ASPN MISSION

To promote optimal care for children with kidney disease through advocacy, education and research; and to disseminate advances in clinical practice and scientific investigation.

PKD RRC Pilot & Feasibility Funding — Applications Open

January 12, 2026

This request for applications is to provide pilot funding to early-stage investigators in the PKD field and established investigators who are new to PKD research. About The Polycystic Kidney Disease Research Resource Consortium (PKD RRC) The goal of the PKD RRC (pkd-rrc.org) is to accelerate discovery in the field of…

ASN Kidney TREKS 2026 Now Accepting Applications

January 11, 2026

Composed of over 21,000 physicians and scientists, ASN is the world’s largest professional society devoted to the study of kidney disease. ASN holds several programs to expand and support the nephrology workforce, including Kidney Tutored Research and Education for Kidney Scholars (TREKS). Kidney TREKS fosters an interest in nephrology through a…

ASPN Research Committee Member of the Month: Dr. Keri Drake

January 4, 2026

Dr. Drake is a pediatric nephrologist at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Her research focuses on using genetically engineered mouse models to understand how disruptions in normal kidney development drive Wilms tumorigenesis. Given that the underlying mechanisms of how Wilms tumors originate from renal progenitor cells and can “hijack” developmental programs…

JELF Scholar Update

December 22, 2025

I’m sure we are all aware of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) vote to revoke its long-standing recommendation that all newborns receive a hepatitis B vaccination within 24 hours of birth. This decision is sadly expected to lead to a resurgence of a disease which was nearly…