Ron Wald, Ontario Tech University

Research

Diet Dietary Potassium Hemodialysis Minimally Processed Patient Education

Latest funding

Evaluating the Safety and Acceptability of a Liberalized Potassium Diet in Maintenance Hemodialysis Recipients: A Randomized Controlled Trial (LIBERATE K-HD)
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$508,725

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Evaluating the Safety and Acceptability of a Liberalized Potassium Diet in Maintenance Hemodialysis Recipients: A Randomized Controlled Trial (LIBERATE K-HD)

Principal investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Arcand, JoAnne; Wald, Ron

Keywords: Diet; Dietary Potassium; Hemodialysis; Minimally Processed; Patient Education

$508,725

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

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Diet Dear Professor Wald, 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]. Your research on diet 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 "Evaluating the Safety and Acceptability of a Liberalized Potassium Diet in Maintenance Hemodialysis Recipients: A Randomized Controlled Trial (LIBERATE K-HD)" (2026), 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]