Susan Schept

Science Writer, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

A former journalist, Susan enjoys interviewing researchers and learning about their efforts to find a cure for cystic fibrosis. She writes about the direction of current research and the significance of scientific advances to the CF community. Susan grew up in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area and lives on the Virginia side of the Potomac River with her husband.

Blog Posts

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The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is funding research into gene editing techniques to see if they can be used to fix the mutations that cause cystic fibrosis. One of the most popular techniques is CRISPR-Cas9. To see how this might work for CF, watch this video.

Dec. 21, 2016 | 2 min read

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics Inc. made its first major award last month to advance gene editing research in cystic fibrosis. Editas Medicine Inc. will explore the potential of using what some scientists refer to as “a tiny pair of scissors” to snip out the genetic defect that causes CF.

Jun. 20, 2016 | 6 min read

Hear from John P. Clancy, M.D., the first plenary speaker at this year's NACFC, about recent advances in personalized medicine, which could allow clinicians to better tailor treatment to the individual with CF.

Sep. 30, 2015 | 2 min read