Pittsburgh Center for Kidney Research

肾在维持体内平衡中的关键作用，以及肾功能紊乱， 伴随肾脏疾病和相关肾功能丧失的体内平衡 强调了这个器官在人类健康中的重要性。我们匹兹堡中心的目标是 肾脏研究是（i）为美国各地的研究人员提供关键资源， 推进正常和异常肾功能的研究，以及 为这些国家做出贡献，（ii）通过以下方式扩大肾脏研究工作人员的多样性 促进早期研究者和已建立的研究者的研究工作， 新的肾脏研究，（iii）教育学生和社区成员有关肾功能 通过暑期学生充实计划和非专业教育计划， (iv)通过与其他联盟成员的积极合作，加快研究进展。一 我们的奥布莱恩肾脏国家资源中心的中心目标是为研究人员提供 美国在解剖肾脏的经典和新型生理方法方面具有专业知识 在正常和疾病状态下发挥作用。我们的核心将提供一种综合方法来解决 针对肾脏的问题，涉及广泛的物理分辨率，从分子 使用各种可进行遗传操作的模型系统， 使用为研究者量身定制的尖端成像方法来补充这些研究。 具体需求。我们的资源开发核心将提供最先进的成像和 开发新的成像工具和技术，以加速以肾脏为重点的研究， 补充我们的生物医学资源核心，专注于生理学和模型系统。一个 行政核心提供中心，其核心设施和暑期学生的监督 丰富和奠定教育方案。我们的中心和核心是由一个有才华的团队， 具有不同研究兴趣的研究人员，他们有强大的合作研究计划 在匹兹堡大学和西奈山伊坎医学院。本中心 旨在实现我们的目标，为肾脏研究人员提供知识和切割- 研究正常和异常肾功能所必需的边缘工具。

The critical role of the kidney in maintaining homeostatic balance, and the disorders of homeostasis that accompany diseases of the kidney and the associated loss of kidney function underscore the importance of this organ in human health. The Aims of our Pittsburgh Center for Kidney Research are (i) to provide critical resources for investigators throughout the US to advance studies of normal and abnormal kidney function and the cellular mechanisms that contribute to these states, (ii) to expand the diversity of the kidney research workforce by facilitating research efforts of early-stage investigators and established investigators who are new to kidney research, (iii) to educate students and community members about kidney function and disease through summer student enrichment program and a lay education program, and (iv) to speed research progress through active collaborations with other Consortium members. A central goal of our O'Brien Kidney National Resource Center is to provide investigators across the US with expertise in both classical and novel physiological approaches to dissect kidney function in normal and disease states. Our Cores will provide an integrated approach to address kidney-specific questions across a broad range of physical resolutions, ranging from molecules to whole animals using a variety of model systems amenable to genetic manipulation, and complement these studies using cutting edge imaging approaches tailored for an investigator’s specific needs. Our Resource Development Core will provide state-of-the-art imaging and develop new imaging tools and techniques to accelerate kidney-focused research, and complements our Biomedical Resource Cores that focus on Physiology and Model Systems. An Administrative Core provides oversight of the Center, its Core facilities, and the summer student enrichment and lay education programs. Our Center and Cores are led by a team of talented investigators with diverse research interests who have strong, collaborative research programs at the University of Pittsburgh and at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Our Center is designed to realize our goal of providing kidney investigators with the knowledge and cutting- edge tools necessary to study normal and abnormal kidney function.