
Kidney Research
Improving outcomes in kidney disease
Study investigators
Clinicians and scientists join forces to lead research which aims to improve outcomes of people living with kidney disease

Chief Principal Investigator
Prof Philip O'Connell
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​Director of Westmead Institute for Medical Research (WIMR)​
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Director of the Centre for Transplant and Renal Research (CTRR)
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WIMR Transplant Genomics - Group leader

Principal Investigator
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Nephrologist & Transplant Physician at Westmead Hospital
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​WIMR Transplant Genomics - co-lead
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Principal Investigator
Prof Germaine Wong
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Nephrologist & Transplant Physician at Westmead Hospital (HoD)
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​Director of Western Renal Services

Principal Investigator
Prof Natasha Rogers
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Nephrologist & Transplant Physician at Westmead Hospital
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​WIMR Kidney Injury - Group leader
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Principal Investigator
Prof Steve Chadban
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Nephrologist & Transplant Physician at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
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Director, Renal Medicine, RPA
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Kidney node leader, CPC USYD

Principal Investigator
Prof Kate Wyburn
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Nephrologist & Transplant Physician at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
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Deputy director, Renal Medicine, RPA

Principal Investigator
Dr Wai Lim
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Nephrologist & Transplant Physician at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
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Head of department, SCGH

Principal Investigator
Prof Stephen Alexander
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Nephrologist & Transplant Physician at Children's Hospital Westmead
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​Director CKR laboratory

Principal Investigator
Professor Shane Grey
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Garvan Institute Transplant Immunology - lab head

Principal Investigator
A/Prof Ellis Patrick
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Statistician and Bioinformatician
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Cluster Lead of Bioinformatics in the Sydney Precision Data Science Centre.

Associate Investigator
Dr Chandana Guha
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Research Fellow at the Centre for Kidney Research (CKR)
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Consumer representative
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Associate Investigator
Dr Nicole Scholes-Robertson
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Research fellow at School of Public Health
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Consumer representative
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Project Manager
Ms Elvira Jimenez-Vera
Project manager
Lab manager CTRR WIMR