University of Pittsburgh
Dr. Joseph M. Pilewski is an Associate Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics, and Clinical and Translational Science at the University of Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He has a long history of basic and clinical investigations related to Cystic Fibrosis and lung transplantation. His basic science studies focused on airway epithelial ion transport in primary human airway epithelial cells. He has been a CF and lung transplant physician for over 20 years. His clinical investigations have focused on new therapies for CF, as he has been director of a CF Translational Studies Core and the principal or associate investigator on over 20 investigator-initiated and multi-center clinical trials in CF. He is an active contributor to the CF Therapeutics Development Network. As Medical Director of the Lung Transplant program, he directed clinical investigations focused on novel immunosuppressive regimens and improving our understanding of lung transplant candidate selection and complications. As co-Executive Director of the CF Lung Transplant Initiative, he is leading research efforts to improve the care of individuals with CF before and after lung transplantation.
PL1--Challenges & Progress in the Pursuit of Genetic Therapies for Cystic Fibrosis
Thursday, September 26, 2024
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM ET
Friday, September 27, 2024
7:45 AM – 9:45 AM ET