Dr. Susan Samuel is a Clinician Scientist and Pediatric Nephrologist at the BC Children’s Hospital, in Vancouver, Canada. She received her undergraduate medical degree from the University of British Columbia and completed her postgraduate medical training in pediatrics and nephrology at SickKids Hospital in Toronto. She completed her MSc degree with specialization in Clinical Epidemiology at the University of Toronto. She was supported by salary awards from the Canadian Child Health Clinician Scientist Program and Kidney Research Scientist Core Education and National Training Program (KRESCENT) of the Kidney Foundation of Canada during the New Investigator period. Her research goals are to improve care and outcomes of children with kidney disease and kidney failure. She leads the multi-centre Canadian Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome Project, a major national initiative to improve care of children with nephrotic syndrome. She also led a multi-disciplinary provincial research team to improve transition to adult care within Alberta, Canada. She serves on various local and national committees to enhance child health and kidney research. She is passionate about mentoring and training individuals to pursue careers in health research, and serves as the Director of the ENRICH program.