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PKD Foundation June eNewsletter
June 25, 2010 |
Foundation News
Welcome to the PKD Foundation’s June E-News! We’ve streamlined our content to provide more information important to helping you take charge and take action in your journey with PKD.
Research
The PKD Foundation is pleased to introduce Jill Panetta, PhD, as our Chief Scientific Officer. This is a new position created to move PKD basic science and discoveries into Clinical advances and hopefully a treatment. Dr. Panetta started leading the PKD Foundation’s translational drug discovery efforts in May 2010. She was previously the co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Innocentive, a web-based community matching scientists to research and development challenges presented by organizations worldwide. Dr. Panetta has more than 20 years in drug discovery research at Eli Lilly and Company, where she worked as a senior research scientist and Group Leader in drug discovery. Click here to learn more about Dr. Panetta and the rest of the PKD Foundation's executive leadership team.
Learn
Several interesting news stories are now available on the PKD Foundation homepage, including one about new research indicating a reliable method for preimplantation genetif diagnosis of ARPKD using single–cell MDA products for PKHD1 haplotyping. The study appeared in the Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics and can be accessed here. Other news items of note include:
In addition to these news articles, there's a once-a-year opportunity to learn and connect coming soon - the 2010 National Convention on PKD, August 6-8 in sunny San Diego! This is your chance to learn from the very best in PKD science and connect with other PKD patients. Learn more and register today!
Connect & Act
Two other exciting opportunities to connect with thousands nationwide and take action to stop PKD are the Walk for PKD and the Run for PKD. Registration for the Walk for PKD is now open. Click here to sign up and begin fundraising. You can help stop PKD.
If you’re looking for a little magic to break up the ordinary, join us at the Walt Disney World Marathon and Half Marathon, January 8-9 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The amazing course winds through all four Walt Disney World Theme Parks, as well as Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Best of all, your participation will help raise funds to find treatments and a cure for PKD. Click here to take a brief survey and give us your feedback.
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