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Full Schedule

Full Schedule

  • Friday, October 9, 2026
  • 6:00 AM - 6:45 AM EDT
    Wellness Class
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM EDT
    AF-- Adult Fellows

    Chair: Natalie West – Johns Hopkins University

    Chair: Joseph M. Pilewski, MD – University of Pittsburgh

  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM EDT
    PF-- Pediatric Fellows

    Chair: Felix Ratjen, MD, PhD, FRCP(C), FERS – The Hospital for Sick Children

    Chair: Marie Egan

  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM EDT
    W15-- Pathogenesis of CF Airway Infection

    Chair: Brittany Ross, PhD – Georgia State University

    Chair: Peter Jorth, PhD – Dept. of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM EDT
    W16-- Gut Reactions: GI Manifestations in CF

    Chair: Aliye Uc, MD – University of Iowa Health Care

    Chair: Senthilkumar Sankararaman – Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital

  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM EDT
    W17-- Lung Transplantation & Pulmonary Vascular Biology

    Chair: Isabel P. Neuringer, MD – Mass General Brigham

    Chair: Maya E. Kumar, PhD – Stanford University

  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM EDT
    DG10--Dirty Birds Dance but Fowl on the Play!: Treating Exacerbations in New HEMT Era
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM EDT
    DG11-- Fact or Fiction
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM EDT
    DG12-- Eating Right from the First Bite: Eating Behavior & Diet Quality Across the Lifespan
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM EDT
    DG13-- Hot Topics
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM EDT
    DG14-- Interpreting & Applying the Essentials: A Deep Dive into Bone & Body Metrics
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM EDT
    DG15-- Psychologist/Psychiatrist Networking
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM EDT
    DG16-- Noteworthy CF Research Relevant to Genetic Counseling Care
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM EDT
    DG17-- Thoracic Park: The Lost World of Lower Airway Samples
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM EDT
    DG18-- Social Worker/Mental Health Clinician Networking
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM EDT
    DG19-- Technology in Research
  • 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Exhibit & Poster Hall Hours
  • 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM EDT
    RFPT07-- Progress on Treatment of Noncoding & Nonsense Mutations

    Chair: Carlos M. Farinha, PhD – Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisboa

    Chair: Kari Thrasher – University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

  • 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM EDT
    RFPT08-- Integrated Systems, Rapid Insights: Nutrition, GI, & Endocrine Care

    Chair: Maegan Cook, MS, RD, CACFD – Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

    Chair: Kevin J. Scully, MB BCh BAO – Hasbro Children's, Rhode Island Hospital; Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

  • 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall
  • 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM EDT
    TPS03-- Recipe for Improvement: Nutrition QI Abstracts

    Chair: Tara Griffin, MS, RDN, LD, CACFD – University of Minnesota Adult Cystic Fibrosis Center

    Chair: Kristen Nowak – Rush University Medical Center

  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM EDT
    W18-- Unlocking CF Care: Navigating the Financial & Access Challenges

    Chair: Hossein Sadeghi – Columbia University Irving Medical Center

    Chair: Aricca Van Citters, MS – Dartmouth College

  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM EDT
    W19-- Epidemiology & Clinical Impact of Infection in CF

    Chair: Anthony John Fischer, MD PhD – University of Iowa

    Chair: Zachary M. Most, MD, MSc – UTSW/Children's Health

  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM EDT
    W20-- Emerging Concepts in Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Disease in CF

    Chair: Molly Bozic, MD – Indiana University School of Medicine - Riley Hospital for Children

    Chair: Jason Rocha, MD – University of Texas Health at San Antonio

  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM EDT
    W21-- Hotlanta Research: What's Sizzling in PT & RT Care

    Chair: Kenneth Wu, MBA PhD – Toronto Adult Cystic Fibrosis Centre, St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto

    Chair: Shine-Ann Pai, BSRC, RRT, CLSSGB – Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas

  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM EDT
    W22-- Cellular Precision: Targeted Therapeutics Across Airway Cell Types

    Chair: Juan P. Ianowski

    Chair: Samagya Banskota, PhD – Boston University

  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM EDT
    W23-- Advanced Lung Disease / Transplant

    Chair: Kathleen Ramos – University of Washington

    Chair: Sarah Kiel, MD – Div. of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Minnesota

  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM EDT
    W24-- Psychosocial Intervention Toolbox

    Chair: Christina L. Duncan, PhD – Oklahoma State University

    Chair: Brynn Arnall, LMSW – Michigan Medicine

  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM EDT
    W25-- Turning Up the Heat: Spicy Topics in CF Pharmacotherapy

    Chair: Justin Moss – Primary Children's Hospital

    Chair: Lisa M. Lubsch, PharmD, BCPPS, AE-C, FPPA – SIUe School of Pharmacy / SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital

  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM EDT
    W26-- Hormones in Motion: Best Abstracts in CF Endocrinology

