PKD Foundation: Research in Autosomal Polycystic Kidney Disease – pre-applications

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):

• Basic research to enhance understanding of molecular basis of PKD and its pathobiology
• Translational research to accelerate development of predictive and therapeutic strategies for PKD
• Clinical research such as small pilot studies
• Epidemiology/data analysis research to conduct secondary data analyses utilizing existing database resources, or to develop new statistical methodologies or test hypotheses using existing data

The PKD Foundation encourages proposals in the following topic areas:

• Autosomal Recessive PKD (ARPKD)
• ADPKD in children
• The role of cilia signaling in cyst development
• Drug delivery mechanisms
• Epidemiology/ data analysis (e.g., using existing datasets)
• Extra-renal manifestations of PKD, including but not limited to congenital hepatic fibrosis, polycystic liver disease and intracranial aneurysms
• Protein dosage or gene therapies
• Innovative approaches to machine learning
• Lifestyle interventions (e.g., in dietary habits)

Funding: up to $120,000 per year for two years

https://pkdcure.org/research/grants/pkd-foundation-research-rfa