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Laura K Fawcett

Sydney Children's Hospital
Verified email at health.nsw.gov.au
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[HTML][HTML] Human primary epithelial cell models: promising tools in the era of cystic fibrosis personalized medicine

…, SL Wong, CK Hewson, LK Fawcett… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited disorder where individual disease etiology and response
to therapeutic intervention is impacted by CF transmembrane regulator (CFTR) mutations …

[HTML][HTML] Significant functional differences in differentiated Conditionally Reprogrammed (CRC)-and Feeder-free Dual SMAD inhibited-expanded human nasal …

…, I Slapetova, L Zhong, N Turgutoglu, LK Fawcett… - Journal of Cystic …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Patient-derived airway cells differentiated at Air Liquid Interface (ALI) are valuable
models for Cystic fibrosis (CF) precision therapy. Different culture expansion methods …

Molecular dynamics and theratyping in airway and gut organoids reveal R352Q-CFTR conductance defect

…, P Chen, J Setiadi, E Pandzic, LK Fawcett… - American Journal of …, 2022 - atsjournals.org
A significant challenge to making targeted cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance
regulator (CFTR) modulator therapies accessible to all individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF) are …

[HTML][HTML] Q1291H-CFTR molecular dynamics simulations and ex vivo theratyping in nasal epithelial models and clinical response to elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor in a …

…, MA Astore, E Kardia, SL Wong, LK Fawcett… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is caused by a wide spectrum of mutations in the CF
transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene, with some leading to non-classical clinical …

[HTML][HTML] Comparing Cytology Brushes for Optimal Human Nasal Epithelial Cell Collection: Implications for Airway Disease Diagnosis and Research

LK Fawcett, N Turgutoglu, KM Allan, Y Belessis… - Journal of Personalized …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Primary nasal epithelial cells and culture models are used as important diagnostic, research
and drug development tools for several airway diseases. Various instruments have been …

Collection, expansion, and differentiation of primary human nasal epithelial cell models for quantification of cilia beat frequency

KM Allan, SL Wong, LK Fawcett, A Capraro… - JoVE (Journal of …, 2021 - jove.com
Measurements of cilia function (beat frequency, pattern) have been established as diagnostic
tools for respiratory diseases such as primary ciliary dyskinesia. However, the wider …

[HTML][HTML] S945L-CFTR molecular dynamics, functional characterization and tezacaftor/ivacaftor efficacy in vivo and in vitro in matched pediatric patient-derived cell …

KM Allan, MA Astore, LK Fawcett, SL Wong… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) results from over 400 different disease-causing mutations in the CF
Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) gene. These CFTR mutations lead to …

[PDF][PDF] Molecular dynamics and functional characterization of I37R-CFTR lasso mutation provide insights into channel gating activity

…, I Slapetova, P Chen, A Capraro, LK Fawcett… - Iscience, 2022 - cell.com
Characterization of I37R, a mutation located in the lasso motif of the CFTR chloride channel,
was conducted by theratyping several CFTR modulators from both potentiator and corrector …

[HTML][HTML] Avatar acceptability: views from the Australian Cystic Fibrosis community on the use of personalised organoid technology to guide treatment decisions

LK Fawcett, CE Wakefield, S Sivam… - ERJ open …, 2021 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Background Patient-oriented research approaches that reflect the needs and priorities of those
most affected by health research outcomes improves translation of research findings into …

Providing Australian children and adolescents with equitable access to new and emerging therapies through clinical trials: a call to action

MS Lorentzos, D Metz, AS Moore, LK Fawcett… - The Medical Journal of …, 2024 - mja.com.au
Opportunities for children to benefit from novel therapies have increased substantially over
the past decade. Change is needed to maximise these opportunities, particularly in the …