Funding for Special   Communities

Diabetic Kidney Disease

The Diabetic Kidney Disease Program funds basic research on the pathophysiology and pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy, natural history studies, and clinical trials through the R01 mechanism. Fundamental research focuses on the molecular pathogenesis of extracellular matrix expansion and glomerulosclerosis, the role of the renin-angiotensin system, growth factors, and cell signaling pathways, and the identification of treatments to prevent and reverse fibrosis.

Of special interest are studies to:

  • understand the mechanisms of fibrosis,
  • use non-invasive imaging techniques to assess fibrosis,
  • discover genes that protect people from or predispose them to diabetic nephropathy, and 
  • identify early markers of increased risk for diabetic nephropathy.

 

For basic studies contact Dr. Krystyna Rys-Sikora, Program Director, Basic Chronic Kidney Disease.

For clinical studies contact Dr. Michael Flessner, Program Director, Clinical Chronic Kidney Disease.

Resources for Researchers

Clinical Research

Centers

  • O'Brien Kidney and Urology Research Centers - Overview & Map
  • Polycystic Kidney Disease Research & Translation Centers - Overview & Map
  • Research Centers of Excellence in Pediatric Nephrology - Overview & Map

Committees and Advisory Groups

Related Study Sections

NIDDK Staff

  • Dr. Lawrence Agodoa, Director, Office of Minority Health Research Coordination
  • Dr. Paul Eggers, Program Director, Epidemiology and U.S. Renal Data System; End-Stage Renal Disease
  • Dr. Michael Flessner, Program Director, Clinical Chronic Kidney Disease; Inflammatory Kidney Disease; Clinical PKD; PKD Centers
  • Dr. Deborah Hoshizaki, Program Director, Kidney Development; Kidney and Regeneration and Repair
  • Dr. Chris Ketchum, Deputy Director, KUH Basic Science and Program Director, Kidney Basic Physiology
  • Dr. Paul L. Kimmel, Program Director, Clinical Acute Kidney Injury; Kidney Translational Genetics; Kidney HIV/AIDS
  • Dr. John Kusek, Program Director, Kidney Clinical Trials
  • Dr. Marva Moxey-Mims, Deputy Director, KUH Clinical Science and Program Director, Pediatric Nephrology and Urology; Kidney Centers; Kidney Small Business
  • Dr. Andrew Narva, Director, National Kidney Disease Education Program and Program Director, Kidney Education and Translation
  • Dr. Tracy Rankin, Program Director, Kidney Training and Career Development
  • Dr. Rebekah Rasooly, Program Director, Genetics and Genomics; Basic PKD
  • Dr. Krystyna Rys-Sikora, Program Director, Basic Acute Kidney Injury; Basic Chronic Kidney Disease
  • Dr. Robert Star, Director, Division of Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases

Funding Opportunities

Funding for Special Communities

Conferences

Related Reports

Related Organizations

See Also



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