This presentation explores the two primary risk factors for chronic kidney disease in Black patients—diabetes and hypertension—both often undetected due to their subtle symptoms. The discussion includes genetic contributors to kidney disease and highlights prevention, treatment, and regenerative medicine solutions to combat this silent epidemic.
Speaker – Mowa Ayibiowu
Mowa Ayibiowu is a fifth-year medical student at University College Dublin with research experience at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids). She is passionate about advocating for African, Black and Caribbean patients and currently works at Toronto General Hospital Research Institute as part of the Kidney Health Education and Research Group.
