Drawing new and future investigators towards pediatric kidney development and disease through a continuum of enrichment opportunities from open symposiums and seminars to competitive research placements to summer students and pilot studies funding to new and established investigators.

Programs

Pilot & Feasibility Program (P&F)

Offers pilot grants for innovative kidney health research, stay tuned for our next request for applications.

Project 1

Creating detailed maps of gene activity and chromatin changes in kidney cells during key stages of child development.

Project 2

Studying a new genetic factor in focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) by comparing gene activity in normal and FSGS-affected mice.

Summer Scholars

Students can take advantage of our innovative, career defining summer scholars enrichment program to and learn about process of doing science and applying knowledge to solve clinical problems.

Overview

Our center competitively awards annual pilot projects that access and use the resources from our research cores. Young trainees can take advantage of our summer scholars program allowing them to learn research techniques, participate in a research project and learn more about kidney disease in children. Our initiates will be supplemented by an annual research symposium and a regular visiting lecture series.


Chart visualizing PCEN's educational goals: promoting early career engagement, train investigators in new techniques and fostering innovative collaborations.  Achieved via a variety of collaborations with other centers, recruitment and educational programs.
PCEN’s educational goals actualized via a variety of collaborations with other centers, recruitment and educational programs.