Academic clinical fellowships in renal medicine
Kidney research in Sheffield dates back to the 1960s, with Dr Margaret Platts as the first Reader in Nephrology in 1965. Along with Mr John Williams (Consultant Urologist), she performed the first kidney transplant in 1968.
Research network
Sheffield Kidney institute and the University of Sheffield have successfully collaborated research for decades, performing research involving basic and translational science; clinical trials; person-centred healthcare decision-making; industry collaborations to get medicines to people with kidney disease; health economics; implementation science; big data and bioinformatics; epidemiolog; and causal inference.
Research interests
Disease-specific areas include genetic conditions including polycystic kidney disease, haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis, metabolic bone disease and chronic kidney disease. Guideline implementation and imaging cut across these disease areas.
Impact
The quality, impact and the expertise involved in this research has been recognised with our clinical academics leading national and international guideline groups, educational programmes, research centres, funding and reimbursement agencies. Our facilities include dedicated laboratories at the Medical School and clinical research through the Sheffield Kidney Institute (SKI) and the NIHR Clinical Research Facility (CRF) at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals.
Fellowship funding has been received from the MRC, NIHR, Kidney Research UK and others. Academic fellows benefit from programme or grant-based research activity from these funders and others operating in parallel within the department and in the wider Faculty of Health.
