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Professor of Respiratory Medicine. Specialising in #cysticfibrosis #bronchiectasis #research #clinicaltrials. Struggling musician. All views my own.

 Belfast, Northern Ireland
pure.qub.ac.uk/portal/en/persons/damian-downey(e1c8c105-19d6-43a1-85ba-e07137fe6d56).html
Joined August 2015
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Privileged to be the European lead of this major research project measuring #COVID-19 antibody levels in #CF. Thanks @CF_Foundation for funding. @QUBelfast @ECFSConference @WWIEM_QUB @cftrust qub.ac.uk/News/Allnews/Queen… – at Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Delighted to share our latest work @LancetRespirMed #CFTR modulators have transformed #CF care; but not everyone responds the same. We explore why. Link here authors.elsevier.com/a/1mztM… @cliff_taggart
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Just published. Ageing with cystic fibrosis: Challenges ahead - Journal of Cystic Fibrosis cysticfibrosisjournal.com/ar…
Ageing with cystic fibrosis: Challenges ahead

Ageing with cystic fibrosis: Challenges ahead

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is caused by variants in the CF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene resulting in malfunction of the CFTR protein. CFTR is an ion channel expressed at the apical...

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Fantastic to be part of this really important #clinicaltrial in #bronchiectasis, led by @JudyBradley2910 Very proud that we contributed lots of participants. @NICRNCoordCentr @QUBelfast @WWIEM_QUB @NICRFqub
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Original Article: Hypertonic Saline or Carbocisteine in Bronchiectasis (CLEAR trial) nej.md/3Vtn1h4 Editorial: Time to Reconsider Mucoactive Agents for Airway Clearance nej.md/3IxCWbm #ERSCongress | @EuroRespSoc
Graphs showng time to next fully qualifying pulmonary exacerbation (PEx) post randomization (mITT population, including no PEx)

ALT Graphs showng time to next fully qualifying pulmonary exacerbation (PEx) post randomization (mITT population, including no PEx)

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Delighted to be at the @ECFSConference Basic Science Conference. Lots to learn as a #CF clinician!
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Excited to be at the European Young Investigator Meeting for #CF as a supporting “senior” investigator. Thanks to CF Europe and all the patient organisations for the invite. #EYIM
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Fantastic Irish National #CF conference. Really appreciate the invite to talk about new therapies and clinical trials. #INCFC2025 @cf_ireland
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Incredibly interesting presentations and discussion this morning at #INCFC2025
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The European #CF Clinical Trials Network has expanded to 68 sites in 20 countries. This is fantastic news for #CF #research. #ECFS-CTN
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Amazing first plenary of #nacfc2024 , Genetic Therapies in CF, delivered by Profs Daniel Siegwart & Joe Pilewski
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Ready for #nacfc2024
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Delighted to be part of this important #CF paper, now published. Practical Guidance for Clinical Microbiology Laboratories: Updated guidance for processing respiratory tract samples from people with cystic fibrosis | Clinical Microbiology Reviews journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128…

Practical Guidance for Clinical Microbiology Laboratories: Updated guidance for processing respir...

SUMMARY This guidance presents recommendations for clinical microbiology laboratories for processing respiratory samples from people with cystic fibrosis (pwCF). Appropriate processing of respiratory...

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Fantastic team to work with and great leadership from Prof Lisa Saiman. @CF_Foundation @cftrust @cf_ireland @QUBelfast
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Fantastic talk on #neutrophil subsets and #ETI in #CF #ecfs2024 @ECFSConference
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What an entrance @ECFSConference #ecfs2024
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The #ECFS2024 award goes to Prof Scott Bell. I was fortunate to work with Scott as a #CF fellow….20 years ago!
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Opening plenary @ECFSConference from @ResearchGray “Growing up and growing older with cystic fibrosis” #ecfs2024
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Full house at the #ECFS clinical trial network training day. Great start to #ECFS2024 #ECFSCTN @ECFSConference
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Proud to part of this amazing #European #CF collaborative project. “The Standards for the care of people with cystic fibrosis (CF); Planning for a longer life.” Now published. Share link 👇 eur02.safelinks.protection.o…
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Great to be part of the ECFS standards of care on CFTR-related disorders: Identification and care of the disorders. Led by Nick Simmonds and Carlo Castellini. Link: authors.elsevier.com/c/1inUy…
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Lá fhéile Pádraig sona daoibh! – at Donegal, Ireland
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A huge thank-you to #CF colleagues from the European Cystic Fibrosis Clinical Trial Network #ECFSCTN for this important work on #Inhaled #antimicrobial prescribing for #Pseudomonas #aeruginosa infection... sciencedirect.com/science/ar… – at Donegal, Ireland
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