The Kidney Project: Updates to an Artificial Implantable Organ

Title: The Kidney Project: Updates to an Artificial Implantable Organ

Speaker: Shuvo Roy, PhD; Technical Director, The Kidney Project; Professor, Departments of  Bioengineering and Therapeutics Sciences and Surgery

Moderator: Paul T. Conway, AAKP Chair of Policy & Global Affairs, former dialysis patient, current transplant recipient

As the oldest and largest, independent kidney patient organization in the U.S. – AAKP is dedicated to improving the lives and long-term outcomes of kidney patients through education, advocacy, patient engagement and the fostering of patient communities. AAKP fights for early disease detection and the appropriate diagnosis of rare/genetic conditions; increased kidney transplantation and pre-emptive transplantation; full patient choice of either in-center or home dialysis; protection of the patient/physician relationship; promotion of research and innovation including artificial implantable and wearable kidneys; and the elimination of barriers for patient access to available treatment options. Learn more at www.aakp.org.