{"id":726,"date":"2025-05-07T09:38:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T08:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.world-bronchiectasis-conference.org\/2026\/?page_id=726"},"modified":"2026-07-15T15:31:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T14:31:06","slug":"calls-general-rules-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.world-bronchiectasis-conference.org\/2026\/?page_id=726","title":{"rendered":"Rising Star Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"726\" class=\"elementor elementor-726\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11e80ad e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"11e80ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-842a705 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"842a705\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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-->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-1-54310b5\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-3730c736a5aa5333afca\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-3730c736a5aa5333afca\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-3730c736a5aa5333afca\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">Session<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-down-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-up-arrow\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-3730c736a5aa5333afca\" class=\" collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-1-54310b5\" data-parent=\"#accordion-6a5aa5333afca\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p>SESSION X: RISING STARS SCIENCE SLAM \u2013 Friday 26 June 2026 11:35 \u2013 11:48\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-2-54310b5\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-5eb04956a5aa5333afca\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-5eb04956a5aa5333afca\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-5eb04956a5aa5333afca\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">A short bio sketch<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-down-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-up-arrow\"><\/i>                                    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She completed her PhD investigating neutrophil-driven inflammatory responses in acute and chronic respiratory diseases, including COVID-19 and bronchiectasis, and their associations with cardiovascular disease.<\/p><p>Her current research focuses on bronchiectasis, investigating inflammatory mechanisms that contribute to disease pathology, with a particular interest in neutrophilic and systemic inflammation. This work includes investigating responses to therapeutic approaches, including dipeptidyl peptidase-1 (DPP-1) inhibition and macrolide therapies. Her research aims to improve understanding of immune dysregulation in chronic airway disease and identify biomarkers associated with disease progression and response to treatment.<\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-3-54310b5\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-1e4ee036a5aa5333afca\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-1e4ee036a5aa5333afca\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-1e4ee036a5aa5333afca\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">Title of your abstract<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-down-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-up-arrow\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-1e4ee036a5aa5333afca\" class=\" collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-3-54310b5\" data-parent=\"#accordion-6a5aa5333afca\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p>Characterising systemic inflammation in patients with bronchiectasis: data from the EMBARC BRIDGE study<\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-4-54310b5\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-6372f1d6a5aa5333afca\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-6372f1d6a5aa5333afca\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-6372f1d6a5aa5333afca\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">A summary of the contents of your abstract <\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-down-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-up-arrow\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-6372f1d6a5aa5333afca\" class=\" collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-4-54310b5\" data-parent=\"#accordion-6a5aa5333afca\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p>Dr Hughes will present findings from a multicentre observational study of 492 patients with bronchiectasis investigating systemic inflammation. Increased levels of neutrophil-associated and endothelial activation markers were associated with disease severity, lung function, and severe exacerbations. Neutrophil profiling identified altered circulating neutrophil phenotypes and functional responses compared with healthy controls. 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X: RISING STARS SCIENCE SLAM \u2013 Friday 26 June 2026 12:01 \u2013 12:14<\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-2-8c5b3a0\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-5eb04956a5aa5333e1a9\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-5eb04956a5aa5333e1a9\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-5eb04956a5aa5333e1a9\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">A short bio sketch<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        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She is also a board-certified pulmonologist in Japan with clinical expertise in mycobacterial lung disease. Her research focuses on host\u2013pathogen interactions in non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections, particularly early epithelial responses to <em>Mycobacterium abscessus<\/em> using human small airway epithelial models. Her work aims to elucidate mechanisms underlying early disease initiation and progression to bronchiectasis.<\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-3-8c5b3a0\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-1e4ee036a5aa5333e1a9\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-1e4ee036a5aa5333e1a9\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-1e4ee036a5aa5333e1a9\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">Title of your abstract<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-down-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-up-arrow\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-1e4ee036a5aa5333e1a9\" class=\" collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-3-8c5b3a0\" data-parent=\"#accordion-6a5aa5333e1a9\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p>Early Mycobacterium abscessus Infection Drives Staged Epithelial Remodeling in Small Airways<\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-4-8c5b3a0\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-6372f1d6a5aa5333e1a9\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-6372f1d6a5aa5333e1a9\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-6372f1d6a5aa5333e1a9\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">A summary of the contents of your abstract <\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-down-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-up-arrow\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-6372f1d6a5aa5333e1a9\" class=\" collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-4-8c5b3a0\" data-parent=\"#accordion-6a5aa5333e1a9\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p>Nontuberculous mycobacterial infections, particularly <em>Mycobacterium abscessus<\/em>, are increasingly linked to bronchiectasis, yet early epithelial responses remain poorly understood. Using a mucus-preserving, well-differentiated primary human small airway epithelial model at air\u2013liquid interface under optimized culture conditions, we examined host responses to infection. We identified a staged epithelial remodeling response with preserved barrier function. 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He is the Wong Peng Onn Postdoctoral Fellow at Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, where he completed his PhD in Precision Medicine and Mathematical Healthcare through the NTU-Exeter joint programme. Dr. Narayana specializes in bronchiectasis and the respiratory microbiome, integrating clinical cohorts with microbial genomics and statistical learning to understand how microbial communities drive disease progression and treatment response. His unique quantitative approach bridges mathematical theory and clinical translation, offering precision medicine insights for patients with chronic airway diseases.