The KUH KURE (KUH Undergraduate Research Experience) program in an NIH-funded Summer Research Program allows you to learn about advances in Kidney, Urology, and non-Malignant Hematology research and be mentored in your research project in a lab by the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s renowned KUH community of investigators. This 9-week campus program (2 weeks virtual in advance of the campus program) allows you an in-depth experience in biomedical research.
Program Dates:
Virtual orientation and onboarding: May 18, 2026 – May 30, 2026
Campus Program: June 1, 2026 – July 30, 2026
Opportunities:
- Close mentorship on a summer research project
- Networking opportunities with near peers and professionals
- Advanced education in Kidney, Urology, and non-malignant Hematology Biology
- Clinical visits – transplantation, dialysis clinic, and intensive care units
- Oral presentation of your research at the KUH KURE Symposium
- Poster presentations and networking at UAB Research Expo
Scholars will be paired with a faculty mentor and work in a team environment of PhD students, post-docs, fellows, and other researchers to work on a project supported by ongoing NIH or related grants. All projects are related to advances in KUH research. Methodological approaches include a full range of molecular, biochemical, and cell biology approaches, in vitro tissue perfusion and function techniques, as well as chronic animal models that assess renal and vascular function. For a full list of details on this, please see our website: https://www.uab.edu/medicine/nephrology/education/kidney-pipeline-programs/kidney-undergraduate-research-experience.
Also Included:
- $4500 stipend
- Housing (Shared apartment-style dorms with full kitchen)
- Parking
- Social activities
- Travel to NIH Conference at the end of the program