by Sydney Johnston | Apr 28, 2021 | PKD Foundation News, Research
Published on April 28, 2021 | The PKD Foundation is pleased to announce that Kyongtae Ty Bae M.D., Ph.D, M.B.A., is the winner of the 2021 Lillian Jean Kaplan International Prize for Advancement in the Understanding of Polycystic Kidney Disease. Considered the most...
by Sydney Johnston | Apr 6, 2021 | Research
Published on April 6, 2021 | What happens to research during a pandemic? When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early spring 2020, hospitals canceled elective surgeries and other procedures. They also halted the majority of clinical trials underway, setting researchers...
by Sydney Johnston | Feb 23, 2021 | ADPKD, Research
Published on February 23, 2021 Venkata Vivek Reddy Palicharla, Ph.D., University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center How did you first get involved in PKD research? Vivek: I started my postdoc career with an interest in understanding the role of primary cilium...
by Sydney Johnston | Jan 26, 2021 | ADPKD Registry, Research
Published on January 26, 2021 | Staff at the PKD Foundation know that without patient stories, we couldn’t understand what it’s like to live with PKD. We’re always leaning on patient perspectives: when we talk with researchers about new studies, when...
by Sydney Johnston | Jan 12, 2021 | ADPKD, Research
Published January 12, 2021 Sorin Fedeles, M.S., Ph.D., Yale University How did you first get involved in PKD research? Sorin: When I first came to Yale, my main goal was to undertake biomedical research studies rooted in asking the right questions and pursuing the...
by Sydney Johnston | Dec 17, 2020 | Education, Knowledge, Research
Published December 17, 2020 | While distribution of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine across the country has begun, many in the PKD community have questions about the COVID-19 vaccine. Chris Rusconi, Ph.D., chief research officer at the PKD Foundation, sits down with...
