On 4 November 2025 Tessa Gillett won the Best Presentation Award at the Respiratory Genetics meeting in Leicester, UK. Congratulations Tessa!!
Shobna Thurausingam wins DLC impact award
Just before the ERS 2025 in Amsterdam, the Dutch Lung Congress was held on 27 September on the same location. Shobna Thursausingam won the impact award with her research on the effects off seaweed on airways complains due to air polution. Congratulations Shobna!
Janette Burgess wins the Assembly on Respiratory Structure and Function Solbert Permutt Trailblazer 2025 Award
During the ATS 2025 Professor Janette Burgess won the Assembly on Respiratory Structure and Function Solbert Permutt Trailblazer Award in Pulmonary Physiology and Medicine for her work in the field. Janette’s research focusses on the role of the extracellular matrix (ECM) in lung pathology. Her team investigate changes in the composition and biomechanical properties of…
PhD defence of Roderick de Hilster
On 10 June 2024 Roderick sucessfully defended his thesis titled: “Fundamentals for modelling the airway wall“. Congratulations Dr Ro!
ERS Mid-Career GOLD Medal for Martijn Nawijn
Annually, the European Respiratory Society (ERS) presents an array of prestigious awards to acknowledge scientific merit and engagement within the ERS by honouring exceptional members for their exemplary achievements and potential for further outstanding developments in all respiratory areas and within the society. This year, Martijn Nawijn was awarded with a Med-career Golden medal for…
PhD defence of Qing Chen
On 5 July 2023 Qing Chen successfully defended her thesis titled “Beyond (epi)genetic association studies: functional studies op COPD susceptibility genes”. Congratulations, Dr. Qing!
PhD defence of Grissel Faura Tellez
On 20 February 2023 Grissel Faura Tellez succesfully defended her thesis titled “New insights into the contribution of the Protocadherin-1 (PCDH1) gene in asthma”. Congratulations Grissel!
Chiesi NRS Young Investigator Award to Mehmet Nizamoglu
The 2022 Chiesi Young Investigator Award from the Netherlands Respiratory Society has been awarded to Mehmet Nizamoglu, third-year PhD student working at the department of Pathology & Medical Biology and GRIAC Research Institute at UMCG. Mehmet investigates the influence of changes in extracellular matrix on lung cells in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF).
PhD defence of Mirjam Roffel
On 10 June 2022 Mirjam Roffel successfully defended her thesis, titled “MicroRNAs in asthma and COPD; from biomarkers to regulators of disease pathogenesis”. Congratulations Mirjam!!
Simon D. Pouwels received the Health Technology Research & Innovation Cluster grant 2022
Take a breath: development of a novel lung adhesive sealant as bronchoscopic lung volume reduction treatment for severe COPD patients Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a severe and progressive lung disease, accounting for significant morbidity, early mortality and high healthcare costs. To date, COPD is incurable and treatment is mainly focused on reducing symptoms.…