Training Grants / ProgramsTITLE Kidney Disease DIRECTOR SUMMARY The objective of this program is to prepare biomedical and clinical scientists for independent investigative careers in academic nephrology and basic renal sciences. M.D. graduates who have commenced or have completed training in clinical nephrology and Ph.D. graduates can apply. Trainees will acquire an in-depth education in renal physiology and/or pathophysiology and skills in the appropriate basic or applied sciences. Clinical and bench research are both available. The program consists of a mentored research training experience and a formal didactic series. Faculty consist of 21 members of the Nephrology Research Unit and 37 drawn from other allied Divisions and Departments at Mayo Clinic Rochester, including Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Physiology and Biophysics, Immunology, pharmacology, and Health Sciences Research. Faculty mentors are responsible for day-to-day supervision of the trainee, and development of an appropriate research project. The formalized didactic program includes the nephrology core lecture series, grand rounds, journal club, pathology and radiology conferences, as well as individualized conferences in the Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Physiology and Biophysics, Immunology and Pharmacology. FACULTY
ELIGIBILITY Predoctoral appointees must have received a baccalaureate degree by the beginning date of their NRSA appointment, and be enrolled in Mayo's program leading to a Ph.D. in science. Postdoctoral appointees must have received, as of the beginning date of the NRSA appointment, a Ph.D., M.D. or comparable doctoral degree. Appointees must also be a citizen or non-citizen national of the United States or must have been legally admitted as a permanent resident. |
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