Current Pilot Projects
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Project Title: Manuka Honey as an Airway Antibacterial Agent in Cystic Fibrosis
Investigator: Katherine Hixon, PhD, Assistant Professor of Engineering
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Project Title: Strain-Specific Pseudomonas aeruginosa Outer Membrane Vesicle Manipulation of Cystic Fibrosis Macrophage 3 Function
Investigator: Daniel Aridgides, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine
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Project Title: Association of Residential Indoor Particulate Matter with Respiratory Outcomes in Adults with CF
Investigator: Laura Paulin, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine
Completed Pilot Projects
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Project Title: Engineering Phagocytes Using Synthetic Immunology to Eradicate Bacteria in Cystic Fibrosis
Investigator: James Bliska, PhD, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
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Project Title: Understanding the Antibody Responses to Seasonal Flu Vaccination in CF Patients
Investigator: Jiwon Lee, PhD, Ralph and Marjorie Crump Assistant Professor of Engineering
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Project Title: Effects of Sensitization to Aspergillus fumigatus on Lung Aamage and Clearance
Investigator: Josh Obar, PhD, Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
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Project Title: Induction of Multidrug Resistance in P. aeruginosa Mutants from CF Patients
Investigator: Daniel Schultz, PhD, Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology