ERS 2025 award winners announced ahead of Congress

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10 September, 2025

ERS is pleased to announce the winners of the Society’s scientific awards for 2025.

Each year, ERS presents a number of prestigious awards to recognise the achievements of a select group of leaders in the field of respiratory medicine. The top awards and their winners for this year are:

ERS Presidential Award: Mary Morrell
In recognition of her outstanding contribution to the strengthening of respiratory medicine worldwide.
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ERS Congress Chair Award: Jonathan Grigg
In recognition of his outstanding contribution to the strengthening of respiratory medicine worldwide.
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ERS Mid-Career Gold Medals

ERS Mid-Career Gold Medal in Asthma: David Jackson
In recognition of his excellent track record and potential for further outstanding research in the field of asthma.
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ERS Mid-Career Gold Medal in Clinical Techniques, Imaging and Endoscopy: Rahul Bhatnagar
In recognition of his excellent track record and potential for further outstanding research in the field of clinical techniques, imaging and endoscopy.
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ERS Mid-Career Gold Medal in Epidemiology and Environment: Sara De Matteis
In recognition of her excellent track record and potential for further outstanding research in the field of epidemiology and environment.
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ERS Mid-Career Gold Medal in Pulmonary Vascular Diseases: Soni Savai Pullamsetti
In recognition of her excellent track record and potential for further outstanding research in the field of pulmonary vascular diseases.
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ERS Mid-Career Gold Medal in Respiratory Clinical Care and Physiology: Pierantonio Laveneziana
In recognition of his excellent track record and potential for further outstanding research in the field of respiratory clinical care and physiology.
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ERS Mid-Career Gold Medal in Respiratory Intensive Care: Claudia Crimi
In recognition of her excellent track record and the potential for further outstanding developments in the field of respiratory intensive care.
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ERS Scientifically Developing Countries (SDC) Mid-Career Gold Medal: Diane Gray
In recognition of her excellent track record, significant impact on the local population and the potential for further outstanding developments in all areas of respiratory field in a scientifically developing country.
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ERS Assembly Lifetime Achievement Awards

Assembly 3 ERS Lifetime Achievement Award: Gunilla Westergren-Thorsson
In recognition of a lifetime of excellence in the field of basic and translational sciences.
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Assembly 4 ERS Lifetime Achievement Award: Maria Rosaria Bonsignore
In recognition of a lifetime of excellence in the field of sleep-disordered breathing.
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Assembly 8 ERS Lifetime Achievement Award: Gilbert Massard
In recognition of a lifetime of excellence in the field of thoracic surgery and transplantation.
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Assembly 11 ERS Lifetime Achievement Award: Rudolf Huber
In recognition of a lifetime of excellence in the field of thoracic oncology.
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Assembly 12 ERS Lifetime Achievement Award: Elisabetta Renzoni
In recognition of a lifetime of excellence in the field of interstitial lung diseases.
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ERS Educational Award: Richard Costello
In recognition of his contribution of extraordinary magnitude to education in respiratory medicine at a European and international level.
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ERS Jean-Claude Yernault Lecture Award: Christian Laursen
The ERS Jean-Claude Yernault Lecture Award honours active members of ERS who have made an outstanding contribution to education in respiratory medicine or the allied professions.
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ERS Teaching Award: Michael Kreuter
In recognition of his dedicated contributions to ERS educational content development, events, and activities.
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ERS Teaching Award: Ioannis Vogiatzis
In recognition of his dedicated contributions to ERS educational content development, events, and activities.
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ERS Teaching Award: Raquel Duarte
In recognition of her dedicated contributions to ERS educational content development, events, and activities.
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Further award categories and their winners are:

ERS Early Career Member Award: Niki Ubags
ERS Honorary Members: Patrick Lévy

Grant recipients, sponsored delegates and winners of the HERMES examination and Lung Science Conference awards have also been announced.

Meet the ERS award winners for 2025.

View the grant recipients, sponsored delegates and other awards.

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