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The Pathobiology of Kidney Disease [PBKD] study section reviews grant applications involving basic and clinical studies of kidney disease, investigations of pathophysiology, diagnosis, consequences and treatment of acute and chronic disorders of the kidney, the consequences of kidney disease and failure, as well as, studies of the normal structure and function of the glomerulus.

Major areas of focus covered by PBKD include:

• Normal structure and function of the glomerulus and its constituent cells; glomerular-related diseases, and renal fibrosis
• Mechanisms and consequences of acute kidney injury/acute renal failure and toxic injury to the kidney.
• Studies on basic and clinical aspects of kidney ablation, chronic allograft nephropathy, allograft rejection/tolerance, and prevention and/or treatment of rejection.
• Diabetic nephropathy, nephrotic syndrome, proteinuria, complications and management of uremia, and renal replacement therapies.
• Vascular biology of the kidney and renal hemodynamics; the role of the kidney in the regulation of blood pressure and in the development of hypertension.

Study sections with most closely related areas of similar science listed in rank order are:

Cellular and Molecular Biology of the Kidney [CMBK]
Urologic and Kidney Development and Genitourinary Diseases [UKGD]
Hypertension and Microcirculation [HM]
Kidney, Nutrition, Obesity and Diabetes [KNOD]
Transplantation, Tolerance and Tumor Immunology [TTT]