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Romain Pauwels Research Award

Supported by GlaxoSmithKline

The award aims to encourage a new generation of lung scientists and to support young researchers in their quest to understand and treat respiratory illnesses.

Main criteria for candidates:

  • You are an ERS member?
  • You are 45 years of age or under (at the time of the application deadline) ?
  • You achieved outstanding clinical research on airway diseases and want to continue contributing to the scientific field?

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Closing date for applications and nominations is February 25, 2010. Notification of selection will be sent in May 2010.

The award is dedicated to the memory of Prof. Romain Pauwels (1943-2005), for his efforts in fighting asthma and COPD. It will be awarded for excellence in previous achievements in clinical research on airways diseases, such as Asthma and related diseases. Other respiratory diseases are however not excluded. The winner will be obliged to undertake certain travelling lectureship commitments. The research grant part of the award should preferably be used for support of young research fellows. Original research should not have been previously sponsored by pharmaceutical industries.


Vienna 2009 Awards

Romain Pauwels Research Fund

Supported by GlaxoSmithKline

This award was presented at the ERS Annual Congress in Vienna, Austria, at the beggining of the Clinical Year in Review session at 8:30 on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 in Room D3.

Presented to Dr Georgina Xanthou-Tsigkoglou, Athens, Greece, in recognition of her outstanding contribution to research in Respiratory Medicine.


Berlin 2008 Awards

Romain Pauwels Research Fund

Supported by GlaxoSmithKline 

This award was presented at the ERS Annual Congress in Berlin, Germany, at the beginning of the Clinical Year in Review session having taken place at 10:45 on Wednesday, October 8, 2008 in Room 1.2a.

Presented to Prof. Clifford Taggart, Belfast, United Kingdom, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to research in Respiratory Medicine.




Stockholm 2007 Awards

Romain Pauwels Research Fund

Supported by GlaxoSmithKline
Presented to Urs Frey.

In recognition of his outstanding contribution to research in Respiratory Medicine.


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