Thought of the Week…

HUGE News in the Cystic Fibrosis Community: President Barack Obama featured the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation‘s efforts as a model for Precision Medicine during his State of the Union Address. He then featured Bill Elder, a 27 year old medical student living with CF, in his speech on the new Precision Medicine Initiative. First Lady Michelle Obama also hosted him at the State of the Union Address.

Watch the speech by clicking on the photo below. He starts to speak about CF and Bill Elder at 16:30.

 

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKiw7yAqqsU