Spotlight on Research

Dr. Tanja Gonska is an Associate Professor in the Division of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition at the University of Toronto, specializing in paediatric pancreas diseases and cystic fibrosis.

Dr. Xiaojie Luan is a Post Doctoral Fellow in the department of anatomy, physiology, and pharmacology at the University of Saskatchewan. 

Dr. Igor Stagljar, professor and researcher at the University of Toronto, has recently been funded by Cystic Fibrosis Canada for his study, Large-scale exploration and functional validation of the dynamic interactions of CFTR WT and mutant proteins with solute carrier proteins.

Read our interview with Dr. Stagljar below! 

Dr. Zongchao Jia is a professor and researcher at Queen’s University who was recently funded by Cystic Fibrosis Canada for his research study, Investigation of P. aeruginosa polyphosphate kinases and their role in host cell infection for developing novel CF therapeutics.

Dr. Valerie Waters is a professor of pediatrics at the University of Toronto and a physician in the Department of Infectious Disease at SickKids. Dr. Waters was recently funded by Cystic Fibrosis Canada for her study; Pseudomonas aeruginosa and staphylococcus aureus interactions and antimicrobial tolerance in patients with cystic fibrosis.

Lindsay Eltis is a professor and researcher at The University of British Columbia who was recently funded by Cystic Fibrosis Canada for his study, Targeting steroid catabolism in mycobacterium abscessus for novel therapeutics. Cystic Fibrosis Canada partnered with the Cystic Fibrosis Trust in the UK to fund this award.

Dr. Lisa Strug is a professor at the University of Toronto and Senior Scientist at The Hospital for Sick Children, focusing on genetics and genome biology.

Dr. Jonathan Dennis is a researcher and professor at the University of Alberta in the Department of Biological Sciences. Dr. Dennis was recently funded by Cystic Fibrosis Canada for his research, Phage Therapy for Burkholderia CF lung infections

Dr. Gagan Gupta is a professor and researcher at Toronto Metropolitan University in the department of Chemistry & Biology. Dr. Gupta was recently funded by Cystic Fibrosis Canada for his study, Connecting CFTR interaction profiling and drug response in cellular models of human airway, receiving an early career investigator award for his work. Read below our conversation with Dr. Gupta about his work and involvement with cystic fibrosis.  

Dr. Stanojevic is a respiratory epidemiologist who wants to better understandhow the CF population changes over time and how we can keep people healthier for longer. She was recently funded by Cystic Fibrosis Canada for her study Beyond the numbers: understanding disparities in the under-represented Canadian Cystic Fibrosis population, with an Early Career Investigator Award. Learn more about her contribution to CF research below.