The federal Project Grant award R25DK140753, titled "MINNESOTA POSTBACCALAUREATE RESEARCH EDUCATION PROGRAM IN DIABETES, ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLIC DISEASES - MN PRIDE", is funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) under the Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.847). The $806,444 award will support a comprehensive two-year postbaccalaureate program at the University of Minnesota that aims to...
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) awarded a $392,258 Project Grant under the Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.847) to the Joslin Diabetes Center, Inc. The grant will fund the Joslin-BIDMC Postbac Program in Diabetes and Metabolism. This program aims to attract talented individuals from diverse backgrounds to pursue further training and ultimately careers in biomedical research focused on metabolic diseases....
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) awarded a five-year, $108,000 Project Grant under the Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.847) to the Regents of the University of Michigan. The grant, titled "MICHIGAN SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE: DIABETES & METABOLIC DISEASES," aims to provide a meaningful summer research and mentorship experience for 14 undergraduate trainees annually to foster...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), under the Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.847), provides $298,427 to support a training program that aims to nurture the next generation of leaders in diabetes, metabolism, and endocrinology research. The program will provide post-doctoral candidates with opportunities to train for successful careers in academic endocrinology through...
The University of Pennsylvania received a $879,251 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), under the Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.847). This 5-year grant will support the development of the Philadelphia Program for Mentored Research Training in Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases (PERFORM-KUH), a comprehensive training program that will provide research training across the...
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) awarded a $572,301 Project Grant under the Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.847) to the University of Pittsburgh. This 5-year grant, effective September 1, 2024, supports the Pittsburgh Center for Training in Kidney, Urology and Hematology (PCT-KUH). The PCT-KUH program is designed to prepare pre-doctoral students, MDs, and PhDs for biomedical research careers by providing...
The $632,540 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) under CFDA 93.847 Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research program will support research at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to investigate the molecular mechanisms that regulate pituitary cell plasticity and hormone production. The central hypothesis is that post-transcriptional control of mRNA translation, particularly through the...
This federal Project Grant award of $731,071 from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) under the Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.847) will support research to address barriers to equitable diabetes care in the United States. The overarching goal is to understand disparities in guideline-recommended diabetes care and outcomes across socioeconomic, age, and racial/ethnic lines, and to investigate multilevel...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), under the Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.847), will provide $720,494 over a 5-year period from September 1, 2024 to May 31, 2029. The purpose of this grant is to establish a multidisciplinary training program at the University of Washington that will integrate physician and PhD trainees across adult and pediatric kidney, urologic, and...
This $1,338,684 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) under CFDA Program 93.847 (Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research) supports a longitudinal study to assess insulin vesicle functional capacity, beta cell mass, and pancreas volume in individuals at risk for and with recent onset type 1 diabetes. The study aims to utilize PET and MRI techniques to provide a comprehensive picture of beta cell...
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) awarded a $1,215,000 Project Grant (CFDA 93.847 - Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research) to The Washington University in St. Louis to implement the Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases (PRIDE). This 4-year program aims to provide recent underrepresented minority (URM) college graduates with an intensive 2-year mentored research experience in diabetes, endocrinology, and metabolism, as well as tailored professional development to guide them through the graduate school application process and ensure their success in completing a research-focused biomedical degree program. The program will recruit a total of 8 scholars, with 4 scholars starting in Year 1 and an additional 4 in Year 3, leveraging the university's research infrastructure and expertise in DEM-related training programs.