UTSW Summer Undergraduate Research Institute for the Study of Kidney Diseases

描述(由申请人提供)：肾脏疾病构成了美国医疗保健系统的一个重要的、日益增加的负担。虽然与肾脏疾病相关的研究在我们对导致急性或慢性肾功能不全的各种情况的理解上取得了重大进展，但在寻找治疗方法方面进展甚微。需要由研究人员进行集中、协调的努力，以推动当前知识向翻译目标迈进。这些努力将通过招募最优秀和最聪明的人才进入这一领域而得到帮助。UTSW肾脏疾病夏季本科生研究所(SURISKD)将致力于将对生物医学研究感兴趣的本科生引入令人兴奋的肾脏研究领域。参与者将花费10周时间，通过在世界上一些领先的肾脏疾病研究人员的实验室学习课程并进行与肾脏疾病相关的研究，来学习肾脏和肾脏疾病。该计划旨在揭露、教育、培训和招募下一代肾脏疾病研究人员。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Kidney disease constitutes a significant, increasing burden on the United States healthcare system. Although kidney disease related research has made significant advances on our understanding of the various conditions that lead to acute or chronic renal insufficiency, little progress has been made towards finding cures. Focused, concerted efforts by researchers need to be implemented to advance current knowledge towards translational goals. Such efforts will be aided by recruiting the best and brightest minds into this field. The UTSW Summer Undergraduate Research Institute for the Study of Kidney Diseases (SURISKD) will strive towards introducing undergraduate students with an interest in biomedical research to the exciting field of kidney research. Participants will spend 10 weeks learning about the kidney and kidney disease by taking courses from and performing kidney disease related research in the labs of some of the leading kidney disease researchers in the world. This program seeks to expose, educate, train and recruit the future generation of kidney disease researchers.