Events

This is a townhall for the Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology (SRN) Assembly to report to membership. Each committee lead will present updates.

Join leading expert, Ashley Losier, MD, from Yale University, for an interactive “Ask the Expert” session on bronchiectasis at 1 p.m. ET on January 28, 2026.

An expert panel will discuss the recently published results of the EVEREST Trial: "Dupilumab Versus Omalizumab in Patients with Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps and Coexisting Asthma (EVEREST): A Multicentre, Randomised, Double-blind, Head-to-head Phase 4 Trial"

Mereena George Ushakumary, PhD, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington will be discussing her research on cell population–resolved proteomic and transcriptomic atlas of human postnatal lung development, revealing how each cell type within the lung follows distinct, age-dependent molecular programs across the lifespan.

This live webinar will feature 2025 Ann Woolcock Memorial Award winner, Chantal Donovan, PhD, University of Technology Sydney. Christine Jenkins, AM, MD, FRACP, FThorSoc, FAAHMS, will be giving introductory remarks of Professor Ann Woolcock's legacy in in the field of asthma. The webinar will be moderated by Ramasubramanian Baalachandran, MBBS, University of Vermont Medical Center, and Aleksandra Babicheva, PhD, The Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota.

Michael Johnson, JD, a physician contract law expert with a strong focus on supporting early-career physicians, will lead an interactive session covering key contract elements—including compensation, work obligations, and exit strategies.

The Pediatric Assembly is pleased to announce the next one of the VIPPN (Virtual International Pediatric Pulmonary Network) clinical case series.

The authors of the recently published article titled, "CD8+ TEMRAs in severe asthma associate with asthma symptom duration and escape proliferation arrest" will present their work in a journal club format followed by a discussion with a panel of experts in the field.

The Section of Genetics and Genomics is presenting a journal club to discuss the JAMA paper "Polygenic Risk Score Added to Conventional Case Finding to Identify Undiagnosed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease." First author Jingzhou Zhang will present the findings from the paper, and a panel of experts will discuss.

Clinical Problems Web Committee will hold a journal club on "Geographic Disparities by Rural-Urban Status and Drive Time to Care in Tobacco Treatment for COPD"