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Fibrosis
Research Laboratory Phone: (650) 725-2785 or 2468 FAX: (650) 725-5699 last edited 01/15/2015 Stanford University  Jordan Hall, Main Quad Stanford, CA, 94305-2130 Mission:
CFRL carries out basic research designed to
ameliorate cystic fibrosis (CF). We have two
main research projects.
1. To understand and help eliminate CF lung infections. Our hypothesis is that CF lungs will retain near normal function if infections can be held at bay. We further hypothesize that the susceptibility to lung infections is the result of abnormal airway mucus, which, because of the failure of CFTR-dependent, anion-mediated fluid secretion, is deficient in both its ability to arrest bacterial growth and to sweep bacteria from the airways.
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