Northern Counties Kidney Research Fund
c/o Professor N Sheerin
Renal Services Centre
Freeman Hospital
Freeman Road
High Heaton
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE7 7DN
Active Grants
Stop codon read-through compounds for the treatment of polycystic kidney disease - Prof Sayer & Dr Marco Trevisan-Herraz
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is a common genetic condition that often leads to kidney failure. It affects a significant percentage of...
Investigating the links between Cobalamin C and Complement mediated aHUS using unique animal models - Dr Gemma Thompson and Professor Kevin Marchbank
Atypical haemolytic uraemic syndrome (aHUS) is an ultra-rare kidney disease that results in kidney damage with destruction of red cells and platelets in the ...
Acute gene silencing: development of a novel in vivo approach to modelling renal ciliopathies - Professor John Sayer
Joubert syndrome and related disorders cause childhood kidney disease that progresses to end stage kidney failure (ESKF) usually within the first two decades...
Multimodal, spatially resolved gene expression in Chronic Kidney Disease - Dr Ian Logan
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is an important medical and socio-economic burden worldwide. CKD patients have a tremendously increased morbidity and mortality ...
The role of FHR4 in renal disease associated with complement C3 deposition - Professor Claire Harris
2020/21
Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) defines a group of devastating diseases in which the immune system causes inflammation in the kidney...
Transdermal measurement of GFR in mouse models of complement mediated renal disease - Dr Kate Jackson-Smith
2020-21
Developing kidney disease is a heavy burden of illness for patients; particularly if their kidneys fail and they require dialysis to maintain their ...
