by PKD Foundation Staff | Sep 26, 2019 | Q and A, Research
Published September 26, 2019 Researcher: John Shine, Ph.D. | Garvan Institute, Australia PKD Foundation (PKDF): How did you first get involved in PKD research?John: My early work on cloning the insulin gene for treatment of diabetes led to a lifelong interest in the...
by PKD Foundation Staff | Sep 13, 2019 | Q and A, Research
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 postdoctoral training, which involved the study of small nuclear RNAs, my adviser...
by PKD Foundation Staff | Aug 22, 2019 | Q and A, Research
Researcher: Katharina Hopp, Ph.D. | University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus Assistant Professor, Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, Polycystic Kidney Disease Research Program Katharina is a 2018 research grant awardee of the Dr. Vincent H....
by PKD Foundation Staff | Aug 20, 2019 | Advocacy, Awareness, Positivity, Q and A
We sat down with Paige Trischler to learn what’s new in her world and how she navigates living with PKD as a teenager. PKD Foundation (PKDF) Hi Paige! What’s new since the last time you shared your story with the PKD Foundation? Paige Since you heard from me last, I...
by PKD Foundation Staff | Aug 8, 2019 | Q and A, Research
Researcher: Whitney Besse, M.D. | Yale University PKD Foundation (PKDF): How did you first get involved in PKD research? Whitney: During my clinical Nephrology fellowship, I chose to work with research mentor Stefan Somlo who studies PKD and had an exciting cohort of...
by PKD Foundation Staff | Aug 7, 2019 | Awareness, Q and A, Walk for PKD
Walk for PKD — Twin Cities The first fall Walk for PKD event is just around the corner. Throughout the country, participants are breaking in their walking shoes and beginning this year’s fundraising efforts. In preparation, we caught up with Sue Truhlar, a long-time,...
