Behind the Scenes...

The Cure4CF Foundation website now features info about our talented team of Board Members. CLICK HERE to read about the people who donate their time and work extremely hard behind the scenes at Cure4CF.

Inspired by Ella...

Click image to read the Advertiser article from 31st May...

Adelaide Hill Tarmac Rally

Cure4CF Foundation are the selected charity for the Adelaide Hill Tarmac Rally (AHTR).   The 2010 Application Service Provider (asp) / Cut Price Adelaide Hills Tarmac Rally was a round of both the 2010 Modern and Classic Tarmac Rally Championships, joining Rally Tasmania, Targa West and Classic Adelaide as the other three rounds of both championships.  The Cure4CF fundraising team provided a gourmet BBQ dinner for the officials and competitors on Saturday night 23 May.  Over $3,000 was raised on the night.

Cards for a Cure...

Kyrie Kohlhagen, supporter of Cure4CF is featured in the Autumn issue of Barossa Living Magazine.

Respiratory Centre Update

The new respiratory centre at the Adelaide Women’s and Children’s Hospital is on track.  Building work commences in the next few weeks and should be completed late next year.

The new centre will offer the following direct benefits to the CF community:
+ Easy access, in a brand new facility
+ Combines acute CF assessment area
+ Increased consulting, medicine/nursing areas
+ Clinical trials capability
+ New consultant: Dr Andrew Tye (0.8 FTE) Starts mid Feb 2010
+ Co-location with a new CF & Gene Therapy Research Lab
+ The Lung Function Laboratory incorporates new assessment tools for:
+ Earlier detection of lung disease
+ Assessing lung function
+ Testing very young children, and for older children 
+ Multiple breath washout
+ Forced Oscillation Technique (FOT) 
+ World standard attention to prevention of cross-infections during lung health testing
+ State-of-the-art layout design to minimise cross infection risks for CF and other patients
+ Negative-pressure airflow rooms for lung function testing of high-risk children with airway infections

There will be more announcements on this exciting development in the near future.

Gene Therapy Lab

[Page 22] Adelaide Advertiser 22nd December, 2009

This is a significant and exciting development for sufferers of Cystic Fibrosis as it will secure the expansion of current gene therapy research efforts to develop a cure. Cure4CF Foundation has played an instrumental role in the realisation of this project.

A purpose built gene therapy laboratory was first conceived by Cure4CF in 2006 and through ongoing lobbying of the Women’s and Children’s Hospital the project is now well underway. Now with further support from the WCH Foundation and Mr. Allan Scott AO OAM, Cure4CF Foundation has been successful in expanding the project to include pulmonary medicine clinics.

Journal of Gene Medicine

Here is the link to the Journal of Gene Medicine as mentioned in the Advertiser Article dated October 14, 2009.