Hearst Foundation awards $100,000 grant to AKF's CSN Fellowship
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The American Kidney Fund’s Clinical Scientist in Nephrology Fellowship program received a grant of $100,000 from the Hearst Foundation.
“Tomorrow’s innovations in kidney care will come from today’s young researchers, and we have been filling that pipeline for more than 30 years,” LaVarne A Burton, AKF president and CEO, said in a press release. “The Hearst Foundation’s generous gift will enable AKF to continue advancing quality in kidney care, while inspiring a new generation of nephrologists to innovate how we prevent and treat kidney disease.”
The Clinical Scientist in Nephrology (CSN) Fellowship program seeks to encourage students to enter the field of nephrology by offering postdoctoral students a 2-year fellowship in prevention of and research on kidney disease. CSN fellows receive advanced training in medical ethics, biostatistics and epidemiology while collaborating with AKF staff on national programing.
“The Hearst Foundation is honored to support the American Kidney Fund’s efforts to drive quality and innovation in kidney patient care,” George Irish, Eastern Director, The Hearst Foundation, said. “AKF’s CSN program has a decades-long track record of important contributions to clinical research in nephrology and we are pleased to fund work that improves the lives of kidney patients and paves the way for better outcomes.”
AKF’s CSN Fellowship has trained dozens of nephrology scholars over the years, some who have gone on to pioneer national guidelines for detection and management of chronic kidney disease, lead research on the progression of kidney disease and spearhead initiatives to reduce racial disparity in patient care, per the AKF.
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