by PKD Foundation Staff | Sep 10, 2019 | Research
Written by guest contributor David A. Baron, Ph.D. Published September 10, 2019 Not long after I joined the PKD Foundation in 2015, I was made aware of an exciting news release from the Critical Path Institute (C-Path). They had formed the Polycystic Kidney Disease...
by PKD Foundation Staff | Sep 4, 2019 | ADPKD, ADPKD Registry, Awareness, Education, Research
Today is an exciting day! Because today — in addition to being PKD Awareness Day — marks the launch of the nation’s first dedicated ADPKD patient registry. Over the past few years, the PKD Foundation has collaborated with PKD researchers, clinicians, patients,...
by PKD Foundation Staff | Aug 27, 2019 | Advocacy, Awareness, Determination
Written by guest contributor Matthew Hallisey Published August 27, 2019 “Get busy living, or get busy dying.” — Ellis Boy “Red” Redding (Morgan Freeman) in The Shawshank Redemption (1994) My father Joe suffers from polycystic kidney disease. More...
by PKD Foundation Staff | Aug 22, 2019 | Q and A, Research
Researcher: Katharina Hopp, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus Assistant Professor, Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, Polycystic Kidney Disease Research Program Katharina is a 2018 research grant awardee of the Dr. Vincent H....
by PKD Foundation Staff | Aug 20, 2019 | Advocacy, Awareness, Positivity, Q and A
We sat down with Paige Trischler to learn what’s new in her world and how she navigates living with PKD as a teenager. PKD Foundation (PKDF) Hi Paige! What’s new since the last time you shared your story with the PKD Foundation? Paige Since you heard from me last, I...
