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@ProfDGDowney

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

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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Statement by President Michael D. Higgins on the death of Manchán Magan president.ie/en/media-librar…
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Tributes to broadcaster and scríbhneoir Manchán Magan rte.ie/news/2025/1003/153656…

Tributes to broadcaster and scríbhneoir Manchán Magan

President Michael D Higgins has paid tribute to the writer, broadcaster and documentary maker Manchán Magan who has died at the age of 55.

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So sad, so young. He was a portal to our land, culture and language. #listentothelandspeak is special. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
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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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@NEJM29 Sep 2025
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
CF Ireland@cf_ireland31 Jan 2025
Incredibly interesting presentations and discussion this morning at #INCFC2025
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followed by Prof Pierre-Régis Burgel of Cochin Hospital who will discuss his work identifying people with CF eligible for CFTR modulator therapies and Prof Damian Downey from @WWIEM_QUB will close this session by sharing information on  clinical trials for on-genetic therapies.
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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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A good reminder about why it’s not yet “job done” with CF. @ProfDGDowney @cftrust
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@BBCNewsNI31 Oct 2024
A man whose brother died waiting on a double lung transplant says more work is needed in making lifesaving cystic fibrosis drugs available. bbc.in/3UpWroH

Cystic Fibrosis: 'The fight of the CF community goes on'

A man whose brother died waiting on a double lung transplant says more work is needed to make Cystic Fibrosis drugs available.

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A man whose brother died waiting on a double lung transplant says more work is needed in making lifesaving cystic fibrosis drugs available. bbc.in/3UpWroH

Cystic Fibrosis: 'The fight of the CF community goes on'

A man whose brother died waiting on a double lung transplant says more work is needed to make Cystic Fibrosis drugs available.

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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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If somehow you missed the hurling today, sit back and watch this 7-min package. 82k in Croke Park. Incredible drama.
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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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