Summit Foundation for Cystic Fibrosis

05/30/2025

This is a startling fact!

⚠️ Did you know people with CF are at increased risk for colon cancer (5-10X the general population and 25-30X Post Transplant), due to mutations to the CFTR gene, which is known to be a tumor suppressor. CF carriers also have higher risk. Those with CF have higher rates of other cancers, including pancreatic, cervical and breast cancer.

💜 Education can save lives. Let’s spread this vital information.

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04/17/2025

Proud to be a part of this amazing Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases

Today is Giving Day!

Your support is key to advancing research and patient outcomes at the Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases. Funds raised will be directed to educational activities that bring added value to the trainee experience in preparing them for a career in research, healthcare and allied professions. All donations made between April 2 – 16 are matched dollar for dollar, up to $2,500 per gift – but only while matching funds last! If you are a first-time donor to UCalgary, your gift will also be eligible for an additional $25 top-up, while match funds are available!

Learn more about how funds support life-saving initiatives at the Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases: https://www.ucalgary.ca/news/meet-nicki-perkins-cystic-fibrosis-survivor-who-champions-research-impact?mkt_tok=MTYxLU9MTi05OTAAAAGZv0vQZDM_P7yNYkQnLVc5ny-xPmJmY1f_UU3covuyE_oRmqEKFFLS9bFAPCNucF_QyQfrSq7LU9HY-lxdQosBx-9UYe8aM2EMXXFjy65N_teEeOvChg

Make your gift today: https://give.ucalgary.ca/campaigns/56544/donations/new?tc=49710

Summit Foundation for Cystic Fibrosis

04/13/2025

Is CF-related pain an under-recognized symptom of CF?

You can participate in this study via a short online survey through Elevate to help researchers at Southern Cross University in Australia find out. With the results of this anonymous survey, researchers hope to influence policies and procedures in routine cystic fibrosis care and find out whether pain is under-recognized and under-managed by healthcare practitioners. In addition, the study hopes to shed light on modulator research, as current Australian findings report that modulator therapies have no effects on the prevalence and severity of pain in CF.

Next week, we’ll be sharing this study with members of Elevate, our community consultation program. Register for Elevate before April 16th to participate.

04/13/2025

The Snyder Institute's Mini-Medical School is designed for anyone who is interested in learning about chronic, infectious and inflammatory diseases. Our interactive lecture series features topics such as chronic inflammation, HIV, kidney diseases, autoimmune diseases, cancer, the microbiome, lymph...

11/15/2024

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11/15/2024

We’re thrilled to host Dr. Lucas Hoffman, a pediatric respiratory physician and microbiologist. His laboratory studies the microbial determinants of diverse chronic pediatric diseases, especially the multiorgan complications of the genetic disease cystic fibrosis (CF). As a physician, he cares for children with CF and a variety of other chronic lung diseases. He directs the Center for CF Microbiology, a National Resource Center supported by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation dedicated to helping researchers and industry partners develop new therapies for the infections that afflict people with CF. He is also the Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Washington.

Following the lecture, an informal reception will be held in the HMRB atrium from 1:00-2:30 pm, and members are encouraged to attend. Snyder trainees and postdocs are also invited to a roundtable lunch with Dr. Hoffman on November 15, 2024, from 10:45-11:45 am in HRIC 4AC56.

RSVP now using the QR Code or https://events.ucalgary.ca/snyder/event/482637-snyder-institutes-endowed-chair-seminar-series-from-s



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11/15/2024

Generosity of Joan Snyder and others helped transform Calvin, Phoebe and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases into global leader for chronic, infectious and inflammatory disease research

11/15/2024

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The Snyder Institute's Mini-Medical School is designed for anyone who is interested in learning about chronic, infectious and inflammatory diseases. Our interactive lecture series features topics such as chronic inflammation, HIV, kidney diseases, autoimmune diseases, cancer, the microbiome, lymphat...

11/11/2024

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