Dear Friends of UKRO, We hope this finds you and your loved ones well and coping successfully with the coronavirus. Everyone in the world is experiencing an especially difficult challenge in the form of this pandemic, but for those in the community of kidney patients, these are even more dangerous times. Most kidney patients have … Continue reading An Update from UKRO on the Coronavirus
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Dr. Campese on Coronavirus and the Kidney
Novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a newly discovered contagious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)–coronavirus (CoV)-2 virus, primarily manifesting as an acute respiratory illness with interstitial and alveolar pneumonia, but it can affect multiple organs such as the kidney, heart, digestive tract, blood, and nervous system. The kidney appears to be a common … Continue reading Dr. Campese on Coronavirus and the Kidney
UKRO 2019 Innovative Project Grants
UKRO is very pleased to announce that, in addition to funding our ongoing commitment to the USC/UKRO Kidney Research Center, we have awarded two $50,000 innovative pilot grants for cutting-edge, collaborative research projects at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. And with a very generous $50,000 grant from our board member, Yuichi Iwaki, M.D., … Continue reading UKRO 2019 Innovative Project Grants
Keck School of Medicine of USC Hosts World Kidney Day Health Fair
Bravo to the USC School of Pharmacy, members of KDSAP (Kidney Disease Screening and Awareness Program), the Internal Medicine Residency Program and the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension at the Keck School of Medicine, and all involved in the 2nd Annual World Kidney Day Health Fair, which took place on USC’s Health Sciences Campus on … Continue reading Keck School of Medicine of USC Hosts World Kidney Day Health Fair
Remembering Shelly Saltman
UKRO mourns the loss of a true friend and former board member Shelly Saltman, who passed away on February 16, 2019 at the age of 87. He and his wife Mollie became involved with UKRO in its early days, after Mollie experienced kidney troubles. Shelly Saltman was a legendary sports promoter whom many will remember … Continue reading Remembering Shelly Saltman
USC Researchers Use Nanoparticles to Target Kidneys
In an exciting cross-collaboration, researchers from the USC Viterbi School of Engineering and the Keck School of Medicine have created tiny nanoparticles, known as micelles, to target diseased kidney cells. Made with an ingenious kidney-targeting peptide, these biocompatible and biodegradable micelles can pass into the kidney and remain there, with the potential to deliver life-saving … Continue reading USC Researchers Use Nanoparticles to Target Kidneys