W09--Airway Ions, Fluid, & Mucus Transport

Chair(s)

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  Juan Ianowski, PhD (he/him/his)

  Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology and Respiratory Research Centre
  University of Saskatchewan
• 

  Ian Thornell

  Internal Medicine
  University of Iowa

This workshop will foster discussion on new research involving the development and physiology of CFTR-expressing cells with a spotlight on the rare CFTR-rich cell type called ionocytes, as well as discuss how this research informs therapeutic strategies for cystic fibrosis.

Presentations:

• 10:15 AM – 12:15 PM ET

  W09.1- Molecular Regulatory Pathways Associated with the Distinct Identities of Large and Small Airway Epithelia in Humans
  

  Speaker: Zoey Y. Wisniewski (she/her/hers) – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• 10:15 AM – 12:15 PM ET

  W09.2- Characterization of Ionocyte Subtypes in Cystic Fibrosis Ferret
  

  Speaker: Feng Yuan, PhD – University of Iowa
• 10:15 AM – 12:15 PM ET

  W09.3- Progress towards studying CFTR channel regulation in different cell types in primary nasal epithelial cultures.
  

  Speaker: Tarini NA Gunawardena, PhD (she/her/hers) – Hospital for Sick Children
• 10:15 AM – 12:15 PM ET

  W09.4- Dissecting the contribution of pulmonary ionocytes to surface airway liquid homeostasis
  

  Speaker: Javahir Hajibabazade, B.S. (she/her/hers) – The University of Iowa
• 10:15 AM – 12:15 PM ET

  W09.5- Pulmonary ionocytes co-localize with goblet cells in the folds of small airway epithelium in swine
  

  Speaker: Xiaojie Luan, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Saskatchewan, Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology