The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation recently hosted the CFF Research Conference: Pushing the Frontiers, bringing together nearly 150 basic scientists, clinical researchers, graduate students and pharmaceutical company representatives to share information on recent advances and critical challenges in CF drug discovery and development.
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is proud to announce our new National Advocacy Chairs, Melissa Shiffman from New York, NY, and Rebecca Schroeder from Coeur D'Alene, ID. Peter Barry, who, along with his wife Amy, has served as the Foundation's National Advocacy Chair for the last five years, announced the news at the Foundation's annual March on the Hill advocacy event on March 19.
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Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics Inc. (CFFT), the nonprofit affiliate of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, announced today a $5 million development award to Corbus Pharmaceuticals for a potential new therapy to reduce lung inflammation in people with CF.
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Advocating on behalf of friends and family members with cystic fibrosis, more than 120 CF Foundation volunteers came together in the nation's capital to speak with their elected officials on behalf of friends and family members affected by the disease.
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On the heels of exciting progress in the fight against CF, more than 500 of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's most dedicated volunteers, chapter staff and corporate supporters came together at the 12th annual CF Volunteer Leadership Conference, and hundreds more watched via live stream March 20-21.
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The Associated Press published a story this week highlighting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's "groundbreaking" drug development model and its role in developing CF treatments that target the root cause of the disease.
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The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation often receives questions about the safety and effectiveness of potential CF therapies. We have recently become aware of reports that certain companies are offering stem cell treatments to people with CF -- often for large fees -- based on claims that these procedures are clinically beneficial to people with CF.
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At a meeting hosted by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, private insurers, state Medicaid officials, care center providers, health experts and people with CF and their families came together to discuss innovative ways to continue improving high quality CF care on February 4.
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Leaders of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and dedicated volunteers from the CF community came together last week around a shared commitment to not stop working until a cure is found for every person living with cystic fibrosis.
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William Elder, Jr., a medical student with cystic fibrosis and long-time advocate for the CF community, has been invited to sit with First Lady Michelle Obama at tonight's State of the Union address. The White House invitation highlights the momentum and progress toward finding a cure for this devastating disease.
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