Why does a drug therapy take so long to find?
Now that you have recovered from eating and shopping, it’s time for another holiday tradition – #GivingTuesday! A global day dedicated to giving back, #GivingTuesday is your chance to support a cause you’re passionate about. Support PKD Foundation this #GivingTuesday to […]
We get a lot of questions from patients about the genetics of polycystic kidney disease (PKD). How do family members get PKD? What is the difference between PKD1 and PKD2 and how do I know what type I have? Should I […]
My name is Demetri Maxim and I am a PKD researcher in Jing Zhou’s lab at Harvard Medical School. I am also a high school senior at Gould Academy in Bethel, Maine, and I recently set up my own lab […]
On our PKD journey, patients and researchers search for many answers, all with the common goal of discovering a cure. We patients may search to find out why we have this disease, what we can do to lead the healthiest […]
The PKD Foundation has only one vision of success: one day, no one will suffer the full effects of polycystic kidney disease (PKD). But how will we get there? One essential way we can discover treatments and a cure for […]
Last week, we announced that the PKD Foundation entered into a special partnership with the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Foundation for Kidney Research in support of its Research Fellowship Program. While this is a strategic move that will strengthen […]
The PKD Foundation helps fund ASN Foundation for Kidney Research Fellowship Program and Jared J. Grantham Fellowship The PKD Foundation has entered a new partnership that will attract more early-career scientists to PKD. A contribution of $500,000 to the American […]
In response to recent findings of mini-kidney organoids, Dr. Benjamin Freedman recounts his research experience. I remember the moment clearly. I was staring through the microscope, as I had done countless of times before, expecting to see beating heart cells. […]
As the Research and Development Manager at the PKD Foundation, I spend much of my days behind a desk working through emails, talking on the phone and meeting with colleagues. Occasionally, I have the chance to leave the office and drop […]