by admin | Feb 25, 2020 | Awareness, Education, Q and A, Research
Published Feb. 25, 2020 Ian Smyth, Ph.D. | Monash University, Australia PKD Foundation (PKDF): How did you first get involved in PKD research? Ian: By chance and happenstance. I have a background in developmental biology (with a dash of human genetics) and our...
by PKD Foundation Staff | Feb 18, 2020 | Awareness, Education, Q and A, Research
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...
by PKD Foundation Staff | Feb 13, 2020 | Awareness, Q and A, Transplantation
Published February 13, 2020 Earlier this week, we spoke to Dwight about the part he played in helping Kari find a kidney donor. Today, in honor of National Donor Day on February 14, we’re sharing Kari’s incredible story. PKDF: What is your PKD story and how did...
by PKD Foundation Staff | Feb 11, 2020 | Awareness, Q and A, Transplantation
Published February 11, 2020 Observed every year on February 14th, National Donor Day is dedicated to spreading awareness and education about organ donation. It is also a day to recognize our loved ones who have given the gift of donation, have received a donation, are...
by PKD Foundation Staff | Feb 4, 2020 | Awareness, Education, Q and A, Research
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...
by PKD Foundation Staff | Jan 16, 2020 | Awareness, Q and A, Research
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...
