Dr. Marie Egan is a Professor of Pediatrics (Respiratory) and Cellular and Molecular Physiology at Yale University. She also serves as a Director of the Cystic Fibrosis Center, Vice Chair of Research for the Department of Pediatrics, and Interim Chief of Pediatric Pulmonary Allergy Immunology and Sleep Medicine at Yale University. Her primary research interest is Cystic Fibrosis with a focus on developing strategies to correct the basic CFTR defect via small molecules and gene editing to correct the mutation. She received a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, M.D. from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and completed her pediatric internship, residency, and pulmonary fellowship at The Johns Hopkins Medical Center.