Conferences & Work Groups

2012 Mid-Atlantic Diabetes Research Symposium, September, 28, 2012, Lister Hill Auditorium, NIH Campus, Bethesda, MD
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2012 Mid-Atlantic Diabetes Research Symposium, September, 28, 2012, NIH Campus, Bethesda, MD

International Conference on Diabetes and Depression, October 9-10, 2012, Hyatt Dulles, 2300 Dulles Corner Blvd., Herndon, VA
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International Conference on Diabetes and Depression, October 9-10, 2012, Hyatt Dulles, Herndon, VA

Clinical Research Strategies for Fructose Metabolism, November 13-14, 2012, NIH Campus - Building 31C, 6th Floor, Conference Room 10, Bethesda, MD
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Clinical Research Strategies for Fructose Metabolism, November 13-14, 2012, NIH Campus, Bethesda, MD

NIDDK Workshop: Imaging the Pancreatic Beta Cell, April 15-16, 2013, Natcher Conference Center, Building 45, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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NIDDK Workshop: Imaging the Pancreatic Beta Cell, April 15-16, 2013, NIH Campus, Bethesda, MD

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Division of Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases (KUH)

Welcome to the Division of Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases (KUH). KUH provides research funding and support for basic, translational, and clinical research studies of the kidney, urinary tract, and disorders of the blood and blood-forming organs. Areas of research include:

  • KIDNEY : Chronic kidney disease, end-stage renal disease, diabetic nephropathy, polycystic kidney disease, hypertensive nephrosclerosis, acute kidney injury, kidney donation, congenital kidney disorders, IgA nephropathy, hemolytic uremic syndrome, fluid and electrolyte disorders, and normal and abnormal kidney development and physiology
  • UROLOGY : Benign prostatic hyperplasia, urinary incontinence, urinary tract infections, stones, erectile dysfunction, urologic chronic pelvic pain syndromes (including interstitial cystitis and chronic prostatitis), congenital urologic disorders, and normal and abnormal lower urinary tract development and physiology 
  • HEMATOLOGY : Blood and blood-forming organs, hematopoiesis, hemoglobin disorders, iron metabolism, sickle cell disease, bone marrow failure, iron deficiency, Cooley's anemia (thalassemia), and hemochromatosis

KUH also provides funding for training and career development of persons committed to academic and clinical research in these areas. 

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