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ERS Science Council

The Science Council leads ERS’s science-related activities. Science is a key pillar of the Society.

About

The Science Council aims to contribute to the advancement of science in respiratory medicine through a range of activities including fellowship opportunities, scientific conferences and seminars, Clinical Research Collaborations (CRCs), clinical practice guidelines and other ERS official scientific documents.

Objectives
  • Share the latest scientific research through conferences and seminars.
  • Support the development of clinical guidelines, statements and technical standards.
  • Support the respiratory research community and provide our members with access to research opportunities.

Council members

Nicolas Roche - profile image
Nicolas Roche
Science Council Chair
Declaration of Interests

Annual Declaration of Interest 2023-2024

1 - Personal interests

Regular Paid Consultancy Work

None

Personal Benefits
Company Purpose of Payment Amount of funds received*
AstraZenecaAd board, consultancyB
GSKAd board, consultancy, steering committeeC
ChiesiAd board, consultancy, presentationC
BiosencyconsultancyA
MenarinipresentationB
Sanofiad boardC
NOvartisAd boardB
ZambonpresentationB
Tevaad boardA
Pfizerad boardA
MSDpresentationA
ALKpresentationB
Personal Travel Grants or expenses for conferences etc.
Company Purpose and Nature of Benefit Amount of funds received*
ChiesiCPLFA
Shares in any Relevant Companies (excluding mutual funds)

None

2 - Non-Personal interests

Company Nature of Support Amount of funds received*
GSKresearchD
PfizerresearchD

3 - Other Interests that may be seen as potential conflicts

None

4 - Tobacco-Industry related Conflicts of Interests

No. I declare that I have not been full or part time employee of, paid consultant or advisor to /received a grant from the tobacco industry at any time after 1.1.2000, for any project or programme.

*Funds Code Legend
A B C D
less than € 1'000 € 1001 - € 5'000 € 5'001 - € 20'000 more than € 20'000
Sejal Saglani - profile image
Sejal Saglani
Fellowship and Awards Director
Declaration of Interests

Annual Declaration of Interest 2024-2025

1 - Personal interests

Regular Paid Consultancy Work

None

Personal Benefits

None

Personal Travel Grants or expenses for conferences etc.

None

Shares in any Relevant Companies (excluding mutual funds)

None

2 - Non-Personal interests

None

3 - Other Interests that may be seen as potential conflicts

None

4 - Tobacco-Industry related Conflicts of Interests

No. I declare that I have not been full or part time employee of, paid consultant or advisor to /received a grant from the tobacco industry at any time after 1.1.2000, for any project or programme.

*Funds Code Legend
A B C D
less than € 1'000 € 1001 - € 5'000 € 5'001 - € 20'000 more than € 20'000
Silke Meiners - profile image
Silke Meiners
Conference and Research Seminars Director
Salman Siddiqui - profile image
Salman Siddiqui
CRC Director
Declaration of Interests

Annual Declaration of Interest 2023-2024

1 - Personal interests

Regular Paid Consultancy Work
Company Area Product Amount of funds received*
AZairways diseaseN/AB
GSKairways diseaseN/AC
ChiesiAirways DiseaseN/AC
AreteiaAirways DiseaseN/AB
Personal Benefits

None

Personal Travel Grants or expenses for conferences etc.

None

Shares in any Relevant Companies (excluding mutual funds)

None

2 - Non-Personal interests

Company Nature of Support Amount of funds received*
Research GrantsAZD

3 - Other Interests that may be seen as potential conflicts

Company or organisation Nature/Purpose of Support
Eupnoos LimitedChief Scientific Officer, Co-founder and 5% equity holder
Astra ZenecaPart of an AZ funded remission steering group in asthma.
Astra ZenecaPart of an AZ coordinated group developing asthma remission consensus statement

4 - Tobacco-Industry related Conflicts of Interests

No. I declare that I have not been full or part time employee of, paid consultant or advisor to /received a grant from the tobacco industry at any time after 1.1.2000, for any project or programme.

