About Gabriella Balasa
Ella Balasa is a person with cystic fibrosis, a writer, a patient advocate, and a scientist. She received her education from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2014 and has worked as an environmental microbiology lab manager. She is involved in the cystic fibrosis community as a director of the US Adult CF Association and serves on various research committees -- including the CF Foundation Infection Research Steering Committee. She was a co-chair for the inaugural CF virtual research conference, ResearchCon, and has been named the 2019 CF Ambassador for the Virginia Chapter. When she is not taking care of her health, she enjoys spending time with friends, writing her column “This Lung Life” on CF News Today, and traveling as much as she is physically able. Follow her life experiences on her Instagram @thisgirlella.
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