PTAC/CFTR
Kavisha Arora, PhD
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Nicoletta Pedemonte
IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini
This workshop will provide an overview of the current knowledge on CFTR expression and function. The session will address protein processing, interactome and pharmacological modulators of CFTR, genetic factors affecting CF disease severity as well as novel approaches based on gene-editing to correct CF basic defect.
Speaker: Jianguo Chen, MD – UAB
Speaker: Martin Ondra, MSc – Institute of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Palacký Univ., Olomouc, Czech Republic
Speaker: Celeste Riepe, PhD – Stanford University
Speaker: Shuyu Hao – Case Western Reserve University
Speaker: Catherine Foye – Emory University