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...

Oral Acyclovir and Acute Kidney Injury? Is There a Risk?

Drug safety is a critical concern in medicine. A recent trend is the late discovery of drug complications after the drug's approval. A recent study published in the May issue of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases looks at a novel method for detecting specific drug complications after a drug is released. Lead author, Dr. Ngan N. Lam, a KRESCENT Post Doctoral Fellow 2012-2015, discusses this report. Read more...

People who get kidney stones are twice as likely to develop kidney failure: U of A medical research

People who have had kidney stones are twice as likely to need dialysis or kidney transplants later in life, demonstrates recently published findings by medical researchers at the University of Alberta. Read more...