by Sydney Johnston | Jul 19, 2022 | Research
Published on July 19, 2022 | Harold Aukema, Ph.D., University of Manitoba (Co-Funded by PKD Foundation of Canada) How did you first get involved in PKD research? Harold Aukema: When I was a graduate student, our lab acquired one of the first models of PKD and I...
by Sydney Johnston | Jun 28, 2022 | Research
Published on June 28, 2022 | Laura Onuchic, M.D., Yale School of Medicine How did you first get involved in PKD research? Laura Onuchic: The fight against PKD has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. Both my parents are incredible medical...
by Sydney Johnston | May 17, 2022 | Research
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...
by Sydney Johnston | Mar 1, 2022 | PKD Foundation News, Research
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)....
by Sydney Johnston | Jan 25, 2022 | Research
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 progression...
by Sydney Johnston | Nov 15, 2021 | ARPKD, Research
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...
