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Kevin Burns

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Full ProfessorDepartment of MedicineUniversity of Ottawa

Kevin Burns

Full Professor

Department of Medicine

Faculty of Medicine

University of Ottawa

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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10 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 8 research grants (8 CIHR), most recently in 2021.
Supervisor on 1 trainee award (1 CIHR), most recently in 2020.

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Apoptosis Endothelium Exosome Ischemia/Reperfusion Kidney Microrna Mouse Model Preclinical

Latest papers

An Economic Evaluation of a One-Day Living Kidney Donor Evaluation Process Compared to the Usual Approach.
American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation · 2026
Accuracy, Clarity, and Comprehensiveness of ChatGPT Outputs for Commonly Asked Questions About Living Kidney Donation.
Clinical transplantation · 2025
Urine Measurements of the Renin-Angiotensin System-Regulated Proteins Predict Death and Graft Loss in Kidney Transplant Recipients Enrolled in a Ramipril versus Placebo Randomized Controlled Trial.
Journal of proteome research · 2025

All 22 publications

Latest funding

Kidney Research Scientist Core Education and Training Program 2.0
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$2,399,987
COVID-19 And Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia Dynamic Evaluation Study (CASCADES - ARBS CORONA III)
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$500,000
The therapeutic potential of miR-486-5p in ischemic acute kidney injury
CIHR · 2020 · Supervisor
$105,000

All 12 grants and awards

22 publications.

An Economic Evaluation of a One-Day Living Kidney Donor Evaluation Process Compared to the Usual Approach.

Bugeja A, Scarffe A, Agarwal A, Clark EG, Burns K, McDougall J, Noel A, Badenoch H, Sood M, Knoll G, Komenda P, Thavorn K

American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation2026

DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2025.10.018 PMID: 41628814

Accuracy, Clarity, and Comprehensiveness of ChatGPT Outputs for Commonly Asked Questions About Living Kidney Donation.

Singla R, Lodhi S, Kibret T, Jegatheswaran J, Glavinovic T, Massicotte-Azarniouch D, Karpinski J, Powell R, Burns K, Sood MM, Bugeja A

Clinical transplantation2025

DOI: 10.1111/ctr.70303 PMID: 40891338

Urine Measurements of the Renin-Angiotensin System-Regulated Proteins Predict Death and Graft Loss in Kidney Transplant Recipients Enrolled in a Ramipril versus Placebo Randomized Controlled Trial.

Farkona S, Kotlyar M, Burns K, Knoll G, Brinc D, Jurisica I, Konvalinka A

Journal of proteome research2025

DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.4c01100 PMID: 40111290

Mechanistic evaluation of ertugliflozin in patients with type 2 diabetes and heart failure.

Lytvyn Y, Scholtes RA, Boorsma EM, Sridhar VS, Kugathasan L, Liu H, Lovblom LE, Handoko L, Mosterd CM, Floras JS, Burns K, Osuntokun T, Voors A, van Raalte DH, Heerspink HJL, Cherney DZI

Physiological reports2025

DOI: 10.14814/phy2.70275 PMID: 40207988

Autoantibodies targeting angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 are prevalent and not induced by SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Galipeau Y, Castonguay N, McCluskie PS, Sonoda MT, Keeshan A, Collins E, Arnold C, Pelchat M, Burns K, Cooper C, Langlois MA

FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology2025

DOI: 10.1096/fj.202402694r PMID: 39950298

Using a targeted metabolomics approach to explore differences in ARDS associated with COVID-19 compared to ARDS caused by H1N1 influenza and bacterial pneumonia.

Lee CH, Banoei MM, Ansari M, Cheng MP, Lamontagne F, Griesdale D, Lasry DE, Demir K, Dhingra V, Tran KC, Lee T, Burns K, Sweet D, Marshall J, Slutsky A, Murthy S, Singer J, Patrick DM, Lee TC, Boyd JH, Walley KR, Fowler R, Haljan G, Vinh DC, Mcgeer A, Maslove D, Mann P, Donohoe K, Hernandez G, Rocheleau G, Trahtemberg U, Kumar A, Lou M, Dos Santos C, Baker A, Russell JA, Winston BW, *ARBs CORONA I. Investigators

Critical care (London, England)2024

DOI: 10.1186/s13054-024-04843-0 PMID: 38414082

Storytelling for impact: the creation of a storytelling program for patient partners in research.

