This Project Grant award, ID TL1DK143272, was provided 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 $426,769 award will support a collaborative training core to recruit and train outstanding and diverse scholars in kidney, urology, and hematology research in the San Diego area. The training core, led by 3 multi-principal investigators (MPIs) representing the University of California, San Diego, the Scripps Research Foundation, and San Diego State University, will provide 10 annual training positions, including 6 pre-doctoral and 4 post-doctoral scholars, with a focus on kidney, urology, and hematology research. This 5-year award, with a start date of September 1, 2024 and a completion date of May 31, 2029, aims to develop the next generation of researchers in these critical biomedical disciplines.