UTSW Summer Undergraduate Research Institute for the Study of Kidney Diseases

项目总结/摘要 肾脏疾病构成了美国医疗保健的一个重大且日益增加的负担 系统尽管肾脏疾病相关研究已经取得了重大进展， 了解导致急性或慢性肾功能不全的各种情况，很少 在寻找治疗方法方面取得了进展。研究人员集中一致的努力 需要实施，以推动目前的知识转化的目标。这种努力 将通过招募最优秀和最聪明的人才来帮助这个领域。UTSW夏季 肾脏疾病研究本科研究所（SURISKD）致力于 向对生物医学研究感兴趣的本科生介绍令人兴奋的领域， 肾脏研究参与者花10周的时间了解肾脏和肾脏疾病， 参加课程，并在一些实验室进行肾脏疾病相关的研究， 世界领先的肾脏疾病研究人员。该计划旨在揭露，教育，培训 招募下一代的肾脏疾病研究人员。

Project Summary/Abstract 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) strives to introduce undergraduate students with an interest in biomedical research to the exciting field of kidney research. Participants 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.