Branko Braam, University of Alberta

Research

Diabetes Bioavailability Chronic Kidney Disease Diet Quality Dietary Potassium,Potassium Absorption Potassium Additive Potassium Homeostasis

Latest papers

Microvascular dysfunction in chronic kidney disease: A feasibility study.
Clinical physiology and functional imaging · 2026
Initiatives to enhance referral patterns from primary care to specialist kidney care:a systematic review and meta-analysis
BMJ Public Health · 2025
Impact of Baseline Kidney Function on the Rate of Progressive Kidney Disease After Pregnancy: A Population-Based Cohort Study Research Protocol
Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease · 2025

All 64 publications

Latest funding

An investigation of potassium sources on bioavailability and homeostasis for adults living with advanced kidney disease
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$918,000
Prevent and Treat Diabetes for Healthy Living in Indigenous Communities of Alberta (Prev-Treat) program
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$35,000
Systematic-Evaluation-Referral-Treatment for Cardiovascular and Renal Risk in Rural/Remote and Northern Alberta Communities (SMART-CARE)
CIHR · 2019 · Principal investigator
$88,750

All 5 grants and awards

64 publications.

01

Microvascular dysfunction in chronic kidney disease: A feasibility study.

Bok E, Wiebe N, Nelson MD, Stickland MK, Bello AK, Braam B, Thompson SE

Clinical physiology and functional imaging2026

DOI: 10.1111/cpf.70092 PMID: 42758466

02

Initiatives to enhance referral patterns from primary care to specialist kidney care:a systematic review and meta-analysis

Ghimire A, Hariramani VK, Abdulrahman A, Ye F, Kung JY, Tungsanga S, Grill A, Singer A, Akbari A, Braam B

BMJ Public Health20252 citations

DOI: 10.1136/bmjph-2024-001953

03

Impact of Baseline Kidney Function on the Rate of Progressive Kidney Disease After Pregnancy: A Population-Based Cohort Study Research Protocol

Bathini L, Jeyakumar N, Sontrop J, McArthur E, Kang Y, Luo B, Bello A, Collister D, Ahmed S, Kaul P

Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease2025

DOI: 10.1177/20543581251318836

04

Modulation of expression of Connexins 37, 40 and 43 in endothelial cells in culture.

Zhuang W, Mitrou NGA, Kulak S, Cupples WA, Braam B

Frontiers in network physiology2024Senior author

DOI: 10.3389/fnetp.2024.1199198 PMID: 38558785

05

Ex vivo hemolysis: Three cases demonstrating mechanically-induced hemolysis from the extracorporeal circuit during hemodialysis.

Newbigging AM, Xing R, Braam B, Raizman JE

Clinical biochemistry2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2023.04.009 PMID: 37146789

06

Association Between Arterial Stiffness and Measures of Autonomic Dysfunction in People With Chronic Kidney Disease.

Davies R, Wiebe N, Brotto A, Stickland MK, Braam B, Thompson S

Canadian journal of kidney health and disease2023

DOI: 10.1177/20543581231213798 PMID: 38020484

07

Reduced tubuloglomerular feedback activity and absence of its synchronization in a connexin40 knockout rat.

More HL, Braam B, Cupples WA

Frontiers in network physiology2023

DOI: 10.3389/fnetp.2023.1208303 PMID: 37705697

08

Bioimpedance-Guided Monitoring of Volume Status in Patients With Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Horowitz L, Karadjian O, Braam B, Mavrakanas T, Weber C

Canadian journal of kidney health and disease2023

DOI: 10.1177/20543581231185433 PMID: 37457623

09

Characterizing Hypertension Specialist Care in Canada: A National Survey

Lui S, Dubrofsky L, Khan NA, Tobe SW, Huynh J, Kuyper L, Mathew A, Amin S, Schiffrin EL, Harvey P

CJC Open20231 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2023.08.014

10

Designing an App for Immunosuppression Adherence and Communication: A Qualitative Approach.

