Training Support — The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases has renewed Dr. Frederick Kaskel’s Developmental Nephrology T32 training grant with an additional five-year reward of $1.32 million. The grant, which will have been active for more than four decades through this renewal, trains new pediatric nephrology physician-scientists in the latest advances in basic and translational research. The goal is to generate well-trained investigators who can address and solve the major questions regarding pediatric kidney diseases and translate this knowledge into clinical practice. Trainees supported by this grant are researching congenital and developmental disorders, inflammatory diseases, acute injury, and end-stage disease of the kidney. Dr. Kaskel is professor and vice chair of pediatrics and director of pediatric nephrology.
Posted on: Friday, August 17, 2012