This Project Grant award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Trans-NIH Research Support program (CFDA 93.310) supports a research and mentorship program focused on reducing cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in adolescent and young adult patients with kidney disease. Led by a dual-trained adult and pediatric nephrologist at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), the $312,198 award aims to:
- Elucidate patterns of CVD risk in young kidney disease patients
- Understand barriers to implementing guideline-recommended CVD therapies
- Test the acceptability and clinical utility of digital blood pressure monitoring tools
The project will provide a platform to mentor early-stage investigators in patient-oriented research on CVD topics and train them in leveraging electronic health record data, natural language processing, machine learning, and digital health approaches. The award period runs from July 2024 through June 2029, and the work will be conducted at UCSF.
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