    Chair: Lina Merjaneh, MD – Baylor College of Medicine

    Chair: Kevin J. Scully, MB BCh BAO – Hasbro Children's, Rhode Island Hospital; Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM EDT
    W27-- More Than Lungs: Mental Health, Trauma, & Anxiety in CF Care

    Chair: Meredith Gosin – Cohen Children's/Northwell Health

    Chair: Jennifer Stewart, APRN – University of Utah

  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM EDT
    W28-- The Main Course: Best Nutrition Abstracts

    Chair: Terri Schindler, MS RDN CACFD – University Hospitals

    Chair: Catherine McDonald, PhD, RDN – Primary Children's Hospital

  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM EDT
    W29-- Alternative Therapeutic Targets for CF

    Chair: Henry Danahay, PhD – Enterprise Therapeutics

    Chair: Dan Devor, PhD – Univ of Pittsburgh

  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM EDT
    W30-- Reprogramming Epithelial & Immune Responses Through CFTR Modulation

    Chair: Emanuela Bruscia, PhD – Yale University School of Medicine

    Chair: Ruobing Wang – Boston Children's Hospital

  • 12:15 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
    Visit Exhibits & Posters
  • 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM EDT
    FSC05-- A Conversation with Beth Smith
  • 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM EDT
    FSC06-- A Conversation with Dina Kalnins
  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM EDT
    Clinical Junior Investigator Competition
  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM EDT
    Basic Science Junior Investigator Competition
  • 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM EDT
    FSC07-- A Conversation with Felix Ratjen
  • 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM EDT
    FSC08-- A Conversation with Scott Blackman & Jay Freeman
  • 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM EDT
    Wellness Break
  • 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    TPS04-- Infection & Inflammation

    Chair: Gina Hong, Philadelphia, PA, USA – University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

    Chair: Mimi Saavedra, MD – National Jewish Health

  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM EDT
    S13-- Starting Early: Prenatal CF Diagnosis & Counseling (From Screening to Delivery)

    Chair: Alex H. Gifford, MD – UH Cleveland Medical Center / Rainbow Babies and Children's

    Chair: Rachel Linnemann, MD – Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pulmonology, Asthma, Cystic Fibrosis, and Sleep, Emory University School of Medicine

  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM EDT
    S14-- Environmental Influences on Host-pathogen Interactions

    Chair: Jennifer Honda – University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler

    Chair: Matthew J. Wargo, PhD – Dept of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine

  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM EDT
    S15-- Updates in Airway Delivery Platforms for Genetic Medicines

    Chair: James Dahlman

    Chair: Ashley Cooney, PhD – University of Iowa

  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM EDT
    S16-- How to Explain CFTR Genetics to the Non -Genetic Counselor

    Chair: Jenifer Burke, APN – Rush University Medical Center

    Chair: Nicole G. Bingham, RN – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Adult Cystic Fibrosis Center

  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM EDT
    S17-- GI Symptoms in the Era of HEMT: Special Focus on Disorders of the Gut-Brain Axis

    Chair: Christopher Velez – Massachusetts General Hospital

    Chair: Kerry-Lee Watson, RD – King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust , London

  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM EDT
    S18-- Non-CF Bronchiectasis & CF: What Each Can Teach the Other

    Chair: Meghan Marsac – University of Kentucky

    Chair: Heidi Krauss – Northwestern University

  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM EDT
    S19-- Raising Our Voice: Advocacy & Policy Shaping CF Care

    Chair: Meghan McGarry, MD MAS – Seattle Children's Hospital

  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM EDT
    S20-- One Disease, Many Realities: The Multiple Faces of CF

    Chair: Karen von Berg, PT, DPT – Johns Hopkins Hospital

    Chair: Kim Villari, BS, RRT – Children's of Alabama

  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM EDT
    S21-- Impact of Inflammation & Infection on CFTR Function & Rescue

    Chair: Martina Gentzsch, PhD – UNC Chapel Hill

    Chair: Onofrio Laselva, PhD – University of Foggia

  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM EDT
    S22-- Clinical Equipoise in Action: Why STOP360, STOP-Peds, & REACT Matter for Everyday CF Care

    Chair: Natalie West – Johns Hopkins University

    Chair: Jordana Hoppe, MD – University of Colorado

  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM EDT
    S23-- First, Do No Trauma

    Chair: Heidi Krauss, LCSW – Northwestern University

    Chair: Tess Smith-Thomas, PhD – University of Kentucky

  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM EDT
    S24-- Controversies in CFRD Screening & Treatment

    Chair: Amanda Brennan, BM BS MRCP PHD – Manchester Cystic Fibrosis Centre

    Chair: Tasma Harindhanavudhi, MD, MS – University of Minnesota

  • 5:00 PM - 6:15 PM EDT
    PL2-- Trusted Voices, Transformative Research: Advancing CF Research Together
  • 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM EDT
    Affinity Group Networking