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C-Path’s Translational Therapeutics Accelerator Announces 2026 Request for Proposals from Academic Investigators
January 26, 2026

C-Path’s Translational Therapeutics Accelerator Announces 2026 Request for Proposals from Academic Investigators Included is a dedicated polycystic kidney disease track alongside investments in brain health, pediatrics, and rare diseases. TUCSON, Ariz., January 21, 2026 — Critical Path Institute’s® (C-Path) Translational Therapeutics Accelerator today officially launched its 2026 global Request for…

JELF Scholar Update
January 26, 2026

The start of the new year has been busy with activity in the health policy world. ACIP has continued to narrow vaccine recommendations, with hepatitis A and B, rotavirus, influenza, meningococcal, and RSV vaccines no longer routinely recommended. The Affordable Care Act premium subsidies were allowed to expire at the…

Weekly Policy Update – January 23, 2026
January 23, 2026
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Leadership Program Enrollment Confirmation
January 20, 2026
Weekly Policy Update – January 16, 2026
January 16, 2026
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ASPN In-Person Hill Day – March 3
January 12, 2026
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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…

Weekly Policy Update – January 9, 2026
January 9, 2026
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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…