Research

The UCSF Division of Nephrology has a longstanding international reputation for excellence in research. The UCSF Division of Nephrology has been at the forefront of seminal advances in all areas of Nephrology including physiology, cellular transport, dialysis, acute kidney injury and epidemiology of chronic kidney disease. Our faculty and fellows continue in this mission in basic science, clinical and translational research activities.

Our division is extremely successful in obtaining grant funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as well as private foundations. We are committed to training the next generation of researchers to continue to make innovative contributions to the study of Nephrology to ultimately improve clinical care for our patients.

We have had a nephrology T32 training grant for 47 years. In 2023, we were awarded a new five-year U2C/TL1 training grant with 4 pre-doctoral slots and 12 post-doctoral slots. Drs. Elaine Ku and Chi-yuan Hsu are the contact PIs for this grant. This new multidisciplinary training program spans UCSF, UC Berkeley, UC Davis and Stanford supports trainees in nephrology, non-malignant urology and non-malignant hematology. More information the program (called LAUNCH) is available here: Learners to LeAders in Urology, Nephrology, and non-Cancer Hematology (LAUNCH) Program | launch (ucsf.edu).