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Researcher Spotlight: Oliver Wessely, Ph.D.
Published Feb. 18, 2020 Oliver Wessely, Ph.D. | Cleveland Clinic/Case Western Reserve University PKD Foundation (PKDF): How did you first get involved in PKD research? Oliver: By serendipity. I was studying a gene involved in early embryonic development in...
Researcher Spotlight: Adrian Salic, Ph.D.
Published February 4, 2020 Adrian Salic, Ph.D. | Harvard Medical School PKD Foundation (PKDF): How did you first get involved in PKD research? Adrian: My lab has had a longstanding interest in studying signaling processes that take place in the primary cilium, a...
Researcher Spotlight: Kai He, Ph.D.
Published January 16, 2020 Kai He, Ph.D. | Mayo Clinic PKD Foundation (PKDF): How did you first get involved in PKD research? Kai: After my Ph.D. training in molecular cell biology and biochemistry, I started my postdoctoral research at Mayo Clinic studying the...
Future Focus
It’s a thrilling time here at the PKD Foundation. We have so much success to celebrate this season and so many reasons to hope, because of you! Your support is fueling our unprecedented progress in PKD research and care. In 2019, we Awarded research funding...
Meet our new Chief Research Officer Chris Rusconi
Published December 6, 2019 A little over a month ago, Chris Rusconi joined PKD Foundation as its new Chief Research Officer. Over the past 30 days, Chris has been immersed in all things PKD from attending Kidney Week 2019 in Washington DC to the quarterly board...
Researcher Spotlight: Paul DeCaen, Ph.D.
Published November 25, 2019 Paul DeCaen, Ph.D. | Northwestern University PKD Foundation (PKDF): How did you first get involved in PKD research? Paul: I got involved late, but the timing couldn’t have been better. My training was directed towards studying the...
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Published Feb. 18, 2020 Oliver Wessely, Ph.D. | Cleveland Clinic/Case Western Reserve University PKD Foundation (PKDF): How did youRead More
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Published February 4, 2020 Adrian Salic, Ph.D. | Harvard Medical School PKD Foundation (PKDF): How did you first get involvedRead More
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Published January 16, 2020 Kai He, Ph.D. | Mayo Clinic PKD Foundation (PKDF): How did you first get involved inRead More
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It’s a thrilling time here at the PKD Foundation. We have so much success to celebrate this season and soRead More
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Published December 6, 2019 A little over a month ago, Chris Rusconi joined PKD Foundation as its new Chief ResearchRead More
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Published November 25, 2019 Paul DeCaen, Ph.D. | Northwestern University PKD Foundation (PKDF): How did you first get involved inRead More