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Conference Agenda

July 24 – 26, 2026 · All times Pacific (PT). Presentation times may vary slightly.

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Friday, July 24 Saturday, July 25 Sunday, July 26

Friday, July 24

3:00 PM
Registration Opens
3:30 – 5:00 PM
Support Groups (In Person)
5:30 – 7:00 PM
Reception and Welcome at the Airstream! (In Person)
7:00 – 7:45 PM
CF and Sleep
Kimberly Canter, PhD (Nemours Children’s Health)
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7:45 – 8:30 PM
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Saturday, July 25

Concurrent sessions. Presentations marked in purple are CFRI-funded research.

8:00 – 8:30 AM
Breakfast
8:45 – 9:00 AM
Welcome / Opening Remarks / Introduction of Emcee
Siri Vaeth, MSW, CFRI Executive Director
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9:00 – 9:45 AM
CF Pharmaceutical Issues – Drug-Drug Interactions and Beyond
Jake Brockmeyer, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS (Stanford Medicine Children’s Health)
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Pharmacogenomic Discovery of Therapeutic Targets for Corrector-Resistant CF CFRI-funded
Celeste Riepe, PhD (Stanford University)
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9:55 – 10:40 AM
Update on Nucleic Acid Based Therapies
Manu Jain, MD (Northwestern University)
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Studying Pulmonary Ionocyte Differentiation and Function Using Stem Cell Derived Airways CFRI-funded
Ruobing Wang, MD (Boston Children’s Hospital)
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10:55 – 11:40 AM
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Engineering Enhanced CFTR Variants to Advance Genetic Therapies for Cystic Fibrosis CFRI-funded
Brodie Ranzau, PhD (Nationwide Children’s Hospital)
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11:50 AM – 12:35 PM
Reproductive Health in People with CF
Sigrid Barret, PhD, RN (University of Nevada)
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Characterization of Ionocyte Subtypes in Cystic Fibrosis Ferrets CFRI-funded
Feng Yuan, PhD (University of Alabama at Birmingham)
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12:35 – 1:35 PM
Lunch Break
1:40 – 2:25 PM
The Gut-Lung Axis in CF
George O’Toole, PhD (Dartmouth University)
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Permanent Gene Repair by AAV-mediated Base Editing in CF Pigs CFRI-funded
Ashley Cooney, PhD (University of Iowa)
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2:35 – 3:20 PM
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Optimization of Activity and Improved Delivery of Bacteriophages Targeting Burkholderia spp CFRI-funded
Daria Van Tyne, PhD (University of Pittsburgh)
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3:35 – 4:20 PM
CF in the Context of the Exposome: Recent Developments and Future Directions
Gabriela Oates, PhD (University of Alabama Birmingham)
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Development of a Novel Vector for Gene Delivery in CF CFRI-funded
Saumel Rodriguez Perez, PhD (Stanford University)
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4:30 – 6:00 PM
Innovations and Libations Reception (In Person)
6:00 – 8:00 PM
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8:00 – 9:30 PM
Dance Party with DJ (In Person)

Sunday, July 26

Concurrent sessions. Presentations marked in purple are CFRI-funded research.

8:15 – 9:00 AM
Breakfast
9:15 – 9:30 AM
Welcome
Siri Vaeth, MSW, CFRI Executive Director
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9:30 – 10:30 AM
Panel: Impacts of Aging with CF
Art Brace, PhD; Julie Desch, MD; Laura Mentch, EdM — Moderated by Ahmet Uluer, DO, MPH (Boston Children’s Hospital / Brigham and Women’s Hospital)
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Towards Overcoming Evolved Bacteriophage Resistance via Next-Generation Directed Evolution CFRI-funded
Sage Dunham, PhD (University of California Irvine)
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10:30 – 11:00 AM
Break — Room Check-Out
11:00 – 11:45 AM
CF and Mental Health
Kimberly Morse, MSW, LCSW (Children’s Hospital Los Angeles)
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Role of Bacterial Metabolism in Promoting Antibiotic-Tolerant Staphylococcus aureus CF Infections CFRI-funded
Daniel Wolter, PhD (University of Washington Seattle)
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11:55 AM – 12:40 PM
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12:40 – 12:45 PM
Closing Remarks
Siri Vaeth, MSW
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