Meet the EpiCreators

EpiCentral is co-created with the expertise and guidance of global experts; read on to meet our EpiCreators and hear from them why they are excited about EpiCentral.  

Dr Tanya M. Laidlaw, MD

Professor Laidlaw is an academic physician (allergist and immunologist) and clinical-translational researcher with extensive academic and industry clinical trial experience for respiratory, immunologic, and inflammatory diseases.

Dr Tanya M. Laidlaw, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Boston, United States of America

Professor Laidlaw is Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and is the Director of Translational Research in Allergy and Director of the Aspirin-Exacerbated Respiratory Disease (AERD) Centre at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

Professor Laidlaw’s research focuses on the causative mechanisms of AERD, severe asthma, nasal polyposis, and aspirin and NSAID allergies, as well as the exploration of better solutions for these diseases.

Professor Laidlaw’s main publications focus on AERD pathogenesis, treatments, and biomarkers. She has also published several articles on chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps and asthma.

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Professor Louis-Philippe Boulet, MD, FRCPC

Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Laval University

“In the last three decades, I’ve been involved in research in asthma and respiratory allergy, as well as in education and knowledge translation in respiratory health.”

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Professor Gianni Marone, MD

Professor of Medicine, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II

“Our team is working in the Center for Basic and Clinical Immunology Research of the University of Naples Federico II and focuses on inflammatory mediators in allergic diseases.”

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Professor Celeste Porsbjerg, MD, PhD

Professor of Severe Asthma, Bispebjerg Hospital

“I am an expert in severe asthma, and I have a longstanding interest in the airway epithelium.”

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Professor Christopher Brightling, PhD, FMedSci

Clinical Professor of Respiratory Medicine, University of Leicester and Glenfield Hospital

“My particular area of interest is airway diseases, in particular severe asthma, and trying to understand what are the underlying mechanisms.”

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Professor Bruce Levy, MD

Division Chief, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Division, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

“I have a longstanding interest in exploring the fascinating biology of the airway epithelium and its role in health and disease.”

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Assistant Professor Marco Caminati, MD

Assistant Professor in Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona

“My research interests focus on immunological and allergic diseases, in particular severe asthma and rare dysimmune conditions with hyper-eosinophilia.”

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Professor Pascal Chanez, MD, PhD

Professor in the Department of Respiratory Diseases, University of Aix-Marseille

 “My particular interest is in the bronchial epithelium and its relation to allergy and environment in chronic severe bronchial diseases.

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Dr Simon Couillard, MD-MSc

Assistant Professor in Medicine, Université de Sherbrooke

“EpiCentral is an important platform to tackle our rapidly evolving knowledge of the airway epithelium as the epicentre of asthma.”

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Associate Professor Delbert (Del) Dorscheid, MD, PhD

Associate Professor, Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, University of British Columbia

“I am currently investigating how repeated cycles of injury and repair of the airway epithelium contribute to the development of asthma.”

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Professor Teal S. Hallstrand, MD, MPH

Professor of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Washington

“My particular interests are the management of difficult-to-control asthma and the pathogenesis of airway hyperresponsiveness including exercise-induced bronchoconstriction.”

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Professor Enrico Heffler, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Humanitas University

My main clinical interests focus on inflammatory airway diseases, immunological mechanisms of allergic diseases, asthma, rhinitis, chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps, anaphylaxis and food allergy.

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Professor Ian Pavord, MA, DM, FRCP, FERS, FMedSci

Professor of Respiratory Medicine, University of Oxford

“My research focuses on identifying and validating biomarkers of eosinophilic, Type-2 airway inflammation in asthma and COPD.”

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Associate Professor Gilda Varricchi, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Naples Federico II

“My research area of interest is on the pathogenesis of bronchial asthma and allergic diseases, including the roles of eosinophils, basophils, mast cells, macrophages and specific cytokines in allergic disorders.”

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Professor Dr Klaus Rabe, MD, PhD, FERS

Professor of Pulmonary Medicine, University of Kiel and Director of the Department of Pneumology, LungenClinic Grosshansdorf

“My research encompasses several fields of respiratory medicine, including asthma, COPD and lung cancer, with the aim to investigate the mechanisms of airway inflammation, early determinants of lung health and the pathophysiological links between respiratory and cardiovascular disease.”

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Dr Anju Peters, MD

Professor of Medicine and Associate Chief of Clinical Research and Practice Innovation, Northwestern University

“My primary research focus is in chronic rhinosinusitis and comorbid conditions. I have published more than 100 peer-reviewed articles in this field.”

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Professor MeiLan Han, MD, MS

Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Michigan Health System and Director of the Michigan Airways Program

“My research interests are related to large clinical trials in COPD, defining disease phenotypes, new screening methods and treatment interventions, as well as the impact of smoking and smoke exposure on lung health.”

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Professor Claire Hopkins, BM BCh, FRCS(ORLHNS)

Consultant ENT Surgeon and Professor of Rhinology at King’s College

“My research focuses on improving outcomes of medical and surgical treatments for nasal conditions.”