Summer 2012 - Research Opportunity

• Conduct research during summer of 2012 (June and July) under direction of a Vanderbilt scientist (stipend provided)
• Laboratory-based, clinical or translational research in kidney disease or hypertension (no research experience required)
• Career advice, clinical and research seminars and discussions

Registration for the 2012 class is now closed, contact Nancy Lightsey for more information about the 2013 programs.

Core Program

• The Division of Nephrology and Hypertension at Vanderbilt conducts a broad range of NIH funded, cutting edge basic science and human and patient-oriented research
• Ranked in the top 10 Nephrology Divisions (US News and World Report) and in an elite group of top NIH funded Nephrology Divisions.
• Our goal is to advance and acquire new knowledge that will advance our understanding of kidney biology and the pathogenesis and treatment of renal disease and hypertension.
• Over 50 clinical and research faculty, 14 NIH funded laboratories with over 25000 sq. ft of office and research space, and more than $13 million in annual external research funding
• Human and patient-oriented research conducted at the Clinical Research and Nephrology Clinical Trials Centers.
• Close ties between the Division of Nephrology and world renowned research in the Division of Clinical Pharmacology and the Centers for Matrix Biology, Developmental Biology and Stem Cell Biology.