# Pilot and Feasibility Component

> **NIH NIH P30** · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · 2022 · $86,428

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY
The mission of the George M. O'Brien Kidney Research Core Center at Northwestern University (NU-
GoKIDNEY) is to join basic and clinical investigators to conduct translational research focused on the
discovery of novel therapeutic modalities for patients with kidney diseases. We envision that the services
provided by the Preclinical Models Core (Core A), the Therapeutics Development Core (Core B) and the
Clinical and Translational Core (Core C) will support the development of therapies for testing in animal models
and will facilitate the advancement of potential candidates into clinical trials. To achieve this ambitious vision,
we will implement a Pilot and Feasibility Program that will embrace the NU-GoKIDNEY Center's Mission and
leverage our Cores to deliver three short-term goals: 1) provide funds for research with high translational
potential; 2) attract exceptional early-stage investigators or investigators previously outside the kidney research
sphere to study kidney diseases; and 3) enhance within- and cross-institutional collaborations. By funding
projects with high translational potential from investigators who propose to utilize the NU-GoKIDNEY Center's
Cores to identify therapeutic targets, we anticipate that our Pilot and Feasibility Program will accomplish five
long-term goals: 1) garner additional funding; 2) promote career development of early-stage investigators; 3)
expand the expertise of kidney-focused investigators; 4) increase the number of collaborative products; and 5)
promote synergy between the three Cores of the NU-GoKIDNEY Center and increase therapeutic deliverables
as the ultimate mission of the NU-GoKIDNEY Center. As such, we anticipate that over time our Pilot and
Feasibility Program will promote growth in NIH and other funding, will infuse the workforce with new creative
talent and will foster a synergistic and collaborative culture on and across campuses. Ultimately, the scientific
environment of the NU-GoKIDNEY Center will spur innovations and lead to better treatments for patients with
kidney diseases.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10460935
- **Project number:** 5P30DK114857-05
- **Recipient organization:** NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Alfred L. George
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $86,428
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2018-08-01 → 2023-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10460935

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10460935, Pilot and Feasibility Component (5P30DK114857-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10460935. Licensed CC0.

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