Getchell LE, Reich M, Allu S, Woods C, Atkinson T, Beaucage M, Stalker L, Sparkes D, Turner C, L'Esperance A, Burns K, Elliott MJ, Chiu H, Rosenblum ND, Sapir-Pichhadze R

Research involvement and engagement2023

DOI: 10.1186/s40900-023-00471-0 PMID: 37491345

Involving Patient Partners in the KRESCENT Peer Review: Intent, Process, Challenges, and Opportunities

Fowler EA, Bell K, Burns K, Chiazzese A, DeSerres SA, Foster BJ, Hartwig S, Herrington G, James MT, Jensen V

Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease20222 citations

DOI: 10.1177/20543581221136402

Renin-Angiotensin System Pathway Therapeutics Associated With Improved Outcomes in Males Hospitalized With COVID-19.

Rocheleau GLY, Lee T, Mohammed Y, Goodlett D, Burns K, Cheng MP, Tran K, Sweet D, Marshall J, Slutsky AS, Murthy S, Singer J, Patrick DM, Du B, Peng Z, Lee TC, Boyd JH, Walley KR, Lamontagne F, Fowler R, Winston BW, Haljan G, Vinh DC, McGeer A, Maslove D, Patrigeon SP, Mann P, Donohoe K, Hernandez G, Russell JA, for ARBs CORONA I Investigators

Critical care medicine2022

DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000005589 PMID: 35607951

Program Report: Can-SOLVE CKD Network Presents an Inclusive Method for Developing Patient-Oriented Research Tools.

Getchell LE, Fowler E, Reich M, Allu S, Boucher C, Burns K, Desjarlais A, L'Esperance A, Elliott M, Robinson-Settee H, Chiu HH, Rosenblum ND, Settee C, Murdoch A, Dew S, Green A, Franson L, Bernstein E, Sparkes D, Turner C, Fernandez N, Sapir-Pichhadze R

Canadian journal of kidney health and disease2022

DOI: 10.1177/20543581221074566 PMID: 35173970

Kidney Research Scientist Core Education and Training Program 2.0

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Tr. Gr: Health Research Training Platform - Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes

Principal investigators: Alexander, Robert T; Beaucage, Mary B; Burns, Kevin D; Farragher, Janine; Hartwig, Sunny; Ho, Julie; King, Malcolm; Konvalinka, Ana; Levin, Adeera; Madore, François; Pandeya, Sanjay; Schick-Makaroff, Kara L; Stalker, Leanne; Tennankore, Karthik K

Keywords: Training Grant All Pillars

$2,399,987

COVID-19 And Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia Dynamic Evaluation Study (CASCADES - ARBS CORONA III)

Co-investigatorCIHR2021O. Gr.: Addr. the Health Impacts of COVID-19 - Imp. of def/disp care on health

Principal investigators: Russell, James A

Keywords: Bacterial Community-Acquired Pneumonia; Chronic Kidney Disease; Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Covid-19; Individuals Experiencing Homelessness; Ras Pathway; Sepsis

$500,000

The therapeutic potential of miR-486-5p in ischemic acute kidney injury

SupervisorCIHR2020Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Douvris, Adrianna

Keywords: Acute Kidney Injury; Angiogenesis; Animal Model Of Acute Kidney Injury; Apoptosis; Cell Culture; Endothelial Function; In Vitro Hypoxia Re-Oxygenation; Microrna; Quantitative Pcr For Rna Expression; Western Blot For Protein Expression

$105,000

HOST RESPONSE MEDIATORS IN CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) INFECTION - IS THERE A PROTECTIVE EFFECT OF ARBs ON OUTCOMES OF CORONAVIRUS INFECTION? (ARBs CORONA II)

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Operating Grant: COVID-19 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity - Therapeutics

Principal investigators: Russell, James A

Keywords: Arbs; Biomarkers; Covid-19; Host Response; Losartan; Randomized Controlled Trial

$3,456,541

Role of the gut microbiome in intestinal barrier function

Principal investigatorCIHR2018Team Grant: Canadian Microbiome Initiative 2: Research Teams - LOI

Principal investigators: Stintzi, Alain; Burns, Kevin D; Fergusson, Dean A; Figeys, Daniel; Jimenez, Carolina; Lalu, Manoj M; Lavallée-Adam, Mathieu; Levy, Emile; Mack, David R

Keywords: Chronic Kidney Disease; Intestinal Barrier; Metagenomic; Metaproteomic; Microbiome; Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease; Pilot Clinical Trial; Therapeutic Approach

$25,000

Endothelial Progenitor Cell Exosomes and MicroRNA Transfer as Therapy for Acute Kidney Injury

