Category: UKRO News

Everyone involved with UKRO feels an enormous sense of loss with the passing of Barry Hoeven—someone we were fortunate enough to honor with our Outstanding Achievement in Business and Industry award in 2014. For many years, Barry withstood a horrendous onslaught of multiple malignancies throughout his body, demonstrating his superhuman tenacity to live and to … Continue reading Remembering Barry Hoeven

Last year was a time of great celebration for UKRO with the arrival of the KRC research team and the grand opening of the long-awaited research center. But 2016 has also been a time of loss as we said farewell to a number of friends who passed on this year. We are very sad to … Continue reading Remembering Joseph P. Van Der Meulen, M.D.

We were shocked and saddened to learn of the tragic loss of our good friend, Elizabeth Garrett, who passed away from colon cancer at age 52 on March 6, 2016. During her tenure as USC Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, she worked to strengthen the partnership with UKRO and USC, and in 2014, we honored her with … Continue reading UKRO Remembers Elizabeth Garrett

We are very sad to announce the passing of another great friend and supporter of UKRO, Dr. Paul Terasaki, a renowned professor emeritus of surgery at the Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and pioneer in the field of organ transplantation. Transplantation wouldn’t be what it is today without his revolutionary tissue typing test, which … Continue reading In Memoriam: Dr. Paul Terasaki

UKRO is heartbroken by the passing of our friend, spokesperson, and member of our Board of Directors, Natalie Cole. Her class, talent, perseverance, and commitment to the cause of eradicating kidney disease through the creation of the USC/UKRO Kidney Research Center will inspire us always. She was exceedingly grateful for her life-giving kidney donation, and … Continue reading Remembering Natalie Cole