Living with PKD During COVID-19
Published May 12, 2020 | In these unprecedented times, families across the globe are adapting their way of life to stay safe and healthy. Living with PKD during the COVID-19 pandemic can be even more challenging. Whether you're a transplant recipient, currently on...
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The PKD Foundation Blog is contributed to by PKD Foundation staff and members of our incredible community. Focused on bringing you important PKD and Foundation updates, our blogs cover advocacy initiatives; awareness events; education for patients, caregivers, and health care professionals; and updates from and for our researchers.
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Update: Department of Defense’s Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program funding of PKD
Written by Alexis Denny, Director of Government Affairs Published September 24, 2019 For the last 12 years, PKD research has been eligible to receive funding from a program in the Department of...
Researcher Spotlight: Robin Maser, Ph.D.
Published September 13, 2019 Researcher: Robin Maser, Ph.D. | University of Kansas Medical Center PKD Foundation (PKDF): How did you first get involved in PKD research? Robin: During my...
Moving toward new treatments for ADPKD
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...
The ADPKD Registry has launched!
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...
Living with PKD at an Advanced Age
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...
Researcher Spotlight: Katharina Hopp, Ph.D.
Researcher: Katharina Hopp, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus Assistant Professor, Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, Polycystic Kidney Disease...
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Published October 3, 2019 Researcher: Yong Yu, Ph.D. | St. John’s University PKD Foundation (PKDF): How did you first getRead More
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We can’t believe it, but the holidays are just around the corner! Try this low-sodium, low-protein spin on a classicRead More
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Published September 26, 2019 Researcher: John Shine, Ph.D. | Garvan Institute, Australia PKD Foundation (PKDF): How did you first getRead More
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Written by Alexis Denny, Director of Government Affairs Published September 24, 2019 For the last 12 years, PKD research hasRead More
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Published September 13, 2019 Researcher: Robin Maser, Ph.D. | University of Kansas Medical Center PKD Foundation (PKDF): How did you firstRead More
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Written by guest contributor David A. Baron, Ph.D. Published September 10, 2019 Not long after I joined the PKD FoundationRead More