Month: August 2020

Developing A Therapeutic Strategy For Cystinotic Nephropathy With iPS Cells CRF has supported Dr. Freedman since 2018, awarding $392,316 for his important study at the University of Washington Medicine/Nephrology, using human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells and derived kidney organoids to develop therapeutics for cystinotic nephropathy.  His August 2020 report outlines the progress he has …

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2020 Spring Grants Announced This past Spring, CRF funded 10 new grants, 4 research grant extensions, and 1 lab equipment grant, totaling more than $2,629,490  for cystinosis research. And since 2003, CRF has funded 200 multi-year grants in 12 countries which has made CRF the largest funder of cystinosis research in the world.  Thank you …

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