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The Kidney Project wins KidneyX Award to enable simpler, safer at-home dialysis

Wed Jul 22, 2020

The Kidney Project's iHemo offers patients a safer, in-home alternative to dialysis

The Kidney Project's iHemo implantable dialysis system received a $500,000 award to speed its development into an approved therapy for patients.

School's efforts to develop artificial kidney receive $500,000 boost

Implantable bioartificial kidney achieves preclinical milestone

Thu Nov 7, 2019

Elisabeth Fall

Shuvo Roy, PhD

Scientists implanted a prototype kidney bioreactor in large animals without significant safety concerns.

The Kidney Project earns KidneyX award to make home dialysis better for patients

Thu May 2, 2019

Elisabeth Fall

Shuvo Roy, PhD, earned an award from KidneyX that will fund the development of an easy-to-use home dialysis system for kidney disease patients.

A team led by Shuvo Roy, PhD, recently won an award that will fund the development of an easy-to-use, safe, and effective home dialysis system.

Feature articles shine spotlight on Kidney Project

Fri Apr 26, 2013

Shuvo Roy, PhD, with silicon wafer and bioartificial kidney model

The San Francisco Chronicle and the Bay Area News Group, which includes the San Jose Mercury News and Oakland Tribune, have published feature articles this week focused on The Kidney Project, an effort to develop the first implantable bioartificial kidney to treat end-stage renal disease.

Kidney Project receives two major gifts, increased Hind professorship endowment

Tue Jan 29, 2013

Shuvo Roy, silicon wafer, bioartificial kidney model

Shuvo Roy, PhD, with silicon wafer and bioartificial kidney model

Research at the UCSF School of Pharmacy to develop the first implantable bioartificial kidney recently received exceptional private support: $1 million from the family of the late philanthropists Harry and Diana Hind, and $50,000 from the Patterson Barclay Memorial Foundation.

Artificial kidney project receives $3 million from Goldman Foundation, NIH

Wed Oct 3, 2012

Shuvo Roy, PhD

The effort to create the first implantable bioartificial kidney has received a $750,000 gift from the John and Marcia Goldman Foundation.

In-flight programming features bioartificial kidney

Fri Oct 21, 2011

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Passengers who travel on American Airlines from September through October 2011 will learn about the surgically implantable bioartificial kidney being developed at UCSF as a permanent solution to end stage renal disease.

Roy presents new research on artificial kidney membranes

Thu Jun 23, 2011

Silicon-based filtration membranes are integral to developing an artificial kidney

Shuvo Roy, PhD, a faculty member in the UCSF Schools of Pharmacy and Medicine, Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, presented initial results of research into a new type of silicon-based kidney filtration membrane at the annual conference of the American Society for Artificial...

Clinical pharmacy spring seminar celebrates wide-ranging research

Wed May 18, 2011

McCurdy: Steve Batiloro

Left to right: Rifkind Award winners Angela Anson, Megan McCurdy, and Donna Odierna

The 13th annual Spring Research Seminar highlighting work by students, residents, and faculty members in the UCSF School of Pharmacy Department of Clinical Pharmacy—and featuring 48 project posters—was held May 3, 2011 on UCSF’s Parnassus campus.

Rifkind Award winners

The winners of the 4th...

Bioartificial kidney addition wins LEGO robot design awards

Thu Apr 28, 2011

In fall 2010, a team of 8 school children won multiple awards in the Wisconsin regional and state FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL®) 2010 Body Forward™ Challenge, an international biomedical engineering competition involving a research project and robot games.

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