[CMBK Membership Roster] [CMBK Meeting Rosters]

The Cellular and Molecular Biology of the Kidney [CMBK] Study Section reviews grant applications involving basic and applied aspects of normal and abnormal renal physiology, cell biology, transport biology, including osmoregulation and osmosensing, hormone action and signal transduction, vascular biology, genetic disorders, cell-matrix interactions, biophysics, and bioenergetics.

Specific areas covered by CMBK:

• Molecular biology and physiology of transport relevant to renal function and disease including inherited abnormalities and the pharmacology of kidney function.
• Protein metabolism and cell polarity relevant to the function of the kidney.
• Disorders of tubular epithelial and endothelial cells as they relate to kidney diseases.
• Identification and characterization of genes that cause kidney diseases in humans and  animal models. Including the pathophysiology and cellular and molecular consequences of genetic disorders (including polycystic kidney disease and disorders of tubular function).
• Integrated aspects of disordered fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base homeostasis resulting from abnormalities in the transport systems; blood pressure and extracellular fluid volume homeostasis causing hypertension.

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

Pathobiology of Kidney Disease [PBKD]
Urologic and Kidney Development and Genitourinary Diseases [UKGD]
Hypertension and Microcirculation [HM]
Membrane Biology and Protein Processing [MBPP]
Cellular Signaling and Regulatory Systems [CSRS]