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Rewriting the Chapter on Cystic Fibrosis

JAMA 10.1001/jama.2025.14913

September 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM EDT

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In this Viewpoint, 2025 Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award winner Michael J. Welsh describes his contributions to cystic fibrosis (CF) disease identification, understanding the cellular and molecular basis of CF, and development of a highly effective triple-drug treatment.

Corresponding Author: Michael J. Welsh, MD, University of Iowa, 169 Newton Rd, 6332 PBDB, Iowa City, IA 52242 (michael-welsh@uiowa.edu).

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