Schick-Makaroff K, Lagendyk L, Foster B, Lam NN, Braam B, Bello A, Shojai S, Wen K

Canadian journal of kidney health and disease2022

DOI: 10.1177/20543581211072330 PMID: 35127106

An investigation of potassium sources on bioavailability and homeostasis for adults living with advanced kidney disease

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Richard, Caroline; Braam, Branko; Picard, Kelly J

Keywords: Bioavailability; Chronic Kidney Disease; Diabetes; Diet Quality; Dietary Potassium,; Potassium Absorption; Potassium Additive; Potassium Homeostasis; Processed Foods

$918,000

Prevent and Treat Diabetes for Healthy Living in Indigenous Communities of Alberta (Prev-Treat) program

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Team Gr: Diabetes Prevention & Treatment in Indigenous Communities: R&W - LOI

Principal investigators: Bello, Aminu; Crowshoe, Harley; Jindal, Kailash K; Levin, Adeera; Sarin, Christopher; Butalia, Sonia; Crowshoe, Lynden L; Schick-Makaroff, Kara L; Smith, Mary

Keywords: Diabetes; Early Detection And Management; Health Outcomes; Indigenous Peoples; Primary And Secondary Prevention

$35,000

Systematic-Evaluation-Referral-Treatment for Cardiovascular and Renal Risk in Rural/Remote and Northern Alberta Communities (SMART-CARE)

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Bello, Aminu; Braam, Branko; Drummond, Neil A; Jindal, Kailash K; Klarenbach, Scott; Komenda, Paul V; Liddy, Clare E; Ronksley, Paul E; Schick-Makaroff, Kara L; Scott-Douglas, Nairne

Keywords: Diabetes; Early Detection And Management; Hypertension; Indigenous Communities; Kidney Disease

$88,750

Podocyte Remodeling in Hypertension and Diabetic Nephropathy: Role of CLIC5A

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Ballermann, Barbara J

Keywords: Diabetes; Ezrin; Glomerular; Hypertension; Phosphatidylinositol 4,5 Bisphosphate; Podocalyxin; Podocyte; Rac1

$745,876

Improving patient and care provider alignment in cardiovascular disease management by an electronic medical dashboard approach

Nominated PICIHR2011Team Grant: Chronic Disease Risk and Intervention Strategies - LOI

Principal investigators: Braam, Branko

Keywords: Cardiovascular Disease; Chronic Disease Management; Family Medicine; Health Services Research; Medical Informatics; Multi-Disciplinary Team; Patient Engagement; Primary Care

$10,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Medicine
Medicine/Nephrology
Pediatrics
Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science
Nephrology
Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
Medicine/Endocrinology/Metabolism
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Co-authors at University of Alberta, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Kailash Jindal

Medicine

14 shared papers, latest 2025

Scott Klarenbach

Medicine

11 shared papers, latest 2025

Stephanie Thompson

Medicine/Nephrology

9 shared papers, latest 2023

Jeffrey Perl

Medicine/Nephrology

5 shared papers, latest 2018

Adeera Levin

Nephrology

5 shared papers, latest 2018

Aminu Bello

Medicine

5 shared papers, latest 2025

Marcello Tonelli

Medicine

5 shared papers, latest 2025

Nairne Scott-Douglas

Medicine

4 shared papers, latest 2022

Brenda Hemmelgarn

Medicine

4 shared papers, latest 2019

Amit Garg

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact

3 shared papers, latest 2025

David Collister

Anesthesia

3 shared papers, latest 2025

Raj Padwal

Medicine

3 shared papers, latest 2023

Marcello Tonelli

Medicine

3 shared papers, latest 2025

Kara Schick-Makaroff

Pediatrics

3 shared papers, latest 2022

Braden Manns

Medicine/Endocrinology/Metabolism

3 shared papers, latest 2019

David Collister

Medicine

2 shared papers, latest 2025

Ayub Akbari

Department of Medicine

2 shared papers, latest 2025

Mohammed Osman

Medicine

2 shared papers, latest 2019

Alexander Singer

Community Health Sciences

2 shared papers, latest 2025

Nairne Scott-Douglas

Medicine/Nephrology

2 shared papers, latest 2019

Scott Brimble

Medicine

2 shared papers, latest 2025

Somkanya Tungsanga

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Matthew James

Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Rita Suri

Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Sofia Ahmed

Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Blayne Welk

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

1 shared papers, latest 2017

Thomas Mavrakanas

Medicine/Cardiology

1 shared papers, latest 2023

David Collister

Nephrology

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Marcel Ruzicka

Department of Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Bethany Foster

Pediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Ally Prebtani

Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Jessica Tieu-Uyen Huynh

Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2023

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Diabetes Dear Professor Braam, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Microvascular dysfunction in chronic kidney disease: A feasibility study." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "An investigation of potassium sources on bioavailability and homeostasis for adults living with advanced kidney disease" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]