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George M. O’Brien Kidney Resource Alliance (OKRA)
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OKRA Training and Outreach

OKRA Training and Outreach Goals

  • Build and connect the O’Brien Communities
  • Provide training opportunities for trainees and early-stage investigators
  • Form a community among the Opportunity Pool candidates and the O’Brien Centers

 

Initiatives

NATIONAL OKRA FORUM

NATIONAL OKRA FORUM

Building a community for networking and learning, confidence building and training on how to organize a national event.

Offered monthly via Zoom.

August Session
Thursday, August 15th
10 AM – 11 AM CST

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Funding

OKRA GUMBO GATHERINGS

Providing impactful knowledge for newer cutting-edge techniques to provide momentum and confidence booster to annual scientific meeting attendees.

Daily sessions (1-1.5 h) for one week offered twice a year before annual scientific meetings.

Schedule coming soon!

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OKRA MEETUPS

Providing awareness of the opportunities within the OKRA Community and networking opportunities with OKRA leadership and Opportunity Pool awardees.

Schedule of events for ASN Kidney Week 2024 will be announced in the Fall.

 

If you are interested in hearing more about these initiatives, please sign up below.

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