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Welcome to the Centre for Kidney Disease Research (CKDR) website.

The CKDR is one of Australia’s leading kidney disease research centres with an international reputation for excellence in research. The researchers of the CKDR are working at the forefront of global trends in research to trial new clinical treatments and to understand the cellular and molecular basis of kidney disease. In this way we are aiming to improve kidney and general health of adults and children. Renowned for its studies in acute and chronic kidney disease and kidney cancers, the CKDR has particular expertise in translating results from laboratory and clinical sciences for application to improve public health outcomes.

Research at CKDR

Find out about our key areas of research, what our funding is being invested into and what outcomes we hope for in the future.

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Student Opportunities

The CKDR is keen to take on enthusiastic postgraduate students for honours, masters, and doctoral studies in the following key research areas.

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Events

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Participate / Donations

Wouldn’t it be exciting to be part of groundbreaking kidney disease research?

There is growing community awareness of the importance of chronic kidney disease.

Research outcomes help develop and shape future clinical practices that may benefit children long into the future.

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