KUH KURE Undergraduate Research Program

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