# Enrichment Program

> **NIH NIH P30** · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $82,629

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY – ENRICHMENT PROGRAM
Chronic kidney diseases affect more than 30 million Americans, placing them at major risk for cardiovascu-
lar disease, other comorbidities and death and utilize ~ 28% of the annual medicare budget. These alarming
statistics underscore the urgent need to identify new, cost-effective treatments. The major objective of the
George M. O'Brien Kidney Research Core Center at Northwestern University (NU-GoKIDNEY) is to promote
and support research into the Discovery of Novel Therapeutics that will transform the prevention and
treatment of kidney diseases and eventually lead to cures. The proposed Enrichment Program is an essential
component of the proposed NU-GoKIDNEY O'Brien Center and is designed to: inform Center investigators
of the latest advances in relevant research; grow the kidney disease translational workforce by training
investigators in clinical and basic science approaches to advance therapeutic discovery research and by
attracting investigators from other, relevant fields into kidney research; and catalyze inter-disciplinary
collaborations needed to develop innovative solutions to overcome barriers to developing treatments.
Accordingly, the Enrichment program will support a number of educational events and research venues
designed to bring together faculty and trainees from diverse backgrounds – clinical and basic kidney
investigators, chemists, physical scientists, pharmacologists and nanomedicine experts. Specific components
of the Enrichment program include the following: 1) A series of robust and comprehensive didactic and
classroom-based seminars, courses and meetings to highlight the latest advances in kidney research and to
train and support new investigators in kidney therapy development. 2) A series of cross-disciplinary events
including Workshops and Science-Jams, involving O'Brien Center basic science and clinical faculty and their
trainees. 3) An annual O'Brien Center symposium focused on identifying therapeutic targets at all stages of
discovery. 4) A Sci-High outreach program to identify and mentor highly motivated students from
disadvantaged backgrounds in science and kidney investigation. 5) A series of Cafés Scientifiques focused
on advances in kidney disease research and treatments, delivered in an innovative and interactive forum that
will include Center investigators and the lay public. An additional goal of the Enrichment program is to provide
valuable web-based learning resources for investigators and members of other NIDDK-funded O'Brien and
Kidney Centers through our nephro-HUB web site.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9986468
- **Project number:** 5P30DK114857-03
- **Recipient organization:** NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** H WILLIAM SCHNAPER
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $82,629
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9986468

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9986468, Enrichment Program (5P30DK114857-03). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9986468. Licensed CC0.

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