VANCOUVER, September 20, 2016 – Dr. Jagbir Gill is often the bearer of bad news for his patients who desperately need a kidney transplant because the wait times can be upwards of eight years, especially for certain ethnic communities. “While South Asian and Chinese Canadians make up nearly 20% of all British Columbians, they account...
Transplant Research Newsletter – Summer 2016
Venture Grants Research Program Your donations at work making a difference to transplant patients A second chance at life through organ transplantation is an incredible gift – one that has become an effective treatment for end-stage organ failure. But, transplant is not a cure. At least not yet. This is where the Transplant Research Foundation...
Transplant Research Newsletter – Winter 2016
When a parent is told, “Your child needs an organ transplant,” it is the last chance for survival. But modern medicine has made transplantation a viable treatment option with dramatic improvements in patient survival rates over the last several decades. This also means more children with complex medical diagnoses who used to face poor outcomes and often death are now able to live longer...
Transplant Research Newsletter – Fall 2015
Message From The Chair Welcome to the first edition of our new quarterly Newsletter. Fall always seems to be a great time for new beginnings and it very much feels that way here at TRF! Our exciting new partnership with VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation is up and running. Long in the planning, this partnership brings both added...
Transplant Research Foundation of BC merges with VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation
A partnership between the Transplant Research Foundation of BC and our very own VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation was recently announced at our VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation’s Annual General Meeting in June. The Transplant Research Foundation of BC (TRF) is the only health foundation in Canada focused solely on funding scientific grants for research...