# KUH-ART: Advanced Research Training in Kidney disease, Urology and Hematology

> **NIH NIH U2C** · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · 2022 · $460,000

## Abstract

Overall Abstract 
Under a multi-PI leadership with an established track record of scientific and mentorship collaboration, we 
propose a comprehensive Los Angeles metropolitan area-based interdisciplinary graduate and postgraduate 
training program (KUH-Advanced Research Training or KUH-ART). The overarching objective of this program 
is to prepare trainees for long-term productive careers in high-impact research in benign nephrology, urology 
and hematology. To achieve this goal, we will: 
1) Recruit outstanding and diverse pre- and postdoctoral students. We will reach out through multiple 
media and programs to students and trainees at all levels, nationwide, and through fellowship matching 
programs in the KUH area, highlighting the attractive opportunities in the KUH-ART research space 
2) Develop and support a personalized guidance program, matching interested trainees with research 
mentors and labs. We will provide (a) easy-to-access general mentoring support and trainee advocacy, (b) 
career guidance and general research career skills (manuscript and grant preparation, collaboration, scientific 
communication, and networking) through partnerships with existing programs under UCLA-CTSI, and (c) 
trainee exposure to the array of available research careers from academia to biotechnology and pharma. 
3) Incentivize the development and support of specific educational research-oriented KUH content for 
KUH trainees at all levels, leveraging existing seminar series, courses and conferences. We will 
construct and evolve a virtual learning environment (VLE) that facilitates formal and informal interactions 
among our trainees, with mentors, and with trainees at other similar programs. We will develop new 
instructional content specific to the needs of our trainees. We will facilitate the participation of KUH trainees 
in broader scholarly communities according to their level of training (MSTP, graduate student lecture series 
and seminars, CTSI KL2 courses), and introduce KUH content into these activities. 
4) Measure and evaluate quality and outcomes to assess program effectiveness. Guided by our external 
and internal advisory boards, we will use the evaluation process for continuous quality improvement in 
curricular offerings, the learning environment, and trainee outcomes. 
KUH-ART will benefit from strong institutional support that will allow us to integrate existing resources and 
consolidate productive interinstitutional relationships. The geographic footprint and infrastructure of KUH-ART 
will build on the highly successful UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute, a research partnership of 
leading local institutions: UCLA, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and 
Science and Harbor-UCLA Medical Center/Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation. Successful 
implementation of KUH-ART will assure that diverse and talented biomedical trainees in the Los Angeles 
metropolitan area are recruited a...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10489273
- **Project number:** 5U2CDK129496-02
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES
- **Principal Investigator:** Stephen Jay Freedland
- **Activity code:** U2C (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $460,000
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2021-09-15 → 2026-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10489273

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10489273, KUH-ART: Advanced Research Training in Kidney disease, Urology and Hematology (5U2CDK129496-02). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10489273. Licensed CC0.

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