Congratulations on receiving the ERS ECM award! Would you like to share what sparked your interest in respiratory research, and specifically ageing, and how it has evolved over the years? You are interested in endophenotyping COPD and IPF patients to identify treatable traits. How do your research findings translate into clinical practice to improve management and quality of life in chronic respiratory diseases...
In this article, we provide an overview of the experience of being chair and co-chair of the Early Career Member Committee (ECMC) of the European Respiratory Society (ERS) from past and current officers – Niki Ubags (past chair), Maxime Patout (past co-chair), Sara Cuevas Ocaña (current chair) and Thomas Gille (current co-chair) (figure 1). The past chair and co-chair share their main achievements and challenge...
The presentations offered a comprehensive understanding of the current research landscape in this area, stressing the need for ongoing investigation and collaboration among scientists and clinicians. It also included a specific session directed at early career delegates, focusing on career development. Early career delegates were involved in several activities, from participating in oral/poster communication se...