artificial kidney

UCSF features expertise in kidney care and work on artificial kidney

Fri Mar 13, 2020

A team of kidney experts talk about kidney disease and share their hopes for the future.

Implantable bioartificial kidney achieves preclinical milestone

Thu Nov 7, 2019

Scientists implanted a prototype kidney bioreactor in large animals without significant safety concerns.

Silicon isn’t just for computers. It can make a pretty good kidney, too.

Mon Oct 9, 2017

Hey, John Oliver: This bionic kidney could do away with dialysis entirely

Thu May 18, 2017

Major funding for The Kidney Project from NIBIB Quantum Program

Tue Nov 3, 2015

The research journey toward building a fully functioning, surgically implantable artificial kidney as an alternative to kidney transplant and dialysis just took another step forward with the announcement of a $6 million grant to The Kidney Project, headquartered at the UCSF School of Pharmacy.

Feature articles shine spotlight on Kidney Project

Fri Apr 26, 2013

The San Francisco Chronicle and the Bay Area News Group, which includes the San Jose Mercury News and Oakland Tribune, have published feature articles this week focused on The Kidney Project, an effort to develop the first implantable bioartificial kidney to treat end-stage renal disease.