PKD Research Resource Consortium

Join the PKD RRC for Our Next Scientific Roundtable! Speaker: Oleg Palygin, MSc, Ph.D., FAHA, Professor at MUSC. Talk Title: "Leveraging human and porcine tissues to advance nephrology research and transplant outcomes”. May 4th, 2026, 4:00 – 5:00 PM, EST. umaryland.zoom.us/j/94439573281?…

Did you miss the PKD RRC Monthly Scientific Roundtable for April 2026? No worries, the outstanding presentation by Chou-Long Huang, M.D., Ph.D., UIOWA, is now available at pkd-rrc.org/pkd-rrc-monthl…

Join the PKD RRC for Our Next Scientific Roundtable! Speaker: Chou-Long Huang, M.D., Ph.D, UIOWA. Talk Title: "ER-Mitochondria Disconnection Promotes Metabolic Reprogramming & Cystogenesis in ADPKD”. April 6th, 2026, 4:00 – 5:00 PM, EST. Zoom Link: umaryland.zoom.us/j/94439573281?…

"Here is your chance to weigh in on the NIH Strategic plan”: The RFI on the NIH-Wide Strategic Plan is now live! grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/n… Please respond using the webform before the deadline of May 16, 2025!

Did you miss the PKD RRC Monthly Scientific Roundtable for March 2026? No worries, the outstanding presentation by Sumeda Nandadasa, Ph.D., UMASS Medical School, is now available at pkd-rrc.org/pkd-rrc-monthl…

Join the PKD RRC for Our Next Scientific Roundtable! Speaker: Sumeda Nandadasa, PhD, UMass Chan. Talk: "New paradigms of Extracellular Matrix Metalloproteinase activity in polycystic kidney disease etiology”. March 2nd, 2026, 4:00–5:00 PM, EST Zoom Link: umaryland.zoom.us/j/94439573281?…

REMINDER: The PKD RRC is currently accepting applications for innovative PKD research. Open to Early-Stage Investigators and new-to-PKD investigators. Application Deadline: Monday, February 23, 2026, at 5:00 PM (EST). Learn more and apply here: pkd-rrc.org/pilot-and-feas…

OKRA is hosting its inaugural Resource Showcase in DC on Monday, April 6th and offering generous travel awards to encourage ESIs to attend and refine their kidney-focused projects with our investigators. Details can be found on the OKRA website at uab.edu/okra/resources…

Join the PKD RRC for Our Next Scientific Roundtable! Featured Speaker: Peter G. Czarnecki, MD, BIDMC Talk Title: "IFT-A mutations in ciliary physiology and ADPKD pathogenesis”. February 2nd, 2026, 4:00 – 5:00 PM, EST. Zoom Link: umaryland.zoom.us/j/94439573281?…

Join us on Fri., Jan. 23, 2026, from 11 am – 12 pm PT for #dkNET #webinar "Precision #Diabetes: Understanding and Managing Glucose Dysregulation Using Deep Data and Remote Monitoring"! Presenter: Dr. Michael Snyder, Stanford University Register here: dknet.org/about/blog/2884 #AI

Did you miss the PKD RRC Monthly Scientific Roundtable for January 2026? No worries, the outstanding presentation by Vishal D. Patel, M.D., UTSWMC, is now available at pkd-rrc.org/pkd-rrc-monthl… #endPKD #PolycysticKidneyDisease

ANNOUNCEMENT! The PKD RRC invites applications for innovative, high-impact projects focused on polycystic kidney and liver disease. Application submission deadline is 5 PM EST on Monday February 23, 2026. For more information visit the PKD RRC web site at pkd-rrc.org/pilot-and-feas…

You're invited to the PKD RRC's first Scientific Roundtable of the New Year! Jan 5, 2026 • 4 PM EST. Join us to discuss new resource development and how you can help. Featuring Dr. Vishal D. Patel, Yin Quan-Yuen Distinguished Professor, UTSW. #endPKD #PolycysticKidneyDisease

Interested in participating in PKD research? Check out our upcoming webinar. Learn about how clinical trials work, what to expect if you participate, and how research helps bring new treatments closer to reality.   Register today ⬇️ go.pkdcure.org/DecWebinarSoci…

Exciting news! The PKD Research Resource Consortium is expanding—welcoming Weill Cornell (Martin Prince), Mayo (Peter Harris), and UW (Beno Freedman) alongside UAB, UMB, and KUMC. Together, we’re accelerating discovery in PKD. #PKDRRC #PKDResearch

@UAB_NRTC Fall 2025 NRTC Seminars - Monday, 09/15, noon CST - KAUL 270 & ZOOM - Dr. Jack Song @UABCDIB will be presenting on "Human Organoid Models of Cystogenesis in ADPKD" @Carmendemigue12 @BeckerPhD @DrPaulKidney

The Jared Grantham Kidney Institute at KUMC, with generous support from the PKD Foundation, is hosting the Jared Grantham Symposium: The Future of PKD Research on Friday, 9/26 from 8:30a-12p central. See link for registration required by 9/20, at kumc.edu/research/kidne…

New pilot funding opportunity through the George M. O'Brien Kidney Resource Alliance (OKRA). For more information visit uab.edu/okra/funding/o… or pkd-rrc.org/additional-gra…

AKF commends #WashingtonDC for enacting the Living Donor Protection Amendment Act of 2025 (B26-0022) earlier this month that will provide increased protections for living organ donors. Learn more: bit.ly/3H61UO9 #KidneyAction