American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Kidney TREKS Program

Kidney TREKS (Tutored Research and Education for Kidney Scholars), an initiative established by the American Society of Nephrology (ASN), is designed to foster interest in careers in nephrology and research through a week-long research course retreat and long-term mentorship program. Applicants must have completed at least one year of medical school, a graduate student pursuing a PhD, or a postdoctoral fellow within their first year of training. There are two TREKS program sites available, one is at Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory (MDIBL) in Bar Harbor, Maine and the other is at the University of Chicago (UChicago) in Chicago, IL. Participants will be assigned to a mentor at their local institutions to guide them concerning research and career development. For more information, please visit the ASN TREKS website or contact Dr. Erum Hartung, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at CHOP.