# Vanderbilt Kidney O'brien Center - Enrichment Program

> **NIH NIH P30** · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · 2021 · $63,200

## Abstract

Abstract
The Education and Enrichment Core will provide an education and outreach program that is
seen as one of the centerpieces of the VOKD. Our primary goal is to provide a widely
accessible educational program that will enhance kidney disease research by attracting
new scientific expertise to study the mechanisms and treatment of kidney disease.
Under the leadership of Dr. Mark de Caestecker we have developed an innovative and
multifaceted program that is intimately integrated with biomedical research base and core
expertise that is ingrained within the structure of the VOKD. In this proposal we will continue to
develop and enhance the successful and sought after components of this educational program,
notably the Mouse Kidney Injury Workshop and the Summer Research Training Program in
Kidney Disease (SRTP-KD). However, we also plan to develop a number of new education and
training opportunities both for the nephrology research and lay communities. These include: 1)
the development of a new, hands on practical translational histology workshop, which will be
developed in conjunction with the Drs. Fogo, Yang, and Zhang from the Histology Core; 2) a
web-based training tool to enhance pre-clinical research rigor and reproducibility through our
VCKD website; and 3) the development of an innovative community engagement and outreach
program. Dr. Adriana Hung and Dr. Kerri Cavanaugh will co-direct this core. Dr. Hung's
primary role will be to help coordinate the SRTP-KD, while Dr. Cavanaugh will be primarily
responsible for facilitating the education outreach programs.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10163171
- **Project number:** 5P30DK114809-05
- **Recipient organization:** VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
- **Principal Investigator:** Mark P. de Caestecker
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $63,200
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2017-09-08 → 2023-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10163171

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10163171, Vanderbilt Kidney O'brien Center - Enrichment Program (5P30DK114809-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10163171. Licensed CC0.

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