Stephen Parnell
@sparnellpkd
PKD researcher, will climb mountains to raise PKD awareness... and because they are there. Opinions are my own.
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04-11-2022 15:42:04
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Just another Monday research seminar KU Jared Grantham Kidney Institute, quietly waiting for the talk to begin🎃
Thanks, Kidney International, for featuring our article on your cover (wanna buy 5 copies for my mother). We showed that BRAF activity exacerbates PKD, but also that increased BRAF activity is SUFFICIENT to cause cystic disease in normal kidneys. Darren P. Wallace kidney-international.org/article/S0085-…
The original END PKD shirt makes stops at White Sands and Carlsbad Caverns... where will it go next? PKD Foundation
I'll have more to say at the Grantham Symposium in September, but for now please join me in wishing Jim Calvet - my mentor, colleague, and friend - a long and happy retirement! PKD Foundation PKD Research Resource Consortium KU Jared Grantham Kidney Institute
KC's Walk for PKD to support PKD research is on 9/9. Please support team "Renal Avengers" by donating here: support.pkdcure.org/give/473289/#!… To warm-up I'll be attempting the twin 14K ft summits of Challenger/Kit Carson (photo credit 14ers.com). PKD Foundation KU Jared Grantham Kidney Institute
A little cold and windy as the original ENDPKD shirt makes its appearance on Kit Carson (L summit photo) and Challenger Point (R summit photo). Don't forget to support your local Walk for PKD PKD Foundation and team "Renal Avengers" KU Jared Grantham Kidney Institute by donating: support.pkdcure.org/give/473289/#
Thanks American Society of Nephrology for hosting a great meeting week and also for the opportunity to present!