Tag: Cystic Fibrosis
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Building a Community to Advance Genetic Therapies for Cystic Fibrosis
CF @ UM’s second-annual retreat highlighted shared research resources, emerging discoveries and collaborations aimed at expanding treatment options.
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Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and U-M Accelerate Awards Advance Genetic Therapy Research at Michigan
U-M BME’s Alex Piotrowski-Daspit is leading a renewed two-year, $900,000 effort to expand research infrastructure, develop new therapies and support trainees as U-M works toward establishing a nationally recognized cystic fibrosis (CF) research center.
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Building Community Around Cystic Fibrosis Research at U-M
The CF initiative has drawn participants from nine different units across campus, highlighting U-M’s strength in both engineering and medicine.
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U-M researchers awarded $500K grant to develop a Cystic Fibrosis Research Center at the University of Michigan
The grant will fund the development of a CFF Research Development Program (RDP) at the University of Michigan. In collaboration with a cohort of CF research and clinical colleagues, this initial funding will enable the development of the research infrastructure needed to garner additional extramural support for this program in 2026.
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BME Student Receives CFF Student Traineeship Award
This awards program is intended to introduce students to cystic fibrosis research and encourage them to remain engaged in the field.
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U-M Researchers Collaborate on $3 Million Grant to Treat Rare Forms of Cystic Fibrosis
The U-M team is addressing the need for new treatment strategies, and the subsequent barriers that must be overcome for success, by working together as an interdisciplinary team with unique expertise in CFTR physiology, designing RNA therapeutics, identifying targetable regulatory sequences, and developing engineered delivery vehicles for therapeutic molecules.