A novel diagnostic method to determine the likelihood of kidney fibrosis and progressive CKD in patients with diabetes mellitus and other forms of chronic proteinuric renal disease [ 2018 - 2020 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Prof Carol Pollock (Principal investigator) ,  Dr Muh Geot Wong ,  Dr Sonia Saad ,  Prof Ewa Goldys ,  Prof Gregory Fulcher

Brief description The project aims to develop a new non-invasive diagnostic method to detect patients with early CKD, a major health burden that is mainly driven by obesity and diabetes. It will specifically determine whether exfoliated tubular cells in the urine reflect kidney disease progression and hence provide a proof of concept on whether our newly developed hyperspectral technique can be used as a non-invasive diagnostic tool to identify patients with kidney disease.

Funding Amount $AUD 515,971.86

Funding Scheme Project Grants

Notes Standard Project Grant