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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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Coming Up: January National Forum!
Mark your calendars for the upcoming January session of the OKRA National Forum Series on Tuesday, January 14th from 12-1pm CST / 1-2pm EST. We’ll hear from Dr. Alexander Bullen (UAB-UCSD) as he discusses, “The evolving role of tubular biomarkers: Forecasting kidney disease and beyond.”
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OKRA Travel Awards Available!
We are excited to announce the return of the OKRA Travel Awards! These awards are available to early-stage investigators to help support travel to kidney-related national meetings. The deadline to apply for awards to support March-September conference travel is 5pm CST on February 10, 2025.
Please note, potential applicants are eligible for an OKRA Travel Award once per academic year.
If you are interested in learning more, check out our website here:
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Did you miss the December National Forum?
Content: Dr. Randy Atwal (NU-USC) discussed highly scalable cell profiling for druggable target discovery and therapeutic development during our December OKRA National Forum. If you would like to rewatch the session, please click the button below.
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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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