Glenda V. Roberts

Glenda V. Roberts is the Director of Communications and Patient Engagement for the Mount Sinai Center for Kidney Innovation. She has served as a patient partner on over 20 observational studies and clinical trials. Recognized for her remarkable work in kidney health research, Glenda has received several prestigious awards and has significantly elevated the patient voice in kidney research and dialysis innovation, authored or coauthored over 50 publications, and contributed her insights to national and international organizations, including the Kidney Health Initiative, KDIGO, ISN Global Kidney Trials, and the NKF-ASN Task Force Reassessing the Inclusion of Race in Diagnosing Kidney Disease. Glenda received the National Voice Award from the AAKP, and Presidential Volunteer Service Awards from Presidents Donald J. Trump and Joseph R. Biden. Recently, she made history as the first patient to receive the ASN President’s Award and the NKF Celeste Castillo Lee Patient Engagement Award.