# Enrichment and Training Program

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · 2020 · $21,261

## Abstract

The overall goals of the enrichment component are to 1) catalyze collaborative interactions among
Center members, 2) enhance the conceptual, technical, and methodological expertise of UAB-UCSD
investigators, 3) spur the development of new, innovative projects that emphasize potential translation to
clinical studies, and 4) facilitate the training of the next generation of investigators interested in kidney-
related research.
 The specific aims are to: (i) Facilitate interactions between Center members; (ii) Enhance the
pipeline of students interested in careers in clinical nephrology and renal research; (iii) Develop the renal
scientific expertise of trainees and junior investigators utilizing a portfolio of training modalities, in particular,
maintain a Summer Students Training Program (SSTP) for Medical students interested in kidney-related
research; (iv) Work synergistically with existing training grant programs to enhance the environment for
these trainees; (v) Foster mastering the art of reproducible science to maintain rigor, reproducibility and
transparency; (vi) Leverage institutional funds and existing infrastructure at UAB and UCSD, by conducting a
campus-wide monthly O’Brien Center Lecture Series with live video-presentations at UAB and UCSD, and
by co-sponsoring speakers presenting original kidney-related research in seminar series’ run by other
departments and centers; (vii) Sponsor targeted symposia and conferences, including the Annual
Comprehensive O’Brien Center Symposium and the AKI/PKD Renal Symposium; (viii) Provide for new
methods development, technology acquisition, and development of novel lines of investigation by
sponsoring nano- and micro-sabbaticals; (ix) Utilize a web-based interface to facilitate communication and
dissemination of information.
 In the current funding cycle interactions between Center members have been amplified, new
collaborations have come to fruition, innovative training modalities have been realized and novel research
questions have been achievable due to dissemination of established methodologies acquired by new
investigators. 48 trainees were supported by the SSTP and trainees published 32 papers. Evaluations for
the enrichment activities were uniformly outstanding. These efforts have enhanced the field of AKI research
by increased publications deriving from Center members’ efforts and by acquisition of new funding by Center
members. In this proposal, these efforts will continue to mature through the use of a dynamic and integrated
enrichment program providing resources to investigators at all career levels and across the spectrum of
investigatory approaches.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9972919
- **Project number:** 5P30DK079337-13
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
- **Principal Investigator:** LISA M CURTIS
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $21,261
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2008-09-01 → 2023-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9972919

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9972919, Enrichment and Training Program (5P30DK079337-13). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9972919. Licensed CC0.

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