by c4cfadmin | Oct 13, 2025 | News, Research
Cure4CF Update Cure4CF and Lung Foundation Australia unite to strengthen bronchiectasis research Cure4CF is proud to join forces with Lung Foundation Australia (LFA) to strengthen research into bronchiectasis – a chronic lung disease that affects many in our cystic...
by c4cfadmin | Sep 12, 2025 | News, Research
Cure4CF Update Rare Genetic Mutations in Cystic Fibrosis – Why They Matter More Than You Think Professor Jodie Simpson, Head of Research, Cure4CF Cystic fibrosis (CF) is what’s called an autosomal recessive condition. That means a person needs to inherit two faulty...
by c4cfadmin | Aug 15, 2025 | News, Research
Cure4CF Update Spit Happens. From Phlegm to Facts: Understanding Wet Coughs Professor Jodie Simpson, Head of Research, Cure4CF Let’s talk about something we don’t often discuss openly—sputum. You might know it better as phlegm or mucus, and if you’ve ever had a wet...
by c4cfadmin | Aug 14, 2025 | Events, News
Cure4CF Update Running for Breath: Kyle’s Journey from CF Diagnosis to Ultra Marathons When Kyle laces up his running shoes, he is not just preparing for another training session, he is fighting for his health, his future, and the dream of a world without cystic...
by c4cfadmin | Jul 25, 2025 | News
Cure4CF Update Reflections from the 48th European Cystic Fibrosis Conference Professor Jodie Simpson, Head of Research, Cure4CF In June 2025, Milan played host to the 48th European Cystic Fibrosis Conference (ECFS), drawing together the brightest minds in cystic...
by c4cfadmin | Mar 11, 2025 | News, Research
Researcher Spotlight From Mumbai to Brisbane and Liver to Lungs: How Dr Divya Ramnath is tackling inflammation and infection in Cystic Fibrosis. Last month I had the chance to speak with Dr Divya Ramnath, one of the team working on the Think Zinc program this year....
by c4cfadmin | Feb 12, 2025 | News
Cure4CF Update “The number” – the changing landscape of lung function testing in cystic fibrosis When we visited the Mater in Brisbane last year as part of our tour with Dr Lucy Burr we visited the lung function laboratory. Here we met Respiratory Scientist Grace...
by c4cfadmin | Dec 19, 2024 | News
Cure4CF Update Courtney’s journey to motherhood as a CF woman Last month, I had the pleasure of speaking with Courtney, an amazing 34-year-old from Brisbane who was diagnosed with CF at 6 months old. Courtney talked to me about her CF and how Trikafta meant she is...
by c4cfadmin | Oct 3, 2024 | News
Cure4CF Update Gene therapy update – how close are we? The current landscape of gene therapy The first human genes were cloned in the 1970s with early studies commencing in the 1980s. The schematic on the right shows the progress in gene therapy over the last 3...
by c4cfadmin | Jun 27, 2024 | News
Cure4CF Update Harnessing Nature’s Warriors: The journey of bacteriophages from nature to patient Phage Australia, led from Westmead Institute for Medical Research (WIMR) is utilising bacteriophages to fight antimicrobial resistant (AMR) infections; including...
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is what’s called an autosomal recessive condition. That means a person needs to inherit two faulty copies of the CF gene (one from each parent) to develop CF.
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