Summary The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases-supported
Kidney Research National Dialogue (KRND) asked the scientific community to formulate
and prioritize research objectives that would improve our understanding of kidney function
and disease. Several high-priority objectives for diabetic nephropathy were identified in data
and sample collection, hypothesis generation, hypothesis testing, and translation promotion.
The lack of readily available human samples linked to comprehensive phenotypic, clinical …