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Xenotransplantation: Animal to Human Transplants
Published on May 17, 2022 | Each year, tens of thousands of patients need organ transplants. However, the supply of available organs is much smaller than the demand. In order to combat the tremendous shortage of organs available for transplantation, researchers are...
Congratulations to the 2022 Kaplan Award Winners
Published on March 1, 2022 | The PKD Foundation is pleased to announce that Drs. Alessandra Boletta and Albert Ong are the winners of the 2022 Lillian Jean Kaplan International Prize for Advancement In the Understanding of Polycystic Kidney Disease (Kaplan Award)....
ADPKD Weight Loss Study Findings
Published on January 25, 2022 | Can weight loss play a part in slowing autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease progression? The University of Colorado, Denver recently released findings from a research study focused on weight loss and cystic disease...
Researcher Spotlight: Melissa Little, Ph.D.
Published on November 16, 2021 | The PKD Foundation’s principal mission is to support basic, translational, and clinical research that will benefit patients with autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD and ARPKD). This mission is...
Researcher Spotlight: Feng Qian, Ph.D.
Published on November 2, 2021 Feng Qian, Ph.D., University of Maryland School of Medicine How did you first get involved in PKD research? Feng: I first got involved in PKD research at my postdoctoral fellowship at Yale and then Johns Hopkins University. The...
Promising ADPKD Research in Preclinical Mice Models
An ADPKD research study investigating how restoring polycystin function impacts ADPKD progression in mouse models has positive findings. But what does that mean for people with ADPKD?
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Published on May 17, 2022 | Each year, tens of thousands of patients need organ transplants. However, the supply ofRead More -
Published on March 1, 2022 | The PKD Foundation is pleased to announce that Drs. Alessandra Boletta and Albert OngRead More -
Published on January 25, 2022 | Can weight loss play a part in slowing autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease progression?Read More -
Published on November 16, 2021 | The PKD Foundation’s principal mission is to support basic, translational, and clinical research thatRead More -
Published on November 2, 2021 Feng Qian, Ph.D., University of Maryland School of Medicine How did you first getRead More -
An ADPKD research study investigating how restoring polycystin function impacts ADPKD progression in mouse models has positive findings. But whatRead More