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PKD Foundation pledges nearly $5 million toward research for a cure

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Over the next 2 years, the PKD Foundation will invest almost $5 million into studies focused on treating and curing polycystic kidney disease, according to a press release.

“For the past 36 years, our goal has been to support PKD patients from care to cure. With the support of generous donations, we have the ability to stand beside PKD patients until there is a cure, supporting research for new treatments and to support researchers,” Andy Betts, CEO of the PKD Foundation, said in the release

Growing interest from the PKD research community has enabled the foundation to increase funding and award grants and fellowships yearly, rather than biannually, for the first time since 2009.

In 2019, the foundation funds more than 30 researchers, the largest number of awards given in a single year in the foundation’s history.

The PKD Foundation has awarded nearly $50 million to grants, fellowships, awards and scientific meetings since its establishment in 1982.

Reference:

www.pkdcure.org