CF Basic Research Centers

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's Research Development Programs are a network of basic science research centers around the country that brings together leading scientists to pool their talents and advance understanding of the basic science of CF and the complex ways the disease affects different parts of the body.

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Summary

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's Research Development Program (RDP) is a network of research centers that brings together top-notch scientists from different disciplines to apply their expertise to the challenges of treating cystic fibrosis.
The network has evolved into 9 basic science research “hubs” around the country.

Network of Excellence

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's Research Development Program (RDP) is a network of research centers that brings together top-notch scientists from different disciplines to apply their expertise to the challenges of treating cystic fibrosis.

Since the first RDP center was established in 1982 at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the network has evolved into 9 basic science research “hubs” around the country. These programs have been instrumental in advancing our understanding of the folding defect of the F508del-CFTR protein, the airway microbiome, and the mucus defect in CF airways.

In addition to fostering a collaborative research environment to advance research into the disease, RDP centers also serve as supply centers that develop and share standardized tools and resources with researchers around the world.

RDP scientists have the opportunity to communicate directly with medical teams at nearby CF Foundation-accredited care centers, gaining firsthand insights into how their work at the “bench” might lead to therapies that will make a significant difference in the lives of people battling this disease.

State	Research Center
Alabama	University of Alabama at Birmingham Director: Steven M. Rowe, MD, MSPH, Professor of Medicine, Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, and Physiology & Biophysics 706 MCLM 1918 University Blvd., Birmingham, AL 35294-0005
Iowa	University of Iowa Director: David Stoltz, MD, PhD, Professor, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Pappajohn Biomedical Institute, Iowa City, IA 52242
New Hampshire	Dartmouth University Medical School Director: Bruce Stanton, Ph.D., Professor and Andrew C. Vail Professor 615 Remsen Building, Hanover, NH, 03755-3836
North Carolina	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Director: Richard C. Boucher, MD, Professor, James C. Moeser Eminent Professor of Medicine, and Director of the Marsico Lung Institute 7008 Marsico Hall, CB# 7248, UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill NC 27599
Ohio	Case Western Reserve University Director: Mitchell Drumm, PhD, Professor, and Connie and Jim Brown Professor in Cystic Fibrosis Research 10900 Euclid Ave., 8th Floor, Cleveland, OH 44106-4948
Ohio	Children's Hospital Medical Center Director: AP Naren, PhD, Professor, Thomas Boat Endowed Chair in Cystic Fibrosis Research, and Director, Cystic Fibrosis Research Center, Division of Pulmonary Medicine Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229
Ohio	Nationwide Children's Hospital and The Ohio State University Director: Karen McCoy, MD, Chief of the Section of Pulmonary Medicine 700 Children's Drive, Columbus OH 43205
Pennsylvania	University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Director: Jennifer Bomberger, PhD, Associate Professor, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics 123 University Place, Pittsburgh PA 15213
Washington	University of Washington School of Medicine Director: Pradeep Singh, MD, Professor Health Sciences Building, J187A, Box 357735, 1959 Pacific St., NE, Seattle, WA 98195-7242

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