# Basic Research Forum for Emerging Kidney Scientists

> **NIH NIH R13** · UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · 2020 · $1,250

## Abstract

Maintaining the kidney research workforce is a major challenge. Therefore, there is an urgent need for programs
supporting kidney research trainees and early career investigators to provide support for the next generation of
investigators. Now in its third year, the Basic Research Forum for Emerging Kidney Scientists is co-sponsored
by the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) and the American Physiological Society (APS), with both societies
making substantive contributions to meeting success. The meeting’s primary objectives are: 1) to foster the
scientific development of trainees and early career investigators by providing opportunities for young
investigators to formally present their research and informally discuss their science with peers and established
investigators; 2) to enhance innovation in kidney research by bringing together scientists across kidney research
disciplines in an interactive and informal setting; 3) to provide opportunities for trainees and early career
investigators to meet one another, establishing and fortifying trainee “cohorts” who will progress in their careers
together; 4) to provide opportunities for trainees and early career investigators to meet established investigators
who may become future collaborators, mentors or sponsors; and 5) to teach trainees and early career
investigators important non-experimental skills needed for career success in biomedical research by providing
career development activities. The Basic Research Forum is unique amongst kidney research-related meetings
in that it is solely focused on trainees and early career investigators (“young investigators”). The meeting will be
held on October 21, 2020 at the Colorado Convention Center, a highly accessible site with accommodations for
participants with disabilities. Short oral presentations will be selected from abstracts submitted by young
investigators, with time for questions from peers and established investigators. Women and individuals from
groups under-represented in biomedical science are vulnerable to the “leaky pipeline,” and particular attention
will be paid to their inclusion. Ample time is provided for networking and interactions amongst young investigators
and with established investigators, including lunch groups encompassing a variety of career stages. Career
development activities are designed to meet the needs of trainees at various career stages to get advice and
learn skills required for success. Established investigators with varying research interests will participate in all
aspects of the meeting. The Basic Research Forum is a small meeting taking place within a much larger meeting
(ASN Kidney Week, the largest international kidney meeting each year) that draws scientists from around the
world engaging in a very broad spectrum of kidney research. This allows young investigators to interact with
scientists from diverse sub-fields of kidney research, fostering cross-talk and innovation and strengthening
trainee cohorts. Th...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10144700
- **Project number:** 1R13DK127700-01
- **Recipient organization:** UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
- **Principal Investigator:** AYLIN RACHEL RODAN
- **Activity code:** R13 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $1,250
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-09-11 → 2021-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10144700

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10144700, Basic Research Forum for Emerging Kidney Scientists (1R13DK127700-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10144700. Licensed CC0.

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