HRH The Duchess of Gloucester officially opened the Heart and Lung Research Institute (HLRI) on Monday 11 July, which Cystic Fibrosis Trust have provided support to.
We're delighted to launch our new online forum for the CF community. It’s a safe space to seek information, access support, and chat with others who know what you’re going through. Here, our Helpline Manager Matthew Delooze shares an insight into what you can expect from your online community and how we’ve worked with people with CF to create it.
When we shared some Trust-funded research results on the work to understand the gut symptoms of CF earlier this week, it was a poignant moment for many of the researchers involved. One of the co-investigators of this Strategic Research Centre was Professor Hugo de Jonge. We join the international CF research community in mourning his death last month.
The Royal Society’s Summer Science Exhibition takes place this week (6-10 July) and features an exciting exhibit on a specific type of virus called bacteriophages – a hot topic in cystic fibrosis. Trust-funded researcher Dr Jo Fothergill will be part of the team presenting, so amid her last-minute preparations, we caught up with Jo to learn more.
