About
- WIMR brings together some of the brightest minds to deliver real and significant research breakthroughs for many of the most serious illnesses, improving health and saving lives in Australia and around the world, because people’s lives matter.
Research
- WIMR is home to more than 45 research groups concerned with a wide range of human diseases and conditions. Key to our success is the way we connect researchers, clinicians and supporters.
People
Careers
- Excellent scientific results require exceptional people.
Students
- Students are a fundamental part of research activity at The Westmead Institute. We give our students the opportunity to do important work that is closely linked to the needs of patients.
Outcomes
- The needs of patients are central to everything we do at WIMR. Our research is highly translational. We are passionate about putting our findings into practice and giving hope to those who need it most.
  - Our Discoveries
  - Case Studies
Support Us
- We save lives. You can too. While medical research receives support from governments, some worthwhile projects miss out on receiving grants. Your generosity can help us bridge this gap and translate laboratory discoveries into clinical practice where they can give new hope.

About
- WIMR brings together some of the brightest minds to deliver real and significant research breakthroughs for many of the most serious illnesses, improving health and saving lives in Australia and around the world, because people’s lives matter.
Research
- WIMR is home to more than 45 research groups concerned with a wide range of human diseases and conditions. Key to our success is the way we connect researchers, clinicians and supporters.
People
Careers
- Excellent scientific results require exceptional people.
Students
- Students are a fundamental part of research activity at The Westmead Institute. We give our students the opportunity to do important work that is closely linked to the needs of patients.
Outcomes
- The needs of patients are central to everything we do at WIMR. Our research is highly translational. We are passionate about putting our findings into practice and giving hope to those who need it most.
  - Our Discoveries
  - Case Studies
Support Us
- We save lives. You can too. While medical research receives support from governments, some worthwhile projects miss out on receiving grants. Your generosity can help us bridge this gap and translate laboratory discoveries into clinical practice where they can give new hope.

Professor Natasha RogersProfessor, Westmead Clinical School
Phone86273510

Emailnatasha.rogers(at)sydney.edu.au

2018

Investigating new pathways in acute kidney injury that are regulated by CD47; Rogers N; National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Project Grants.
Novel approaches for improving acute kidney injury and kidney transplant outcomes; Rogers N; Sylvia and Charles Viertel Charitable Foundation/Viertel Clinical Investigator Awards.
Normothermic Machine Perfusion To Improve Kidney Transplant Outcomes; Rogers N, Hameed A, Pleass H, Hawthorne W, Wong G, Boughton P; Clive & Vera Ramaciotti Foundation/Health Investment Grants.
Investigating new molecular pathways in acute kidney injury that are regulated by CD47; Rogers N; Royal Australasian College of Physicians/Research Establishment Fellowship.

2017

The thrombospondin-1-CD47 pathway in islet cell injury and diabetes; Rogers N; Sydney Medical School/Professor Tony Basten Fellowship in Medical Genetics and Molecular Biology.
A Biomarker in Chronic Kidney Disease Study: The ABCKD study; Rogers N; Sydney Medical School Foundation/Clinician Researcher Support Scheme.

2016

The thrombospondin-1/CD47 axis in native and transplanted kidney immune response and repair; Rogers N; Royal Australasian College of Physicians/Research Establishment Fellowship.
The thrombospondin-1/CD47 axis in kidney transplantation; Rogers N; National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Early Career Fellowships.

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