# Training in Academic Nephrology

> **NIH NIH T32** · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · 2020 · $564,708

## Abstract

ABSTRACT
 The Brigham and Women's Hospital Nephrology training program, funded for 32 consecutive years,
seeks to continue to provide scientifically rigorous, multidisciplinary research training in academic
nephrology to postdoctoral fellows who have previously earned M.D. and/or Ph.D. degrees. Individuals
accepted into the training program dedicate three or more years to research activities in bench science,
clinical nephrology research studies, and/or translational investigation. The program is enriched with
regularly scheduled lectures and seminars as well as local, regional, and national courses. Participants
have the opportunity to enroll in formal postgraduate course work at multiple schools of Harvard
University. The training program's most important attribute is the intensive research training for several
years under the mentorship of experienced and committed investigators who have extensive track
records of securing independent funding from the NIH and other sources. Emphasis is placed on
integration of basic and applied nephrology.
 Basic research opportunities in physiology and clinically relevant areas include (but are not limited to)
physiological, cellular and molecular basis of solute and fluid exchange, physiology and pharmacology of
vasoactive hormones, human and mouse genetics, bioengineering, nanotechnology, tissue engineering,
regenerative biology, and immunological mechanisms in kidney diseases. In addition, there is a large
program in clinical and translational transplantation biology. Clinical research opportunities include
epidemiological and patient-oriented investigations in chronic kidney disease, hypertension, mineral
metabolism, the cardiorenal syndromes, dialysis, and genetics as well as urinary biomarkers in acute and
chronic kidney disease, and randomized clinical trials. Our 35 research mentors are outstanding faculty
at Harvard and/or MIT, representing many disciplines and departments.
 Since our last T32 renewal, the program has strengthened the evaluation and feedback provided to
fellows as well as our career mentoring, and expanded our scope of opportunities in basic and
clinical/translational research, education and mentorship. A review of our Brigham Renal Division
research trainees who have received T32 support as well as those with other research funds over the
past 10 years revealed remarkable publication productivity and success in obtaining grant funding with
the majority (75%) of trainees supported by this grant continuing in academic nephrology or in other
leadership roles in research. We look forward to continuing our tradition of excellence in training leaders
in nephrology by continuing to critically assess and improve the fellowship experience and provide
outstanding research and mentoring opportunities to the next generation of nephrology investigators.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9968234
- **Project number:** 5T32DK007527-36
- **Recipient organization:** BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL
- **Principal Investigator:** JOSEPH VINCENT BONVENTRE
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $564,708
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1985-07-01 → 2022-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9968234

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9968234, Training in Academic Nephrology (5T32DK007527-36). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9968234. Licensed CC0.

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