*Funds Code Legend
A B C D
less than € 1'000 € 1001 - € 5'000 € 5'001 - € 20'000 more than € 20'000
Winfried Randerath - profile image
Winfried Randerath
Guidelines Director
Sara Cuevas Ocaña - profile image
Sara Cuevas Ocaña
Early Career Members Committee Chair
Eva Polverino - profile image
Eva Polverino
Director of Scientific Relations with the EU

Eva is a specialist in respiratory diseases since 2003 and currently Head of the research Unit in Respiratory Infections of the Department of Respiratory Diseases at Hospital Vall d’Hebron in Barcelona.

Eva’s main lines of investigation are non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis, cystic fibrosis, and antimicrobial resistance.

James Chalmers - profile image
James Chalmers
Chief Editor of the European Respiratory Journal
Rory Morty - profile image
Rory Morty
Chief Editor of the European Respiratory Review
Woo-Jung Song - profile image
Woo-Jung Song
Chief Editor of ERJ Open Research
Omar Usmani - profile image
Omar Usmani
Science Council Chair-elect
Sanja Stanojevic - profile image
Sanja Stanojevic
CRC Director-elect
Agnes Boots - profile image
Agnes Boots
Fellowships and Awards Director-elect
Didier Cataldo - profile image
Didier Cataldo
Conference and Research Seminars Director-elect
ERS Assembly Heads - profile image
ERS Assembly Heads
All ERS Assembly Heads are also members of the Science Council.

Ioannis Vogiatzis
Christian Karagiannidis
Irene H Heijink
Sophia Schiza
Apostolos Bossios
Ane Johannessen
Alexander Moller
Federica Meloni
Jellien Makonga-Braaksma
Raquel Duarte
Najib M. Rahman
Michael Kreuter
Olivier Sitbon
Walter De Wever

ERS Assembly Heads

Working Groups

Fellowships and Awards Working Group

Sejal Saglani, UK (Chair)
Agnes Boots, Netherlands (Elect)
Lorenzo Guglielmetti, France
Niki Ubags, Switzerland
Cristina Ardura-Garcia, Switzerland
Aleksandra Szczepankiewicz, Poland
Georgia Hardavella, Greece
Richard Lee, UK
Mathieu Marillier, France
Henrik Hansen, Denmark
Suzanne Cloonan, Ireland
Christoph Fisser, Germany
Susanne Vijverberg, Netherlands
Afroditi Boutou, Greece
Marielle W.H. Pijnenburg, Netherlands
Richard Staats, Portugal
Orianne Dumas, France
Joana Pepke-Zaba, UK
Franz de Jongh, Netherlands
Eva Garrido-Martin, Spain
Jan Willem Duitman, Netherlands
Olivier Burgy, France
Stamatoula Tsikrika, Greece
Dries Testelmans, Belgium
Athanasia Pataka, Greece
Dragos Bumbăcea, Romania

Clinical Research Collaborations Working Group

Salman Siddiqui, UK (Chair)
Sanja Stanojevic, Canada (Elect)
Winfried Randerath, Germany
Andre Nyberg, Sweden
Amanda Dandanell, Juul Denmark
Apostolos Bossios, Sweden
Begüm Ergan, Turkey
Christoph Lange, Germany
Delia Goletti, Italy
Joanna Chorostowska, Poland
Joanna Pepke-Zaba, UK
Jakob Usemann, Switzerland
Marieke Duiverman, Netherlands
Vivi Schlünssen, Denmark
Janine Gote-Schniering, Switzerland
Julien Guiot, Belgium
Lorna Latimer, UK
Manuel Sanchez de la Torre, Spain
Vitalii Poberezhets, Ukraine

Guidelines Working Group

Andrew Bush, United Kingdom (Chair)
Amanda Dandanell Juul, Denmark
Johan Verbraecken, Belgium
Salman Siddiqui, United Kingdom
Stelios Loukides, Greece
Marieke Duiverman, Netherlands
Sylvia Ulrich, Switzerland
Amanda Tufman, Germany
Angela Zacharasiewicz, Austria
Jibril Mohammed, Nigeria
Rosanne Beijers, Netherlands
Pieter Goeminne, Belgium
Judith Garcia Aymerich, Spain
Hilary Pinnock, United Kingdom
Martin Kolb, Canada
Winfried Randerath, Germany
Saskia Bos, United Kingdom