Kansas PKD Translational Resource Core Center for Patient-Focused PKD research
Official title: Kansas PKD Research and Translation Core Center
Funded at University of Kansas Medical Center · NIH-11420603 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This grant supports a center that provides human kidney biospecimens, primary cells, and in vitro PKD assays to researchers investigating adult polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD).
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Kansas Medical Center NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Kansas City, United States) |
| Project start | July 15, 2020 |
| Project end | August 31, 2030 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $585,540 |
| NIH project number | 5U54DK126126-07 |
| Project ID | NIH-11420603 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Ideal candidates include individuals with or at risk for ADPKD, including young patients enrolled in the EPOC cohort, their siblings, and normal volunteers linked to biospecimens.
✕Less likely to help
This resource may have limited direct benefit for patients not involved in PKD research or who are not in the cohort; benefits mainly accrue through research advancement.
What this research studies
If you have ADPKD or are at risk, this center helps by supplying high-quality biospecimens and cell-based tools to researchers studying the disease. It maintains the EPOC multi-center cohort of young people with early ADPKD, undiagnosed individuals, and controls linked to biospecimens. The center also runs educational programs for students and engages patients through a participation group to keep research patient-centered. By expanding biospecimen resources and translational assays, it aims to accelerate discoveries that could translate into better care for PKD patients. Researchers collaborate with the Kansas RTCC to advance PKD science and develop new treatments.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, patients with PKD could see faster development of therapies and better understanding of disease mechanisms.
How similar studies have gone: Previous PKD resource cores have enabled translational studies by providing biospecimens and assays, showing the value of such infrastructure.
Where this research is happening
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University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Wallace, Darren P. — University of Kansas Medical Center
- Study coordinator: Wallace, Darren P.
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.