# Indiana University Kidney Training Program (IU-KTP)

> **NIH NIH T32** · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · 2022 · $287,083

## Abstract

DESCRIPTION: The goal of the Indiana University School of Medicine’s Kidney Research Program for
Research Training in Translational Kidney Research is to provide a highly integrative, multi-disciplinary
experience that increases the probability that trainees will maintain an interest in basic and clinical kidney
research. The IU-KTP is well poised to train the next generation of scientists to lead the charge in halting the
increase in kidney disease and reduce health care costs by personalizing the approach to diagnosis and
treatment. Importantly, our program will afford Trainees the opportunity to study both Adult and Pediatric
Kidney Diseases with collaboration along the T1-T4 translational research spectrum in order to bring new
therapies and innovations to the field of Nephrology. This new program capitalizes on IUSM’s strength in this
critical area of medical research and is directly supported by 30 faculty mentors from 8 different departments
with collectively over $30 million in direct annual extramural funding. These national and international leaders
have outstanding track records in cutting edge, mechanistic research and in the training of PhD and MD post-
doctoral fellows. The research training opportunities are broadly categorized across three programmatic
themes that highlight the collaborative research in kidney disease at IU: The pathogenesis of kidney disease
(AKI, diabetes, kidney stones, childhood urologic disorders), precision medicine of diagnostics and
therapeutics, and complications of CKD (CKD-mineral bone disorder, immobility, and drug dispensation).
These programmatic themes capitalize on our Adult and Pediatric Divisions of Nephrology that allow trainees
access to innovative technologies and methodologies, augmented by Institutional Resources. The IU-KTP
program will build upon 1) The successful and innovative NIH funded research in our Adult and Pediatric
Nephrology programs, 2) Our state of the art kidney imaging techniques centered with the NIDDK funded
George O’Brien Center; 3) The robust precision ‘omics’ infrastructure at Indiana University and in the Divisions,
4) Our translational approaches fueled by our impressive clinical research infrastructure in Nephrology and our
nationally renowned CTSI and 5) The collaborative spirit of IU SOM campus investigators. Importantly, the
outstanding scientific training environment supporting IU-KTP Trainees will be further augmented by a
comprehensive, integrative, and formal career development program with the long-term goal of these
individuals becoming the next generation of Kidney Researchers, Leaders and Mentors.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10438786
- **Project number:** 5T32DK120524-04
- **Recipient organization:** INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS
- **Principal Investigator:** Sharon M Moe
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $287,083
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2019-07-01 → 2024-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10438786

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10438786, Indiana University Kidney Training Program (IU-KTP) (5T32DK120524-04). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10438786. Licensed CC0.

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