NUGoKidney 2019 Year in Review
2019 was an incredible year for advancing kidney health and science for NUGoKidney. Take a look back with us as we reflect on some of our favorite moments and achievements from the past year.
World Kidney Day 2019: #SockItToKidneyDisease
For World Kidney Day 2019, nearly 400,000 people saw our socks to raise awareness about kidney health in honor of our friend and passionate kidney disease advocate, David Rush and the 850 million people with kidney disease.
Relive the fun and get some inspiration for World Kidney Day 2020
#SockItToKidneyDisease with us in 2020! World Kidney Day 2020 is on Thursday, March 12, 2020.
Four New Pilot & Feasibility Grants Awarded
Four winning ideas were awarded a total of $150,000 from the 2020 NUGoKidney's Pilot & Feasibility Program. The program supports cross-disciplinary research for the identification and implementation of novel therapeutic approaches for kidney diseases. Ten awards have been awarded to date.
Learn about the winning projects
Our FY2021 call opens March 1, 2020!
Click here to sign up to get an email when the call opens.
SciHigh Welcomed First Summer Scholars
For 8 weeks this summer, five highly motivated students from Holy Trinity High School worked with mentors in their research labs and participated in opportunities to explore different research areas, build professional skills (e.g,. public speaking, writing), and learn about college life. At the end of the summer, students showcased their work with their final poster presentations.
An incredible success its first year, the program recently received a $2 million gift from Louis A. Simpson and Kimberly K. Querrey to support and expand the program.
Read about a summer of taking science to new heights
NUGoKidney Hosts First Innovation Symposium
In October 2019, over 100 attendees joined NUGoKidney for a day of expert-led presentations, lightning talks, poster competition, and networking session at the first ever Kidney Disease Therapeutic Innovation Symposium entitled, The Revolution in Kidney Medicine: Creating a World Beyond Kidney Disease.
Our keynote speaker - Chad Mirkin, PhD - discussed how nephrology is primed for nanomedicine and the ways spherical nucleic acids could play a role. Milica Radisic, PhD and Katalin Susztak, MD, PhD also presented their pioneering works in organ-on-a-chip technology and single-cell sequencing.
The symposium also highlighted the intersection between science and policy with discussions on the Advancing American Kidney Health Initiative with V ice President and Chief Medical Officer of CVS Kidney Care, Bruce Culleton, MD, and the American Society of Nephrology’s Director of Policy and Government Affairs, Rachel Meyer.
Take a look back at the day of trailblazing kidney science and policy
Save the date: Our 2020 Kidney Disease Therapeutic Innovation Symposium is happening August 19-20, 2020.
Cross Campus Collaborations
From Core Crawls to training workshops and webinars to research collaborations, 2019 was an incredible year of partnership and innovation with our friends and collaborators at Northwestern's Chemistry of Life Processes (CLP) Institute.
See how we're collaborating to accelerate kidney research and translation
NUGoKidney at ASN Kidney Week 2019
NUGoKidney joined fellow O'Brien Centers and the 60+ posters/presentations involving NU Nephrology physicians, researchers, post-doctoral scientists, and students.
A major Kidney Week highlight this year was Dr. Tamara Isakova's recognition as the 2019 Distinguished Mentor Award by the American Society of Nephrology.