The UK has led the way in many aspects of kidney science and kidney care over the years.
Very many clinicians and scientists have produced important ideas, written key papers, and contributed to improvements in care. It would be hard to make a complete list of them all.
A small number of the UK’s finest renal researchers – nephrologists, transplant surgeons and other scientists– have received the highest recognition for their work, including the Nobel Prize, the Lasker Award (which frequently honours future Nobel Laureates), and FRS (Fellows of the Royal Society). Here they are….
Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine – Peter Ratcliffe (2019)
Lasker Award – Peter Ratcliffe (2016)
FRS – Robert McCance (1948), Stan Peart (1969), Roy Calne (1974), Malcolm Milne (1978), Peter Morris (1994), Keith Peters (1995), Peter Ratcliffe (2002), John Savill (2013).
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On these pages we have selected topics in which the UK has made a sustained and major contribution – changing our understanding of the biology of the kidney, or developing and testing new treatments, or improving care. We are posting the UK story behind each of these. Let us know if you think something else should be included, or improved. And/or draft a post!
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Last Updated on April 12, 2025 by John Feehally