08.30 – 09.20 Registration and coffee 09.20 – 09.30 Opening M. Joëls (NL)
Prevention/Lifestyle/Epidemiology
Moderators: G.H. Koppelman (NL)/H.M. Boezen (NL) 09.30 – 09.50 Tobacco control: the power of law and policy B.C.A. Toebes (NL) 09.50 – 10.00 Discussion
10.00 – 10.20 A legacy of smoke exposure: transgenerational epigenetics in asthma J.W. Holloway (UK)
10.20 – 10.30 Discussion
10.30 – 10.50 Genetics of smoking: Impact on smoking behaviours, health consequences and cessation R. Tyndale (CAN) 10.50 – 11.00 Discussion
11.00 – 11.45 Coffee break
Moderator: W. Timens (NL)/ J.W. Holloway (UK) 11.45 – 12.05 Microbiome relevance to asthma and COPD M. Bafadhel
12.05 – 12.15 Discussion
12.15 – 12.30 Short communication 12.30 – 12.45 Short communication
12.45 – 13.05 Inhalation technique, how and why? J.W. Kocks (NL) 13.05 – 13.15 Discussion
13.15 – 14.15 Lunch
Systems Biology
Moderator: M.N. Hylkema (NL)/H.B. Schiller (DE) 14.15 – 14.35 Single cell sequencing as a new approach to unravel the biology of asthma and asthma remission M.C. Nawijn (NL) 14.35 – 14.45 Discussion
14.45 – 15.05 Epigenetic mechanisms regulating the expression of inflammatory and remodeling genes in the lung A. Faiz (Aus) 15.05 – 15.15 Discussion
15.15 – 15.45 POSTERS – Moderator to be announced
15.45 – 16.15 Tea break
16.15 – 16.35 Epigenetic impact of air pollutants and environmental exposures on asthma and COPD E. Melén (S) 16.35 – 16.45 Discussion
16.45 - 17.00 Short communication 17.00 – 17.15 Short communication
17.15 - 17.35 A systems biology approach to lung disease I. A. Adcock (UK) 17.35 – 17.45 Discussion
17.45 – 17.50 Closure
18.30 Reception and Buffet The reception is offered to you by the University of Groningen, the Municipality of Groningen and the Province of Groningen
09.30 – 09.50 Early detection of chronic lung disease and exacerbations: biomarkers, imaging and beyond G. Jenkins (UK) 09.50 – 10.00 Discussion
10.00 – 10.30 Coffee break
Moderator: C.A. Brandsma (NL)/J.K. Burgess (NL) 10.30 – 11.50 Accelerated aging as a common driving force of lung fibrosis and COPD/Emphysema? S. Meiners (DE) 10.50 – 11.00 Discussion
11.00 – 11.20 Endotypes of asthma COPD towards personalized medicine S. Christenson (USA) 11.20 – 11.50 Discussion
11.50 – 12.30 POSTERS – moderator to be announced
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch
Innovative therapies
Moderators: P. Wijkstra (NL)/A. Faiz (Aus) 13.30 – 13.50 Bronchoscopic interventions for COPD D.J. Slebos (NL) 13.50 – 14.00 Discussion
14.00 – 14.20 Home mechanical ventilation in COPD M. Duiverman (NL) 14.20 – 14.30 Discussion
14.30 – 14.50 Epithelial mechanisms of asthma and COPD susceptibility A. van der Does (NL) 14.50 – 15.00 Discussion
15.00 – 15.30 Tea break
Moderators: H.A.M. Kerstjens(NL)/G. Jenkins (UK) 15.30 – 15.50 Prevention and treatment of COPD exacerbations M. van den Berge (NL)
15.50 – 16.00 Discussion
16.00 – 16.20 Biologicals in Asthma and COPD G. Brusselle (BE)