# UCSF-Kaiser Urological Epidemiology Research Career Development Program

> **NIH NIH K12** · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · 2020 · $517,353

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY:
 Overview. The UCSF-Kaiser Permanente Urological Epidemiology Research Career Development
Program (UCSF-KPNC UroEpi) will provide practical, interdisciplinary training to junior researchers en
route to becoming independent investigators in non-malignant urological epidemiology. The University of
California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Kaiser Permanente Northern California (KPNC) will collaborate to
give junior faculty-level investigators the mentoring, skills, and experience they need for long-term success.
Scholars will be housed at UCSF and the KPNC Division of Research (DOR), both with robust scientific
infrastructures, where they will be able to access an unparalleled set of data resources, including the entire
KPNC patient population, and a wide range of prospective cohorts. The history of collaboration between
the two institutions will enable the mentors and Scholars to readily communicate, meet, and share
resources and continue a superb track record of developing promising young researchers into independent
investigators.
 Training Program and Candidate Pipeline. The program for UCSF-KPNC UroEpi Scholars is highly
structured and includes comprehensive mentoring, a formal didactic program, and hands on research.
Each scholar will have a multidisciplinary mentor team as well as access to extensive networks of scientists
and clinical and operational leaders. The didactic program includes a certificate, masters or PhD degree
program in research methods and/or epidemiology, and mentored seminar series with work-in-progress
and research skills sessions. We have identified 13 Research Program Areas in benign urology that
leverage the UCSF-KPNC environments’ diversity, direct access to real-life clinicians and patients, and the
mentor’s methodological and content area strengths. Within this structure, scholars will develop a portfolio
of research projects and skills to guide their transition to independence as investigators. We have an
excellent pipeline of diverse scholar candidates and robust collateral resources.
 Innovation and Impact. This program’s innovative pairing of a top tier academic center with a learning
and integrated health care system will be an excellent investment of NIDDK resources that will catalyze
growth of urological epidemiology research in a uniquely fertile environment. Embedding junior
researchers in these settings is a natural way of maximizing the influence of patients and clinicians on their
research choices. This creative configuration will optimize the downstream impact of this program’s work
on real-life epidemiology and patient-centered outcomes. We have a long history of collaborative,
multidisciplinary research that will complement and augment other large projects supported by NIDDK,
such as O’Brien, MAPP, and LURN Centers. Thus, the environment enables the UroEpi Scholars to work
closely with accomplished researchers and mentors to facilitate the prioritization of research questions that
matter t...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9994903
- **Project number:** 5K12DK111028-05
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO
- **Principal Investigator:** Alison Huang
- **Activity code:** K12 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $517,353
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2016-09-01 → 2021-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9994903

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9994903, UCSF-Kaiser Urological Epidemiology Research Career Development Program (5K12DK111028-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9994903. Licensed CC0.

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