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Symposium B: Cystic Fibrosis

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Track 2
Friday, July 5, 2024
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
HALL B

Speaker

Prof Margarida Amaral
Full Professor
Faculty of Sciences University of Lisboa

A Road Map from Cloning the CFTR Gene towards Novel Therapies

Biography

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Prof Malena Cohen-Cymberknoh
Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center
Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center

Advances in the Restoration of CFTR Function in Children with Cystic Fibrosis

Biography

Professor Malena Cohen-Cymberknoh, M.D. is Associate Professor in Pediatrics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She is the Head of the Pediatric Pulmonology Unit and the Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Center at Hadassah Ein-Kerem and Mount Scopus Medical Center. Her special research interest fields include Cystic fibrosis, Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia, asthma, and other chronic lung diseases. Prof. Cohen-Cymberknoh actively engages in CF research, serving as the principal investigator for numerous national and international multi-center clinical trials. Additionally, she contributes to international collaborations and imparts her expertise to CF teams worldwide through teaching initiatives. Since 2008, Prof. Cohen-Cymberknoh has been invited to deliver lectures and act as a moderator at both national and international scientific conferences. Her significant contributions to the field have been recognized with numerous national and international prizes, awards, and research grants. Since 2024, she has served as an elected member of the Executive Committee for the ECFS-CTN (European Cystic Fibrosis Society-Clinical Trial Network). Her scientific publications, more than 90, include several papers published in some of the highest accredited journals e.g., American Journal of Respiratory Critical Care Medicine, Lancet Respiratory Medicine, European Respiratory Journal, Thorax, Chest, Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, Respiratory Medicine, PlosOne, and Pediatric Pulmonology.
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Prof Sushil Kabra
Professor
All India Institute Of Medical Sciences

Challenges in the Care of Cystic Fibrosis in Low-to-middle Income Countries

Biography

Sushil Kr Kabra, MD, DNB Consultant Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi Formerly Professor, Pediatrics All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi Editor in Chief: Indian Journal of Pediatrics Research interests: Cystic fibrosis, Asthma, Tuberculosis diagnostics, ARI Publications: 705, Book Chapters: 200, Orations 16, Guest lectures: 900, Citations 12000, H index 54, i10 index 340 Books: Essential Pediatric Pulmonology (IV ed), Essentials of Tuberculosis in Children(V Ed), AIIMS PICU Protocol (9 Ed), Case Based Review Pediatric Pulmonology (I Ed)

Moderators

Philippe REIX
Hopital Femme Mere Enfant

Lisa Strug
University Of Toronto

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