Newswise — Washington, DC (June 28, 2016) — The ASN Foundation for Kidney Research has announced the 2016 research grant recipients who are working to improve understanding of kidney diseases and develop new and advanced treatment options. Among the research projects being funded are investigations into the genetic basis of congenital kidney malformations, regulation of DNA damage repair, and novel educational methods to train the next generation of kidney health professionals.
Established in 2012, the ASN Foundation for Kidney Research funds the Career Development Grants Program, the Ben J. Lipps Research Fellowship Program, the William and Sandra Bennett Clinical Scholars Program, and the American Society of Nephrology-Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program.
“The Foundation is proud to lead and support the fight against kidney diseases through research, innovative treatments, and therapies,” said Jonathan Himmelfarb, MD, FASN, Chair of the ASN Foundation Board of Directors. “Our support of these talented kidney professionals and their new projects will lead to a better quality of life for people with kidney diseases.”
Career Development Grants Program The ASN Foundation’s Career Development Grants Program helps young investigators achieve independent research careers.
Carl W. Gottschalk Research Scholar Grant Recipients Jennifer Charlton, MDUniversity of VirginiaDetecting Renal Pathology in Mouse Model of Prematurity Using MRI-based Biomarkers
Benjamin Freedman, PhDUniversity of WashingtonModeling Human Kidney Disease with Pluripotent Stem Cells
Sarah Huen, MD, PhDYale University School of MedicineThe Role of Kidney FGF21 in Surviving Sepsis
Kenneth Kwon, PhDMedical University of South CarolinaExosome Biogenesis in Renal Tubule Growth and Acute Kidney Injury
Joshua Stern, MDAlbert Einstein College of MedicineEvidence for a Distinct Gut Microbiome in Kidney Stone Patients
Crystal West, PhDGeorgetown UniversityProteinase-activated Receptor 2 (PAR2) in the Altered Renal Electrolyte Handling of Pregnancy
John Merrill Grant in TransplantationSanjeev Kumar, MD, PhDCedars Sinai Medical CenterRole of Sox9 in the Repair of Acutely Injured Mammalian Kidney
NephCure Kidney International-ASN Foundation for Kidney Research Grant Astrid Weins, MD, PhDBrigham and Women’s HospitalRegulation of DNA Damage Repair in Podocytes
Norman Siegel Research Scholar Grant Suttira Intapad, PhDTulane UniversityRole of Sphingosin-1-phosphate on Kidney Function and Blood Pressure of Intrauterine Growth Restricted Mice
Ben J. Lipps Research Fellowship Program The Ben J. Lipps Research Fellowship Program supports nephrology fellows who will advance the understanding of kidney biology and disease and is supported by educational donations provided by Fresenius Medical Care, ASN, the American Renal Patient Care Foundation, Inc., Amgen, Baxter, and the PKD Foundation.
ASN Foundation for Kidney Research FellowAshish Solanki, PhDMedical University of South CarolinaA Novel Mutation in CLCN5 Associated with FSGS
Ben J. Lipps Research FellowsPui Cheung, MDMassachusetts General HospitalInhibition of EGFR Signaling as a Novel Therapy for Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus
Evelyne Huynh Cong, PhDBoston Children’s HospitalWT1 Regulation of the HIPPO Signaling in Podocyte Diseases
Adele Mitrotti, MDColumbia UniversityGenetics of Human Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
Harini Sarathy, MDUniversity of California, San FranciscoFeasibility and Reliability of Non-Invasive Central Pressure Measurement in Elderly Persons with Hypertension and Chronic Kidney Disease: A Pilot Study
Donald E. Wesson Research FellowHila Milo Rasouly, PhDColumbia UniversityGenetic Basis of Congenital Kidney Malformations
Jared J. Grantham Research FellowWilliam Hoffman, MDUniversity of PittsburghBAFF and Immunological Memory in Early Kidney Transplant Rejection
Joseph A. Carlucci Research FellowMalgorzata Kasztan, PhDUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamThe Role of Endothelin in Sickle Nephropathy
Sharon Anderson Research FellowGaia Muallem, MDUniversity of PennsylvaniaA Role for IL-27 in Limiting Immune Pathology After Crescentic Glomerulonephritis
William and Sandra Bennett Clinical Scholars Grant Program The William and Sandra Bennett Clinical Scholars Program provides funding to clinician educators to conduct a project to advance all facets of nephrology education and teaching.
Joshua King, MDUniversity of VirginiaAn Interactive Curriculum for Nephrology Fellows in Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology
American Society of Nephrology-Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development ProgramThe American Society of Nephrology-Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program (ASN-AMFDP) Award aims to increase diversity among future leaders in nephrology by supporting the research and career development of a kidney scholar and future health care leader from a historically disadvantaged background.
Gentzon HallDuke UniversityNovel Gene Discovery in African Americans with Hereditary Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
The ASN Foundation for Kidney Research was established in 2012 and funds the Career Development Grants Program, the Ben J. Lipps Research Fellowship Program, the William and Sandra Bennett Clinical Scholars Program, and the American Society of Nephrology-Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program. For more information on the ASN Foundation for Kidney Research or its Grants Program, please visit www.asn-online.org/foundation or contact [email protected], 202.640.4660.
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