Dr. Joseph Pilewski is a Professor of Medicine and Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Clinical and Translational Science in the Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine (PACCSM) at the University of Pittsburgh.  He is Associate Chief for Clinical Affairs and Co-Director of the Cystic Fibrosis Program at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC).  He has been PI or site PI of multiple investigator-initiated and industry-sponsored trials for CF, and his research experience includes airway cell biology and gene transfer.