Description
The goal of this session is to define the contribution of pathogen diversity and host response to the persistence of bacterial respiratory infections in CF. How these processes impact treatment success or failure will be discussed. The topic of targeting biofilms and persisters in this environment will also be examined.
Learning Objectives:
- Assess the role that bacterial diversity plays in the establishment of persistence in CF
- Describe the impact of host response to bacterial phenotypes
- Evaluate therapies targeting chronic bacterial populations
Speaker(s):
- Patrick
R. Secor,
Ph.D.,
Senior Fellow,
University of Washington
- Joanna
B. Goldberg,
Ph.D.,
Professor,
Emory University School of Medicine
- Ajai
A. Dandekar,
M.D., Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor of Medicine,
University of Washington
- Greg
P. Priebe,
M.D.,
Physician,
Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Lauren
O. Bakaletz,
Ph.D.,
The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital
- Samuel
M. Moskowitz,
M.D.,
Assistant Professor,
Massachusetts General Hospital
