The Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP) encourages grant applications aimed at developing, characterizing, or improving research models of human health and diseases; developing biology based new approach methodologies (NAMs) applicable to human health and diseases; or improving access to information about or generated from the use of models of human disease. Developed models and related biological materials must be broadly applicable to the scientific interests of at least two NIH Institutes or Centers (ICs) and must evaluate diseases and processes that impact multiple organ systems in alignment with the ORIP’s NIH-wide mission and programs. Applications must describe the need for and the potential impact of the proposed resources on the research community across a range of scientific disciplines supported by multiple NIH ICs. [Posted 12/5/2025. Expires 9/29/2028.]
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Animal and Biological Material Resource Centers (P40 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
RFA-OD-25-011: The purpose of Animal and Biological Material Resource Centers is to provide support for special colonies of laboratory animals and associated services and other resources such as informatics tools, reagents, cultures (cells, tissues, and organs) and genetic stocks that serve the biomedical research community in a variety of research areas. Proposed projects supported by this NOFO is should provide research resources that facilitate optimization and enhancement of scientific rigor, transparency, and experimental reproducibility of biomedical research and must have broad application to multiple NIH Institutes or Centers (ICs) to align with the ORIP’s NIH-wide mission. This funding opportunity is designed to support both continuation of existing resources and to develop new ones when appropriate. [Posted 12/4/2025. Expires 1/10/2029.]
Diabetes Research Centers (P30 Clinical Trial Optional)
Diabetes Research Centers (DRCs) are designed to support and enhance the national research effort in diabetes, its complications, and related endocrine and metabolic diseases. The purpose of this Centers program is to bring together basic and clinical investigators to enhance communication, multidisciplinary collaboration, and effectiveness of ongoing research in DRC topic areas. Shared access to specialized technical resources (research cores) and support for a Pilot and Feasibility Program (P&F) is intended to provide the capability for accomplishments greater than those that would be possible by individual research project grant support alone. [Posted 12/5/2025. Expires 1/28/2027.]
Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Undergraduate Research Addressing Challenges in Kidney and Urologic Diseases
Through an annual Summer Scholars Research Program, the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) offers undergraduate students opportunities to gain hands-on experience tackling today’s most challenging areas of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine (TERM). Students accepted to the program will carry out research under the supervision of prominent biomedical scientists, participate in a range of scientific and professional development activities, network with leaders in the field, write a research summary, conduct an oral presentation, and have the opportunity to see their work published. Selected scholars receive a $6,000 stipend for the 10-week period and housing at Wake Forest dorms. [Application deadline: 1/15/26, 5 pm ET | Applicants notified by 3/15/26 | Program Dates: 5/27/26 – 7/31/26.]
Harvard Summer Research Program in Kidney Medicine (HSRPKM)
The Harvard Summer Research Program in Kidney Medicine (HSRPKM) is an paid 8-week intensive research experience focused on kidney medicine (nephrology) for undergraduate college students considering a career in science or medicine and particularly suited for students who are interested in pursuing a PhD or MD PhD. Students will be assigned to a laboratory that does research in kidney medicine in one of four research institutions connected to Harvard Medical School and participate in weekly core curriculum sessions addressing the basic science and clinical fundamentals of kidney physiology and pathophysiology and challenges in the field. Students will shadow a nephrologist in clinic and will visit a dialysis unit and learn how to participate in a screening for kidney disease in the community, and at the end of the program, present their research at a national symposium. [Application deadline: 2/9/26. Tentative program dates: 6/8/26 – 8/5/26.]
Mayo Clinic Nephrology and Urology Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (nuSURF)
The goals of the nuSURF program are to (1) introduce undergraduate students to basic kidney and urology research, (2) provide a collaborative basic and translational environment to help students understand that all of medicine, including nephrology and urology, is grounded in basic science, and (3) provide instruction on written, oral, and poster presentations of research data. At the end of the 10-week program, participants will have the opportunity to attend the KUH (NIDDK) Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium to present their work, meet, and network with other undergraduates and faculty doing kidney and urology work. Students in the program receive a 10-week stipend to cover travel, housing, and food expenses. [Application deadline: 2/3/26. Decisions announced: Mid-February through mid-March. Program dates: 5/26/26-7/31/26.]
Emory University Summer Undergraduate Program in Renal Research (SUPERR)
The SUPERR program aims to foster sustained interest in kidney, urology, and hematologic (KUH) diseases among undergraduate students, thereby increasing the number of students applying to PhD, MD and duel degree programs, and increasing the cadre of scientists in the biomedical workforce studying these topics in the future. Selected students will participate in a 10-week didactic and laboratory-based experiential program on Emory University’s Atlanta campus to advance their knowledge of nephrology, urology, and hematology research. The culmination of the program will be participation at the NIDDK sponsored Summer Student Research Symposium either in Bethesda, MD at the National Institutes of Health or one of the grant program locations, at no cost to the student. SUPERR is open to students in the biomedical sciences. [Applications due: 1/20/26. Program dates: 5/27-7/31/26.]
University of Miami Students Training in Research (STIR)
The Student Training in Research (STIR) Program is designed to give pre-medical students a deeper insight into the field of medicine and research. Participants will learn how to pursue a specific research problem under the supervision of a Miller School of Medicine faculty member and will present their research findings at a Research Symposium at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. There is no cost for accepted students to attend. [Application Deadline: 2/20/26 | Decision Notification: 3/13/26 | Program Dates: 6/8/26 – 7/24/26]
ASM Microbe Approves Session Proposal by Silvia Grant, PhD
Silvia Grant, PhD, member of the CAIRIBU Urobiome Research Interest Group (U-RIG), submitted a session proposal to the ASM Microbe Conference, titled “Translating Urogenital Microbiome Science into Clinic Impact,” which was approved by the ASM Microbe planning committee.
J. Quentin Clemens AUA Victor A. Politano Award
J. Quentin Clemens, MD was recently awarded the American Urological Association’s Victor A. Politano Award for outstanding leadership and groundbreaking research in the fields of urinary incontinence and interstitial cystitis. Congratulations Dr. Clemens.