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(April 11, 2023, New York, NY) — University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) nephrologist Ana Ricardo, MD, will receive the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Medical Advisory Board Distinguished Service Award, which recognizes individuals for their educational activities and community service in promoting the mission of NKF on a local level. The award will be presented at the 2023 Spring Clinical Meetings in Austin, TX, April 11-15.
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~ Foundation Awards Five Promising Young Scientists for their Research of Kidney Disease ~
(October 2, 2023, New York, NY) —The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is delighted to announce the five recipients of the 2023 NKF Young Investigator Research Grant Program. This research grant program provides funding support to young researchers...
(April 5, 2023, New York, NY) — Alfred K. Cheung, MD, a clinical nephrologist and researcher, will receive the National Kidney Foundation’s (NKF) David M. Hume Memorial Award for his high ideals of scholarship and humanism in an outstanding manner in the field of academic nephrology. The award will be presented at the NKF Spring Clinical Meetings in Austin, TX this month.
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(March 27, 2023, New York, NY) — In April, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) will honor pediatric nurse Jeanetta Wammack, RN, CDN for her dedication as a Peritoneal Dialysis Nurse at Arkansas Children’s Hospital by presenting her with the Council of Nephrology Nurses and Technicians award in the name of...
New York, NY (February 7, 2023) – The following is a statement from Kevin Longino, Chief Executive Officer of the National Kidney Foundation and a kidney transplant recipient, on tonight’s State of the Union Address.
“Every day, kidney patients experience challenges such as difficulty navigating complicated health care systems, struggles affording prescription medication, and trouble accessing much-needed mental health services. We...
(April 12, 2023, Austin, TX) - During the National Kidney Foundation’s (NKF) Spring Clinical Meetings in Austin, TX from April 11-15, 2023, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), researchers will present new data highlighting long-term outcomes for cynomolgus macaques transplanted with kidney xenografts from porcine donors harboring genetic modifications.
In the study, kidney xenografts from porcine donors modified to remove three major...
The National Kidney Foundation Honors Kidney Patient for Continuing to Advocate for Others
(Nov. 30, 2022, New York, NY) — Kidney patient advocate Maria Elena Grijalva has been fighting for people at the greatest risk of kidney disease ever since she received a kidney transplant 36 years ago. Her efforts will be honored by the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) at the 2023 Spring Clinical Meetings...
Nov. 28, 2022, New York, NY — Nephrologist and researcher Susan Hedayati, MD, MHSc, will be honored by the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) with the prestigious Shaul G. Massry Distinguished Lecture at one of the nation’s most regarded gatherings of kidney professionals in 2023 for her discoveries in kidney disease.
Each year NKF considers the work of hundreds of specialists in the field of Nephrology and selects among...
Statement from the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Decision to revoke Evusheld’s Authorization regarding Emergency Use due to lack of efficacy against dominant COVID-19 variants
New York, NY (Feb. 7, 2022) – The following is a statement from Kevin Longino, Chief Executive Officer of the NKF and a kidney transplant recipient, regarding the FDA’s decision to...