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- Welcome to the George M. O’Brien Kidney Resource Alliance
- OKRA is on Kaltura!
- Gumbo Gatherings Registration is Now Open-Mar 2025
- Register for OKRA National Forum April Session
- Acute Kidney Injury: From Bench to Bedside
- Applications Due for OKRA Summer Programs
- Okra National Forum Feb 2025
- Check Out Other Funding Opportunities!
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Welcome to the George M. O’Brien Kidney Resource Alliance
The George M. O’Brien Kidney Resource Alliance (OKRA) is a consortium of National Resource Centers (NRCs) whose primary purpose is to provide kidney researchers with specialized resources, tools, technologies, services, and expertise beyond those typically available in an individual lab or institutional core.
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OKRA is on Kaltura!
Missed a recent OKRA presentation? Watch the recording on our Kaltura channel! We’ll be posting past National Forums and Gumbo Gatherings so you can learn more about all the O’Brien Kidney Resource Alliance offers.
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Gumbo Gatherings Registration is Now Open
Mark your calendars for the upcoming OKRA Gumbo Gatherings virtual series, starting on March 6th! We’ll hear from speakers from four of our National Resource Centers as they discuss the resources and services available at their Center from a user’s perspective.
More information and links to register for each of the four sessions can be found on our Trainings and Outreach page.
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Register for OKRA National Forum April Session
If you have not been able to attend one of our National Forums, don’t miss the upcoming session on April 3rd from 12-1pm CST. Dr. Naoka Murakami will be discussing “T cells in Kidney Wells: Lessons from Immunotherapy-associated Kidney Injury.”
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Acute Kidney Injury: From Bench to Bedside
Registration is now open for ASN’s upcoming conference, Acute Kidney Injury: From Bench to Bedside! This year’s conference will be held in Leesburg, VA from May 4-7, with the theme “Artificial Intelligence in AKI Research.”
Please note, travel and registration awards are available for 25 presenting trainees, ranging from early-stage faculty to graduate student support. Contact Kelly Hyndman (
kellyhyndman@uabmc.edu ) for more details.For further details on the conference, including registration, check out the ASN website here: https://www.asn-online.org/education/b2b/
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Applications Due for OKRA Summer Programs
If you are looking for summer opportunities with OKRA, please check out the programs offered by our National Resource Centers.
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Did you miss the February National Forum?
Dr. Simon Watkins (University of Pittsburgh) discussed "Novel approaches for imaging the kidney at scale, from the nanometer to the micron" during the February OKRA National Forum. If you would like to re-watch the session, check out our Kaltura channel here.
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Check Out Other Funding Opportunities!
There are many funding opportunities for researchers at every stage of their career! Make sure to check out the list of upcoming opportunities on our website. Regularly updated, this list includes the NIA 2025 Start-Up Challenge and Accelerator, the NIH’s Kidney Technology Development Research Education Program, and supplements to promote diversity in small business research and development.
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