Nominated PICIHR2017Project Grant

Principal investigators: Burns, Kevin D

Keywords: Apoptosis; Endothelium; Exosome; Ischemia/Reperfusion; Kidney; Microrna; Mouse Model; Preclinical; Proteomics; Proximal Tubule

$742,050

Endothelial Progenitor Cell Exosomes and MicroRNA Transfer as Therapy for Acute Kidney Injury

Nominated PICIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Burns, Kevin D

Keywords: Apoptosis; Endothelium; Exosome; Ischemia/Reperfusion; Kidney; Microrna; Mouse Model; Preclinical; Proteomics; Proximal Tubule

$100,000

Listening, Learning, Leading: Canadians Seeking Solutions and Innovations to Overcome Chronic Kidney Disease (Can-SOLVE CKD)

Principal investigatorCIHR2015SPOR Networks in Chronic Disease

Principal investigators: Levin, Adeera; Adams, Evan L; Harvey, Rebecca; Pawlovich, John; Barrett, Brendan J; Burns, Kevin D; Garg, Amit; Hemmelgarn, Brenda R; Laupacis, Andreas; LeGay, Barbara; Manns, Braden J; McCormick, Michael; Rosenblum, Norman D; Tonelli, Marcello; Woods, Cathy

Keywords: Biomarker Discovery; Cardiovascular Disease; Chronic Kidney Disease; Clinical Trials; Diabetes; Health Services Research; Novel Diagnostics; Observational Studies; Patient Reported Outcomes; Stem Cells

$12,450,000

Listening, Learning, Leading: Canadians Seeking Solutions and Innovations to Overcome Chronic Kidney Disease (Can-SOLVE CKD)

Principal investigatorCIHR2015SPOR Networks in Chronic Disease - LOI

Principal investigators: Levin, Adeera; Harvey, Rebecca; Burns, Kevin D; Laupacis, Andreas; Manns, Braden J

$49,530

Altered Angiotensin II AT1 Receptor in Cardiac and Renal Disease: Translational Development of Novel F-18 Labeled Ligands for PET Imaging

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Operating Grant

Principal investigators: DaSilva, Jean N

Keywords: Candesartan; Diabetes; Echocardiography; Fluoro-18 Analogs; Heart Failure; Hypertension; Losartan; Pet Imaging

$630,935

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Kevin Burns

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

An Economic Evaluation of a One-Day Living Kidney Donor Evaluation Process Compared to the Usual Approach.

Accuracy, Clarity, and Comprehensiveness of ChatGPT Outputs for Commonly Asked Questions About Living Kidney Donation.

Urine Measurements of the Renin-Angiotensin System-Regulated Proteins Predict Death and Graft Loss in Kidney Transplant Recipients Enrolled in a Ramipril versus Placebo Randomized Controlled Trial.

Mechanistic evaluation of ertugliflozin in patients with type 2 diabetes and heart failure.

Autoantibodies targeting angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 are prevalent and not induced by SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Using a targeted metabolomics approach to explore differences in ARDS associated with COVID-19 compared to ARDS caused by H1N1 influenza and bacterial pneumonia.

Storytelling for impact: the creation of a storytelling program for patient partners in research.

Involving Patient Partners in the KRESCENT Peer Review: Intent, Process, Challenges, and Opportunities

Renin-Angiotensin System Pathway Therapeutics Associated With Improved Outcomes in Males Hospitalized With COVID-19.

Program Report: Can-SOLVE CKD Network Presents an Inclusive Method for Developing Patient-Oriented Research Tools.

Frequent collaborators

Swapnil Hiremath

Davor Brinc

David Maslove

Srinivas Murthy

Deborah Zimmerman

Dwight Sparkes

Cedric Edwards

Francois Lamontagne

John Marshall

Ruth Sapir-Pichhadze

James Scholey

Robert Fowler

Karen Tran

Paul Komenda

Leanne Stalker

Tom Blydt-Hansen

Manish Sood

Jolanta Karpinski

Mary Beaucage

Peter Magner

Meghan Elliott

Audrey L'Espérance

Marcel Ruzicka

David Goodlett

Ayub Akbari

Farid Mahmud

Curtis Cooper

Claudia Dos Santos

Navdeep Tangri

Andrew Baker

Arthur Slutsky

Jill Hamilton

Sunny Hartwig

Donald Griesdale

Susan Samuel

Dylan Burger

Pietro Ravani

Marjorie Brand

Brandy Wicklow

Adeera Levin