CF-AIR, CF@LANTA & affiliates had a strong showing at the North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference with 37 speakers & 62 posters. Congrats to Dr. Irina Miralda Molina for winning best abstract in basic science research! We're excited about the knowledge gained & collaborations formed in Seattle!

Seat belts are a restriction to freedom but have undeniably improved public safety reducing traffic deaths by 45%. we are way overdue to use this framework for gun control with another senseless tragedy today. Improved Mental healthcare access is also key

latest work: JCI Insight - Annual PM2.5 exposure and clinical, laboratory, and stroke-risk outcomes in pediatric sickle cell disease insight.jci.org/articles/vie...

Our latest work: Altered nasal and oral microbiomes define pediatric sickle cell disease pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40366139/ #SickleCell

Nice infographic on the importance of why federal facility and administrative (F&A e.g. indirects) are Extremely important for the life-saving research going on around the country. Indirects matter. Protocols dont work without electricity and safety regulations! @emory-choa-cfair.bsky.social

New work from the lab! @emory-choa-cfair.bsky.social www.frontiersin.org/journals/imm...

Research universities are often the largest employers in their region. They are often the primary health care providers to communities. This funding shift will not only reduce US research leadership, it will put working people out of work and reduce healthcare access.

In Georgia- NIH FUNDING: $780 M JOBS SUPPORTED: 11,816 ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED: $2.18 B www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...

Look up the impact of NIH funding in your state: www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...

Celebrating amazing colleagues on National Women Physicians Day! Let us take time to continue support through struggles up ahead and celebrate accomplishments each and every day!

Moments from today's Emory + Children's CF Family Education Day at Arthur M. Blank Hospital. Many thanks to keynote speaker, Dr. Deepika Polineni, of Washington University, St. Louis, for her informative talk on CF Gene Therapies: Where We Are Going and Where We Are Now.

Staying positive this week with good news: www.frontiersin.org/journals/imm...

In the midst of devastating wildfires, ATS member Shazia Jamil, MD, shares tips for protecting yourself and others in @wired.com interview. www.wired.com/story/how-wi...

Who would have thought? Snow in ATL! Courtesy of L Guglani

Just testified to the EPA to reduce NOx emissions from industrial sources and protect our kids. Not too late to submit comments!

Vanzacaftor-tezacaftor-deutivacaftor versus elexacaftor-tezacaftor-ivacaftor in individuals with cystic fibrosis ag… pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39756424/

Interesting-- Papilledema in Children With Cystic Fibrosis Receiving Elexacaftor/Tezacaftor/Ivacaftor: A Multicenter Case Series pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39704064/

It’s a day that ends in “y” so more wasted time switching inhalers for kids with stable asthma because the insurance changed their formulary and are recommending age inappropriate alternatives. Time for medication reform and better health policy!

Celebrating with CF-AIR today. Nothing like stealing presents from your colleagues to get everyone smiling! @emory-choa-cfair.bsky.social

Modulators are great, but they dont fix all! #CysticFibrosis Glycemia and Insulin Secretion in Cystic Fibrosis Two Years After Elexacaftor/Tezacaftor/Ivacaftor: PROMISE-ENDO pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39657947/

Check out this interview I got to do about my advocacy work. It was an honor to participate. www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/article...

If you are pediatric pulmonology physician or advanced practice provider, please reach out so we can add you to our starter pack! Would love to make it easy for everybody to find each other on Bluesky. #PedsPulmSky @ats-peds.bsky.social

Lung function improvement on triple modulators: high-resolution, nationwide data from the Danish Cystic Fibrosis Co… pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39655171/

There is something wrong with medication coverage in our country. Just got an estimate of $5000 for high dose vitamin d for my kid!

pretty cool! Towards in vivo Bronchoscopic Functional CFTR Assessment using a Short Circuit Current Measurement Probe pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39601216/

Check out what’s happening in the ATL! CF@LANTA. cfatl.org/about-us @emory-choa-cfair.bsky.social

Celebration Day 3: Fun with science! Celebrating our new lab logo designed by talented Post-doc Irina! Can you name the different cell types?

Day 2 of celebrating good things and good people! Congrats to Kymry Jones and Katie Foye for winning the Unsung Hero and Star Awards at Tonight's Pediatrics Ceremony! @emory-choa-cfair.bsky.social

Cystic fibrosis community, what do you want to see covered at the 2025 NACFC? Add your idea here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/NACFC2025

Teamwork makes the dream work! Cheers to wonderful colleagues from the cystic fibrosis conference earlier this fall! #Emory #CysticFibrosis

I hope we are not a giant echo chamber here and can figure out ways to spread rationale solutions, acceptance, and optimism to the masses! #ScienceSolves

All right blue sky, I made the switch! See you later Twitter!