Vacancy: Board Members NRS
We are looking for two new board members who are motivated to strengthen collaboration and visibility in Dutch lung research.
What’s involved?
- Contribute to and help shape NRS activities and initiatives
- Actively contribute in a monthly online board meeting (4th Tuesday, 16:00–17:00)
- Board term: 3 years, renewable up to 2 times
In selecting new members, we aim for a balanced board in terms of gender, professional background, and geographical representation across Dutch university medical centers.
📩 Interested? Simply send an email to nrs@nrs-science.nl to express your interest
NRS Webinar
Next-Gen Approaches to Tuberculosis Control
23 April 12:30-13:30.
NRS Members can join the webinar for free. The link to the webinar have been sent the email addresses of NRS members.
Dr. Reinout van Crevel: Sequencing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis; resistance, transmission and pathogenesisDr. Paula Niewolt: Imaging the site of infection: identifying spatial relationships associated with protection against Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Advanced Technologies in lung research Symposium 2026
27 March Utrecht University
Themes: The airway microbiome. Sex differences in lung disease, Computational frameworks for integrating Multi-Omics and Imaging in severe asthma, Microplastics and the exposome.
Keynote Speakers
Thomas Eagan, Bergen, Norway
Killian Hurley, Dublin, Ireland
Nazanin Kermani, London, UK
George Downward, Utrecht, NL
NRS Members can join the symposium free of charge. Register here.
Young Investigator Board
The year of 2025 wrapped up with a highlight for the NRS Young Investigator board at the Young Investigator Symposium in Amsterdam on 28 November. For pictures and highlights of the day, click here
NRS Swierenga Medal
Congratulations to Professor Peter Wijkstra for winning the 2026 NRS Swierenga Penning
Over the course of his career, Prof. Wijkstra combined clinical care, including chronic non-invasive ventilation, sleep apnoea, diaphragm dysfunction, and complex weaning, with education and supervision of students, physicians (in training), and PhD candidates. He held key national and international leadership roles, including chair and president of the NVALT and NRS, and served as Treasurer of the European Respiratory Society (ERS). His work contributed to advances in chronic ventilation, ALS care, diaphragm pacing, and guideline development.
Benefits of the NRS membership
Join the NRS and participate in an active community that strives to advance respiratory research!
We will be sending out invoices for renewal of 2026 membership in the second week of January 2026.
Advanced Technologies Symposium 2026
NRS Webinar-Next-Gen Approaches to Tuberculosis Control
NRS Webinar-Omics in Rare Disease: From Data to Diagnosis
NRS Webinar-From Cells to Fibrosis: Mechanistic Advances in ILD
NRS Webinar-Closing the Gaps: Addressing Disparities in Obstructive Lung Disease