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clinicians and scientists supported by the ODTRF

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advancing patient care and revolutionizing donation and transplantation science

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awarded in 2023/24 to scientists and clinicians in British Columbia

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in external funding leveraged by ODTRF-funded researchers

News

09Dec

ODTRF 2024 Christmas

This holiday season, celebrate the gift of innovation with us.

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26Nov

What if, based on the comment of a grieving father, you left work that day, also grieving, and realized that you had potentially stumbled into a groundbreaking idea that could transform what we know about the brain and death?

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Researcher Spotlight

08Sep

From Coordinating Research to Living Donation

An Interview with Aggie Black Director of Health Services & Clinical Research and Knowledge Translation, Aggie Black is no stranger to the world of research. As a leader in practice-based research programming at Providence Health Care, Aggie knows the value of investing in organ donation and transplant science to improve patient care. Recently, Aggie embarked...

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Research Programs

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Venture Grant

Through our Venture Grant program, we provide funding to BC-based scientists conducting innovative organ donation and transplant research in new areas of exploration that will lead to improved quality of life and outcomes for patients.

Research Challenge

The Research Challenge program, in partnership with Providence Research (PH) and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI), targets point-of-care nursing and allied staff, and provides small, micro grants to qualified projects. The focus of these grants is on clinical or practice-oriented projects that directly impact patient care related to organ donation or transplant medicine.

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Team Grant

Designed to address patient-identified priorities and encompass various facets of post-transplant care and enhanced organ donation practices, these $30K grants are offered in partnership with Providence Research (PR) and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI).

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Astellas ODTRF Clinician Research Grant

In 2015, Astellas Pharma Canada and the Organ Donation and Transplant Research Foundation of BC (formally Transplant Research Foundation of BC) partnered to create a two-year research funding program – the Astellas/Transplant Research Foundation of BC Clinical Research Grant Program. Four exciting projects were funded through this program, leading to groundbreaking advancements in care for patients and donors.

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Addison Pediatric Project

Children are not little adults, yet much of their pre and post transplant care is based upon clinical trials and studies conducted on adult participants. That is why it is important to encourage and support transplant research that focuses on our youngest patients, that is why the Addison Pediatric Project was created.

Publications

The ODTRF is proud to share published findings from funded research. These publications highlight the innovative approaches and discoveries made possible through our funding, advancing knowledge and practice in donation and transplant science.

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Our Scientific Advisory Board

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Dr. Mypinder Sekhon

Clinical Associate Professor, University of British Columbia, Vancouver

Dr. Peter Kim

Clinical Associate Professor, University of British Columbia, Vancouver

Dr. Megan Levings

Professor, Department of Surgery and School of Biomedical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Lead, Childhood Diseases, BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute

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I know that as research advances, the experiences of both patients and donors can become even better. I want as many people as possible to be able to have a second chance at life, and I know through research this will become possible.

Dakota Meredith

liver recipient

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I rely on daily immunosuppressants, these come with many side effects, including a weakened overall immune system, risk of organ damage, diabetes and cancer risks. These risks frequently run through my mind. I want to see my son and daughter grow up.

Nick Kanaan

lung recipient

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I am extremely grateful for all the researchers and research that has helped transplant kids like me live longer, better lives. For example, I have recently been able to get vaccinated for chicken pox, something I was told for years was not safe for transplant patients. Thank you, science!

Addison McArthur

heart recipient