Nirupama Ramkumar, MD, MPH

Functional Role of Collecting Duct Prorenin and Prorenin Receptor in Early Diabetic Nephropathy
National Kidney Foundation of Utah
07/01/2017 – 06/30/2018

Renal tubular prorenin and prorenin receptor play an important role in the regulation of blood pressure and salt and water excretion. This proposal seeks to determine the role of collecting duct derived prorenin and prorenin receptor in blood pressure regulation and renal injury in an experimental model of Type 1 diabetic nephropathy. Findings from this proposal could identify a novel pathway that can ultimately be used to treat diabetic hypertension and kidney disease.

Carol Sweeney, PhD

Utah Cancer Registry Participation in State Cancer Prevention and Control Programs
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
6/30/2017 - 6/29/2022

Under this award, Utah Cancer Registry will participation in the CDC’s National Program of Cancer Registries.  The goals include expanding and strengthening coordination with Utah Department of Health cancer control programs and disseminating cancer registry data in a manner that is useful to collaborators and external partners for the purposes of public health cancer prevention and control.