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Understudied Areas in CF Get Extra Attention at NACFC

By Jacqui Sjoberg January 14, 2021

I could fill a book with all the things I learned at the virtual North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference this year, but I am especially glad that there was a focus on diversity, gender health, and sex-based differences in CF.

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  1. Video Explains How Gene Editing Could Be Used for CF

    By Susan Schept December 21, 2016

    The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is funding research into gene editing techniques to see if they can be used to fix the mutations that cause cystic fibrosis. One of the most popular techniques is CRISPR-Cas9. To see how this might work for CF, watch this video.

  2. Gene Editing: Q&A With Bill Skach

    By Susan Schept June 20, 2016

    Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics Inc. made its first major award last month to advance gene editing research in cystic fibrosis. Editas Medicine Inc. will explore the potential of using what some scientists refer to as “a tiny pair of scissors” to snip out the genetic defect that causes CF.

  3. Register Today to Learn More About the Latest in CF Research and Care

    By Susan Schept September 30, 2015

    Hear from John P. Clancy, M.D., the first plenary speaker at this year’s NACFC, about recent advances in personalized medicine, which could allow clinicians to better tailor treatment to the individual with CF.

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