Organ donation saves lives. Thanks to organ donation and transplant research, recipients have the gift of time: time to spend with loved ones, time to make memories and time to pursue their dreams. Thanks to transplant research we can continue to help transplant recipients experience more Christmases. Numerous transplant recipients share how many Christmases they...
Video: The Ultimate Gift
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...