TPbeta receptor and peroxiredoxin-4 in oxidative stress
Kidney Biology
PARENT, Lucie
R�my Sauv�
University of Montreal
Permeation, regulation, and assembly of the renal TRPV5 channel
Water, Salt and Calcium Handling by the Kidney
PAUSE, Arnim
McGill University
Investigating the mecanism of the Von Hippel-Lindau tumor suppressor protein
Cancer
TAKANO, Tomoko
McGill University
Role of tyrosine phosphorylation in the function of nephrin
Kidney Biology
WU, Jiangping
CHUM Research Center - Notre-Dame Hospital, Montreal
Immune regulation in renal transplantation
Transplantation
YU, Calvin
McGill University
Mechanism underlying the autoimmune kidney phenotype lacking Lyn kinase
Glomerulonephritis
ZHANG, Shao-Ling
CHUM Research Centre - H�tel-Dieu, Montreal
Intrarenal renin-angiotensin system (RAS) and pax-2 gene expression in nephrogenesis and perinatal programming
Kidney Development
Biomedical Fellowships
CANAFF, Lucie
Supervisor: Geoffrey Hendy
McGill University, Montreal
Extracellular calcium-sensing receptor: studies of gene expression and regulation in vivo
Water, Salt and Calcium handling by the Kidney
IGLESIAS, Diana
Director: Paul Goodyer
Montreal Children's Hospital
Pax2 in polycystic kidney disease
Kidney Biology
Allied Health Scholarships
HORNBY, Karen
Supervisor: Barry Pless
McGill University, Montreal
AHS Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Nursing
PELLETIER-HIBBERT, Maryse
Supervisor: Marguerite Purden
McGill University, Montreal
AHS Nursing
Nursing
New Emerging Teams Program (NET)
LEBEL, Marcel
Laval University, Quebec
Cardiovascular health in chronic renal failure
Kidney Transplantation Fellowships
FORTIN, Marie-Chantal
Supervisor: Hubert Doucet
University of Montreal
Comparative survey of attitudes regarding altruistic donor in renal transplantation programs in three different cultural contexts and elaboration of guidelines
Transplantation
KRESCENT Program
New Investigor Award & Infrastructure Support
ZHANG, Shao-Ling
CHUM Research Center - H�tel-Dieu, Montreal
Intrarenal renin-angiotensin system (RAS) and pax-2 gene expression in nephrogenesis and peritoneal programming
Kidney Development
The Kidney Foundation extends its wholehearted thanks to the thousands of volunteers and donors who, throught their generous contributions, enable the Foundation to fund promising research. Our special thanks also to Ortho Biotech Inc., Amgen Canada Inc., Baxter Corp., TD Financial Group, the Canadian Society of Nephrology, the Canadian Institute of Health Research, the Canadian Diabetes Association and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.
For more information about our Research Program, please contact:
The Kidney Foundation of Canada
National Office
300-5165 Sherbrooke St. West
Montreal, QC H4A 1T6
Web Site: www.kidney.ca