Research and medical professionals

Current Events

• PKD Foundation Fellowship Applications due January 31, 2018
• PKD Foundation Research Grant Applications due January 31, 2018

For PKD researchers

We are the largest private funder of PKD research in the U.S. The scientists we have funded have progressed from identifying mechanisms of cyst formation and growth to conducting clinical trials to test therapies in humans – unprecedented success in biomedical research.

Learn more about our research funding opportunities.

Learn about scientific meetings we’re attending.

For medical professionals

We are committed to providing resources for medical professionals to educate and empower their patients with PKD to manage and improve their health. To provide medical professionals with in-depth information about various aspects of PKD, we have teamed up with UpToDate, an evidence based, peer reviewed online information resource.

Here are some UptoDate topics related to PKD:

• Diagnosis of and screening for autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
• Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease in children
• Pain syndromes in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
• Urinary tract infection in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
• Patient information: Polycystic kidney disease
• Hypertension in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
• Extrarenal manifestations of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
• Genetics of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease and mechanisms of cyst growth
• Diagnosis of and screening for ADPKD
• Course and treatment of ADPKD
• Renal manifestations of ADPKD