Natasha Rogers
Professor
Centre Co-Director
MBBS (Hons)/ PhD/ FRACP/ FASN
natasha.rogers@health.nsw.gov.au
Centre for Transplant and Renal Research
Currently open to PHD and Honours students in the topic areas of:
Acute kidney injury
Chronic kidney disease
Cardiorenal syndrome
Islet transplantation
Normothermic machine perfusion

Biography
Prof Rogers is currently a Senior Staff Specialist in Nephrology at Westmead Hospital where she has worked since mid-2016. She is Head of Transplantation and Director of the Clinical Islet Transplant Program. Natasha is also conjoint Professor as the University of Sydney where she is a NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow. In the last 5 years CI Rogers has attracted >$10M for direct research support.
Research interests
Acute kidney injury, Chronic kidney disease, Cardiorenal syndrome, Islet biology, Islet transplantation, CD47
Adjunct roles
Head of Transplantation, Senior Staff Nephrologist, Director of the Clinical Islet Transplant Program | Westmead Hospital |
Professor in Nephrology and Transplantation Medicine, NHMRC Emerging Leader Fellow | University of Sydney |
Additional information
USYD link – https://www.sydney.edu.au/medicine-health/about/our-people/academic-staff/natasha-rogers.html
Current grants
MRFF Cardiovascular Mission | 06/2022 – 05/2025 | Renal Factors Modify HEART disease Study (REFORM HEARTS) |
NHMRC Investigator Grant | 2022 - 2026 | Improving translational pathways in kidney injury: from discovery to clinical practice |
NHMRC Ideas Grant | 2021 - 2024 | Improving kidney transplant outcomes |
MRFF Genomics Mission | 2024 - 2027 | Donor and recipient polygenic risk scores predictive of late graft loss |
Affiliations
Westmead Hospital, University of Sydney
Professional Associations and Organisations
2023 - current | The Transplantation Society | Co-chair, Scientific Committee |
2023 - current | Physiological Reports | Associate Editor |
2022 - current | Pancreas Islet Transplant Advisory Committee | Chair |
2020 -2023 | ANZ Society of Nephrology | Honorary Secretary |
2018 - 2021 | Transplantation Society of ANZ | Member |
2018 - current | Transplantation (journal) | Associate Editor |
Awards and recognition
ANZ Society of Nephrology Basic Science Award, 2016, 2020, 2023 |
Transplantation Society of ANZ, Josette Eris Award, 2023 |
American Transplant Congress, Young Investigator Award, 2017 |