Posts Tagged ‘blog’
Helping to make good conversations happen – Sandra Currie: an end of year reflection
Helping to make good conversations happen – Sandra Currie: an end of year reflection by Sandra Currie – Kidney Research UK CEO 21 December 2018 As we get to the end of 2018 I have been looking back at the year. A year full of many good things to celebrate, so much exciting research is…
Read MoreMy road to Rituximab
My road to Rituximab by Matthew Englefield 19 December 2018 Matthew Englefield is 18 and has been living with nephrotic syndrome for the past six years. During that time he has been on a range of drugs and treatment to help manage his condition and to keep him alive. Matthew Englefield He has written…
Read MoreFunding research, developing careers
Funding research, developing careers by Dr Rupert Major 23 November 2018 Dr Rupert Major is one of our funded researchers. Based at the University of Leicester, Kidney Research UK funded his three-year training fellowship to undertake and complete his PhD. Rupert summarises his project in the following way: kidney disease leads to higher risk of…
Read MoreSpreading the kidney message in Scotland – a view from a regional fundraiser
Spreading the kidney message in Scotland – a view from a regional fundraiser by Sharon Sheridan – Fundraising Manager Scotland 02 November 2018 I joined Kidney Research UK almost six months ago and have been on an absolute whirlwind learning curve! I never realised how important our kidneys are until I joined, and now it’s…
Read MoreImpact of Kidney Research UK: a patient writes
Impact of Kidney Research UK: a patient writes by David Prosser – Kidney Research UK trustee 25 October 2018 David is a transplant patient and a trustee at Kidney Research UK. A Chartered Accountant by training, in 2013 David left the City after a career of 32 years at PwC, where he was a Senior…
Read MoreThe special life of a kidney patient
The special life of a kidney patient by Paul Chear – Volunteer / ACE Project Peer Educator 14 August 2018 Courage does not always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow’. – Mary Anne Radmacher I should start by saying that the special…
Read MoreAnswers to the complex questions; why I fell in love with science
Answers to the complex questions; why I fell in love with science by Lucy Lawrence – Research Officer 01 August 2018 My family has always encouraged, often difficult but open scientific discussion about our viewpoints. “Lucy, have you heard about stem cells?” “What do you think of animal testing?” “Lucy, have you seen they can…
Read MoreKayleigh, the stranger who gave me my life back
Kayleigh, the stranger who gave me my life back by Louise Sach, transplant recipient from living donor 25 June 2018 This is me, Louise Sach, shortly after I was diagnosed with chronic renal failure. I was age eight when my parents were told that both my kidneys were only working at around 40%, both small,…
Read MoreHow to spot a trust fundraiser
How to spot a trust fundraiser by Liz Gunson – Trust Fundraising Manager 31 May 2018 I think when most people think of fundraising they think of shaking a bucket at their local supermarket, or running marathons, or doing something weird and wonderful like the ice bucket challenge. But fundraising can and should be done…
Read MoreEvery down has an up – view from a teenage kidney patient
Every down has an up – view from a teenage kidney patient by Grace Acklam 04 May 2018 Disease. A word that sends shivers down spines, and forms lumps in people’s throats. A word associated with the likes of the Black Plague and Polio. A word that is avoided and is desperately hidden from. A…
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