The Boston University Kidney and Medical Engineering Program (BU-KIDMEP)

波士顿大学肾脏与医学工程项目 (BU-KIDMEP)

• 批准号: 10229883
• 负责人: Vipul C Chitalia
• 金额: $ 13.6万
• 依托单位: BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-04-01 至 2026-02-28
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10229883
• 关键词: Address; Advisory Committees; Affinity; American; Attention; Biomedical Engineering; Boston; Businesses; Chemistry; Clinical; Clinical Research; Committee Members; Development; Device or Instrument Development; Discipline; Education; Engineering; Entrepreneurship; Event; Evolution; Exposure to; Faculty; Fostering; Foundations; Funding; Funding Opportunities; Future; Goals; Government; Grant; Health Personnel; Hemodialysis; Immersion; Individual; Industry; Infrastructure; International; Kidney; Kidney Diseases; Life; Mechanics; Medical; Medicine; Mentors; National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; Nephrology; Pathology; Patient Care; Patients; Preparation; Process; Public Health; Radiology Specialty; Research; Research Personnel; Resources; Rivers; Schools; Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics; Societies; Students; System; Talents; Techniques; Technology; Time; Training; Universities; Work; Writing; base; career; career development; college; commercialization; design; drug development; experience; graduate student; improved; innovation; innovative technologies; interest; invention; materials science; medical specialties; meetings; member; novel therapeutics; posters; programs; recruit; success; symposium; technology development; technology research and development; therapeutic development; trend; undergraduate student

Project Summary Major challenges facing nephrology today are declining interest in the field and lack of innovation and novel drug and device development. These factors may be related. Students who perceive nephrology as stagnant may be attracted to other specialties, thereby robbing the nephrology workforce of talented students who could innovate and advance the field. The R25 Funding Opportunity Announcement by NIDDK to spark interest in nephrology is therefore timely and an exciting opportunity to address a major need in the evolution of nephrology and the care of patients with kidney diseases. We propose the development of the Boston University Kidney and Medical Engineering Program (BU-KIDMEP). Our ultimate goal is to inspire talented young scholars to improve the lives of individuals with kidney disease through innovative technology solutions. To accomplish this, we have designed a program that: 1) Identifies students interested in technology and engineering across Boston University, with an emphasis on undergraduates; 2) Pairs students with a mentoring team comprised of a research/technology expert and a nephrology expert; 3) Fosters a 6- to 24- month long education program that includes didactic training, clinical immersion, and technology development; 4) Showcases research at capstone symposia; and 5) Tracks metrics to improve the program's success in attracting students to technology and kidney disease.

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