# Student Urinary Tract Program in Education and Research (SUPER) Summer Training Program

> **NIH NIH T35** · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · 2022 · $33,212

## Abstract

ABSTRACT
There are an estimated 50 million Americans with chronic kidney disease (CKD), and the care provided to
people with CKD and end stage kidney disease exceeds $114 billion annually. Despite these numbers, recent
data indicates that there is a significant workforce shortage in the field of nephrology and urology and the total
number of grants submitted to the NIH focused on kidney and urologic diseases and disorders has decreased
over the past decade. This dichotomy creates a significant need to reverse the current trends and increase the
number of trainees interested in pursuing a career in nephrology and urology that includes an NIDDK-related
research focus. To begin to address these important issues, we propose to create a predoctoral student
research program that combines the educational, clinical, and translational research expertise at The Ohio
State University and Nationwide Children’s Hospital. The long-term goal of this program is to increase and
diversify the number of physician-scientists and basic-scientists submitting grant applications to the NIDDK in
the fields of pediatric nephrology and urology. To accomplish this goal, we propose the development of a new
Student Urinary Tract Program in Education and Research (SUPER) Summer Training Program for graduate
and medical students. This program will expand established research programs and partner with local
resources to create new educational and research experiences promoting the understanding of kidney and
urinary tract diseases. We strongly believe that creating this innovative and well-structured summer research
program focused on nephrology and urology related topics will capture predoctoral student interest early in
their career development - thereby increasing the potential workforce population and creating the next
generation of NIDDK-research focused clinicians and scientists.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10494574
- **Project number:** 1T35DK129192-01A1
- **Recipient organization:** OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** KIRK M. MCHUGH
- **Activity code:** T35 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $33,212
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2022-07-01 → 2027-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10494574

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10494574, Student Urinary Tract Program in Education and Research (SUPER) Summer Training Program (1T35DK129192-01A1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10494574. Licensed CC0.

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