Baltimore PKD Center

PKC Core Center

Promoting PKD Research

The Baltimore Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) Research and Clinical Core Center is founded on a tradition of innovative PKD research. The goal of the Center is to promote translational PKD research by providing unique resources and expertise to an international group of investigators. The Center is supported by a P30 grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK, P30DK090868) and by the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

Biomedical Cores
Core B: Antibody Validation and Vector Core
Core C: Mouse Models and Biobank
Core D: Cell Culture and Engineering
Core E: Clinical and Translational Core Resource

Educational Programs
The Center offers educational enrichment programs that strive to encourage critical thought which will yield creative approaches to research questions related to cystic kidney diseases.

Pilot and Feasibility Program
The Pilot and Feasibility Program can support up to three new projects per year. In selecting projects preference is given to innovative lines of inquiry, junior investigators, and new investigators in the PKD field.

Join our Research Base
To become a member of our research base, contact Center Administrator, to submit a biosketch.

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Antibody Validation/Vector Core

Mouse Models BioBank Core

Cell Culture Cell Engineering Core

Clinical Translational Core


	[ Archived ] Key Dates for Year 3 Pilot & Feasibility Program Letters of Intent due March 20, 2013 Proposal Due April 25, 2013 PKD Seminars Series for 2012: January 13, 2012 \| Vicente E. Torres, MD, PhD Mayo Clinic, Departments of Nephrology and Hypertension April 19, 2012 \| Bradley K. Yoder, PhD Professor of Cell Biology University of Alabama at Birmingham May 4, 2012 \| Meral Gunay-Aygun, MD JHU, Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Genetic Medicine Key Dates for 2012 Pilot & Feasibility Program Letter of Intent due: July 2, 2012 Full Application due: August 1, 2012 Peer Review of Full Applications: September 2012 Announcement of P & F Awardees: October 2012 Annual Johns Hopkins PKD Core Center Meeting (2012) Date TBA Science/Journal Club Meeting Tuesdays, 1-2:30PM PKD Conference Room, Rangos Building, Room 559 Contact Karleen Schuhart for more information. Summer Student Program (2012) Applicants for 2012 have been selected. Thank you for your interest. Honey Fest - PKD Charity Event August 10-11, 2012 Contact Person: Josiah Woods 609.703.9349 \| josiahwoods@yahoo.com Learn more about the festival: www.honeyfest.org and on Facebook.

Educational Programs

Pilot and Feasibility Program


	The University of Maryland Medical Center and the Division of Nephrology provide multidisciplinary care for patients with PKD. For Appointments call 410-328-5720 and ask for Karleen Schuhart. Make an appointment.

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