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Kids Kidney Research

Kids Kidney Research

Recent projects

Recent grants provided by Kids Kidney Research

All applications made to Kids Kidney Research must first comply with our Research Strategy.  The potential applicant is requested to provide information sufficient for our reviewers.  They will look critically in a number of areas:

  • validity of the research
  • methodology
  • efficiency of resources used.
The applicant will need to comply with our terms and conditions and the application may be scrutinised by the ethics committee of the organisation concerned.  IPR (Intellectual Property Rights) is also considered, in case there is a commercial side to the research - rare in the type of research we usually fund.

Applications for Grants must be received by Kids Kidney Research between 1st September and 31st December in any given year. Applications at other times will not be considered unless by prior agreement.

Kids Kidney Research will provide a decision on each application by 30th June of the following year, with drawdown of the grant scheduled for September of the same year.

Here you will see some of the successful grants.  The physical giving of the money for research is linked directly to the interim reports we receive once a project is underway.
 
Does the Heart Behave Abnormally in Children on Dialysis?
Patients on dialysis have a very high risk of developing disease of the heart and blood vessels (cardiovascular disease).  More>>
 
Why do individuals with DiGeorge Syndrome often have kidney malformations?
DiGeorge Syndrome presents with heart defects, palatal anomalies, low blood calcium.......  More>>
 
Understanding how the urinary bladder grows before birth.
Vascular endothelial growth factor is a remarkable growth stimulus to the fetal bladder. How does this molecule stimulate bladder growth and is it implicated in congenital bladder disease?  More>>
 
Finding out what causes childhood renal artery stenosis
High blood pressure in children is usually the result of defined disorders of the kidney and hormonal systems. Renal artery stenosis (RAS)...  More>>
 
Improved prognostic indicators for antenatal urinary tract obstruction
Helping parents when their unborn child is diagnosed with a bladder or kidney blockage...  More>>
 
Understanding why blockage of fetal urine flow causes severe urinary tract disease
Understanding why blockage of fetal urine flow causes severe urinary tract disease  More>>
 
Innate immunity and inflammation in the kidneys
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a disease with inflammation that affects different organs in children and adults, which is treated by suppressing the immune system and whose cause is unclear.  More>>
 
Galectin-3 - a novel potential therapy for polycystic kidney disease?
Galectin-3 is a naturally occurring protein involved in several cellular processes, including cell division and death, and the way cells stick to each other. Increased galectin-3 levels....  More>>
 
Long-term tapering versus standard prednisolone (steroid) therapy for the treatment of the initial episode of childhood nephrotic syndrome: national multicentre randomised double blind pilot study
This project is funded jointly by Kids Kidney Research and the National Kidney Research Fund  More>>
 
An investigation into the presence and extent of early markers of vascular calcification in children with chronic renal failure and the role of hyperparathyroidism in these abnormalities
Young people with chronic renal failure (CRF) have a 700-fold increased risk of dying from cardiovascular disease than the general population.  More>>
 
Angiopoietin as a therapy for renal disease
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Genetics of malformations of the human kidney and lower urinary tract
Kidney and renal tract malformations can affect more than one member of a family, making a genetic basis likely.  More>>
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