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TSANZ SIG Orals: Cystic Fibrosis

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Track 4
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
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Speaker

Dr Christine Duplancic
Research Officer
University of Queensland

Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) in Australians with cystic fibrosis (CF): A national study

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Abstract

Biography

Dr Christine Duplancic has been working as the study coordinator for the National NTM in CF study since 2016. She has a background in bacterial pathogenesis research, obtaining her PhD in molecular microbiology from the University of Wollongong in 2008.
Dr Elena Schneider-Futschik
Senior Research Fellow
University of Melbourne

Fetal drug exposure after maternally administered CFTR modulators Elexacaftor/Tezacaftor/Ivacaftor in a rat model

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Abstract

Biography

Dr Elena Schneider-Futschik is a senior research fellow at the University of Melbourne aiming to optimise drug treatments for respiratory diseases. She has received funding from the NHMRC, US CF Foundation and the Australian CF Trust.
Dr Elena Schneider-Futschik
Senior Research Fellow
University of Melbourne

Late pregnancy Elexacaftor/Tezacaftor/Ivacaftor exposure may harm developing thymus and cortex

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Abstract

Biography

Dr Elena Schneider-Futschik is a senior research fellow at the University of Melbourne aiming to optimise drug treatments for respiratory diseases. She has received funding from the NHMRC, US CF Foundation and the Australian CF Trust.
Assoc Prof Kathryn Ramsey
Co-head, Children's Lung Health
Telethon Kids Institute

Lung clearance index predicts disease progression in children with cystic fibrosis

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Abstract

Biography

A/Prof Kathryn Ramsey is a NHMRC Investigator Fellow and Co-Head of Children’s Lung Health at the Telethon Kids Institute. She leads a translational research program to understand mechanisms and improve outcomes in children with muco-obstructive lung diseases, including cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis, and primary ciliary dyskinesia.
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Dr Lisa Jurak
Research officer
The Prince Charles Hospital

The effects of CFTR modulators on sputum pH

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Abstract

Biography

Lisa completed her PhD in 2023 at the University of Queesland in the field of clinical proteomics and severe asthma. She has a special interest in the field of multi-omics, data science and the opportunities it offers when understanding respiratory diseases.
Dr Hannah Corbett
Paediatric Respiratory Fellow
Royal London Hospital

Modulators and Cystic Fibrosis-Related Diabetes – What’s the Difference?

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Abstract

Biography

Dr Hannah Corbett is an RACP Advanced Trainee in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine. She has trained at Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick and in 2023 she undertook a clinical fellowship in Cystic Fibrosis at the Royal London Hospital in the UK. She has an interest in CF-Related Diabetes.
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Dr Bernadette Prentice
Respiratory Staff Specialist
Sydney Children's Hospital

Chairperson

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Biography

Dr Simone Visser
Respiratory Staff Specialist
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

Chairperson

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Biography

Simone is a Respiratory Staff Specialist at The Royal Prince Alfred Hospital where she is part of the adult cystic fibrosis service and director of the multidisciplinary bronchiectasis clinic. She is a Senior Lecturer with The University of Sydney and co-convenor of the TSANZ CF-SIG.
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