Welcome from the Program Director

Welcome to the new website of the KRESCENT Program.  It gives me great pleasure to introduce the Kidney Research Scientist Core Education and National Training Program, better known as KRESCENT Read more...

Kidney Injury in Hospital Increases Long-Term Risk of Death

Patients with sudden loss of kidney function, called acute kidney injury (AKI), are more likely to die prematurely after leaving the hospital—even if their kidney function has apparently recovered, according to a study published in Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN).and conducted by Dr. Jean-Philippe Lafrance, recipient of a KRESCENT Post Doctoral Fellowship recipient  Read more...