<\/p><p>Roles:<\/p><ul><li>(2025) Wong Peng Onn Postdoctoral Fellowship, LKC Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.<\/li><li>(2025) Steering Committee Member and Track Lead (AI and Digital Health), FUTURE Early Career Researcher Network, EMBARC.<\/li><\/ul><p>Research Areas:<\/p><ul><li>Microbiome and multi-omic analysis<\/li><li>Statistical learning and Artificial Intelligence<\/li><li>Network analysis and bayesian inference<\/li><\/ul>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-3-52e04e5\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-1e4ee036a5aa533408f9\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-1e4ee036a5aa533408f9\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-1e4ee036a5aa533408f9\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">Title of your abstract<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-down-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-up-arrow\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-1e4ee036a5aa533408f9\" class=\" collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-3-52e04e5\" data-parent=\"#accordion-6a5aa533408f9\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p>Optimizing Conditional Cell Reprogramming for Enhanced Diagnostics and Therapeutic Screening in Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia<\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-4-52e04e5\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-6372f1d6a5aa533408f9\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-6372f1d6a5aa533408f9\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-6372f1d6a5aa533408f9\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">A summary of the contents of your abstract <\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-down-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-up-arrow\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-6372f1d6a5aa533408f9\" class=\" collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-4-52e04e5\" data-parent=\"#accordion-6a5aa533408f9\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p><strong>Background<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) impairs mucociliary clearance. Culturing primary human nasal epithelial cells (hNEC) at the air-liquid-interface (ALI) is the standard model for diagnostics and functional characterization with common challenges of low cell yield and short lifespan of NEC. <br \/><strong>Methods:<\/strong> We optimized a conditionally reprogrammed cell (CRC) system using patient-derived hNEC obtained from nasal brushings to significantly improve cell growth and longevity and assessed ciliary function\u00a0<em>in vitro\u00a0<\/em>using\u00a0a multi-method approach<em>. <\/em><strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong><strong>Results<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> The CRC method achieved a &gt;90% success rate, generated high cell counts that successfully differentiated into functional, ciliated layers. ALI cultures of hNEC accurately mirrored <em>in vivo<\/em> ciliary function and demonstrated distinct, genotype-specific responses to the drug clenbuterol. <strong><br \/><\/strong><strong>Conclusion: <\/strong>This scalable platform serves as a highly robust tool for advanced PCD diagnostics, drug screening, and personalized medicine<\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                                        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad5f0be e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ad5f0be\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d31655 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d31655\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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<p>SESSION X: RISING STARS SCIENCE SLAM \u2013 Friday 26 June 2026 12:14 \u2013 12:27\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-2-21b2c98\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-5eb04956a5aa53342128\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-5eb04956a5aa53342128\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-5eb04956a5aa53342128\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">A short bio sketch<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                     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translational landscape of rare muco-obstructive lung diseases. Following her medical training at Charit\u00e9 \u2013 Universit\u00e4tsmedizin Berlin and the Medical University of Vienna, she joined the research group of Prof. Dr. Marcus A. Mall. Her current research, supported by the Alliance4Rare fellowship, focuses on the functional and molecular characterization of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD). Her work aims to leverage patient-derived air-liquid interface cultures to accelerate personalized diagnostics and therapeutic discovery for PCD and other muco-obstructive lung diseases.<\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-3-21b2c98\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-1e4ee036a5aa53342128\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-1e4ee036a5aa53342128\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-1e4ee036a5aa53342128\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">Title of your abstract<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-down-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-up-arrow\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-1e4ee036a5aa53342128\" class=\" collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-3-21b2c98\" data-parent=\"#accordion-6a5aa53342128\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p>Optimizing Conditional Cell Reprogramming for Enhanced Diagnostics and Therapeutic Screening in Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia<\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-4-21b2c98\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-6372f1d6a5aa53342128\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-6372f1d6a5aa53342128\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-6372f1d6a5aa53342128\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">A summary of the contents of your abstract <\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-down-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-up-arrow\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-6372f1d6a5aa53342128\" class=\" collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-4-21b2c98\" data-parent=\"#accordion-6a5aa53342128\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p><strong>Background:<\/strong> Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) impairs mucociliary clearance. Culturing primary human nasal epithelial cells (hNEC) at the air-liquid-interface (ALI) is the standard model for diagnostics and functional characterization with common challenges of low cell yield and short lifespan of NEC. <br \/><strong>Methods:<\/strong> We optimized a conditionally reprogrammed cell (CRC) system using patient-derived hNEC obtained from nasal brushings to significantly improve cell growth and longevity and assessed ciliary function\u00a0<em>in vitro\u00a0<\/em>using\u00a0a multi-method approach<em>. <br \/><\/em><strong>Results:<\/strong> The CRC method achieved a &gt;90% success rate, generated high cell counts that successfully differentiated into functional, ciliated layers. ALI cultures of hNEC accurately mirrored <em>in vivo<\/em> ciliary function and demonstrated distinct, genotype-specific responses to the drug clenbuterol. <br \/><strong>Conclusion:<\/strong> This scalable platform serves as a highly robust tool for advanced PCD diagnostics, drug screening, and personalized medicine<\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                                        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\r\n<!-- WeMeet Web(R) - Gange - All rights reserved: 2010 - 2025, plug-in for WordPress by Lena Group, https:\/\/lenagroup.net -->\r\n<div id=\"idGangeCookiesDiv1\" class=\"gange_CookiesDiv1\"><div id=\"idGangeCookiesDiv2\" class=\"gange_CookiesDiv2\"><form id=\"idGangeCookiesForm\" name=\"GangeCookiesForm\" action=\"#\" method=\"post\"><span id=\"idGangeCookiesSpan1\" class=\"gange_CookiesSpan1\">We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website.<\/span><span id=\"idGangeCookiesSpan2\" class=\"gange_CookiesSpan2\">We use cookies to improve analyze its performance. 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