The UT Health San Antonio, with missions of teaching, research and healing, is one of the country’s leading health sciences universities.
Principal Investigator(s)
Reeves, William Brian
Funded by
NIH-DIABETES/DIGESTIVE/KIDNEY DISEASES
Collaborating Institutions
DELAWARE
This proposal seeks to establish a summer research program, the San Antonio Program for UndergraduateResearch in Renal Science (SPURRS) at the University of Texas Health San Antonio Long School of Medicineto attract promising undergraduate students and recent graduates from diverse backgrounds to pursue careersin kidney research. Kidney disease affects approximately 15-20% of the US population and accounts for ~16%of Medicare expenditures each year.
59th Medical Wing at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center (WHASC)
The 59th Medical Wing at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center (WHASC) provides support for research conducted by investigators and their collaborators addressing the unique scientific needs of the Air Force, the Department of Defense and the Nation.