The Duke O’Brien Center for Kidney Research is funding up to three Pilot & Feasibility Projects for the 2015-16 academic year.
The funding supports research investigating the unique links between the kidney, cardiovascular disease and hypertension by establishing Cores to support animal models and phenotyping for hypertension, kidney and cardiovascular diseases; human genetic studies; and clinical and translational research.
The grants provide funding of up to $50,000/year with the possibility of competitive renewal for a second year. A regular rank faculty appointment is required. A four-page grant application, biosketch and one-page budget should be submitted to robert.spurney@dm.duke.edu by April 30, 2015.
See www.dukekidneycenter.org for more details.