From his lab at the Mission Bay campus of the University of California-San Francisco, Shuvo Roy is leading a project with nearly 40 scientists from across the nation to develop the world’s first ...

, co-director of the BioMEMS Laboratory at the Cleveland Clinic's Lerner Research Institute, is leaving for a newly created bioengineering department at the Roy, 38, officially joined the UCSF staff ...

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image: This image shows a kidney. Development of a surgically implantable, artificial kidney -- a promising alternative to kidney transplantation or dialysis for people with end-stage kidney disease - ...

UCSF researchers today unveiled a prototype model of the first implantable artificial kidney, in a development that one day could eliminate the need for dialysis. The device, which would include ...

A $750,000 gift from the John and Marcia Goldman Foundation is spurring a UCSF-led effort to create the first implantable artificial kidney for patients with kidney failure. The new funds, which ...

Newswise — A $500,000 KidneyX prize has been awarded to The Kidney Project — a collaboration between Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and UC San Francisco (UCSF) — for the development of an ...