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About the CF Foundation Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Announces New Members of Board of Trustees

Breadth of expertise in business, philanthropy, community engagement, and venture capital to help advance Foundation’s mission

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About the CF Foundation | Our Advocacy Work Organizations Focused on Fight Against Superbugs Celebrate Reintroduction of the PASTEUR Act

Groups urging need for revitalizing antimicrobial development call for passage of the bill this year

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About the CF Foundation Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Announces Yvonne Massenburg as Next Chief People Officer

Human resources veteran Massenburg brings more than 20 years of leadership experience in nonprofit and business sectors

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About the CF Foundation Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Announces Kathryn Brown as Next Chief Communications and Marketing Officer

Brown to join Foundation in April 2023, bringing more than 20 years of experience in nonprofit communications and journalism, with a focus on health and science

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About the CF Foundation Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Announces Irena Barisic as Next Chief Operating and Financial Officer

Barisic will transition from current role as Chief Financial and Administrative Officer in January 2023

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About the CF Foundation | Our Research Approach Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Invests $6M in Carbon Biosciences to Advance New Gene Therapy Approach for Cystic Fibrosis

Carbon Biosciences is the first company to publicly launch from the Foundation’s collaboration with Longwood Fund and the first to work alongside CF Foundation researchers at the Foundation’s therapeutics lab

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About the CF Foundation | Our Research Approach Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Invests $5 Million in Sionna Therapeutics to Develop New CFTR Modulator Therapy

New modulators in development by the CF-specific company could provide unique treatment options for the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis for many people with the disease

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About the CF Foundation | Researcher Resources Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Launches Inaugural Golden Ticket Competition to Find the Next Genetic Therapies for CF

Early stage researchers, life science entrepreneurs, and companies are encouraged to apply starting May 2

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About the CF Foundation Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Names KC White as Next Chair of Board of Trustees

White will be the first person living with CF to lead the Board into a new era of CF

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About the CF Foundation Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Announces Steven Rowe, MD, as Next Chief Scientific Officer

Dr. Steven Rowe will support mission to cure cystic fibrosis by leading the Foundation’s research strategy, focusing on genetic therapies

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