16th Young Investigators Symposium

16th NRS Young Investigator Symposium-

"Respiratory research from bench to bedside to community"

Are you a young researcher, including PhD students and post-docs, or a trainee physician specializing in lung disease research in the Netherlands? Join the NRS Young Investigator Symposium 2024 on the 29th of November! This symposium provides a platform to expand your network within the Netherlands, enhance your presentation skills, engage in data discussions, and gain inspiration from keynote leactures in the field of pulmonology. Discover more about the program and the optional abstract submission process below.

PROGRAM

09:15 - 09:45 Arrival and registration
09:45 - 10:00 Welcome
10:00 - 10:30 Lecture I
Dr. Kornel Golebski (AMC)
  From defence to disease: the role of innate lymphoid cells in pathologies of the airways.
10:30 - 11:00 Lecture II
Dr. Hettie Janssens (Erasmus MC)
  Innovations in monitoring infection and inflammation in CF lung disease: a tango between lab and clinics
11:00 - 11:15 Short break
11:15 - 11:45 Lecture III
Prof. dr. Cécile van Els (RIVM)
  Vaccines to respiratory pathogens: innovations to address current and emerging infectious diseases
11:45 - 12:45 Network activity
12:45 - 13:45 Lunch
13:45 - 15:45 Masterclasses
13:45 - 15:45 Workshop "Science and Social Media" by Stephan van Duin
15:45 - 17:00 Group photo, Awards, Borrel & Closing

Morning program

“From defence to disease: the role of innate lymphoid cells in pathologies of the airways”

Dr. Kornel Golebski (AMC)

“Innovations in monitoring infection and inflammation in CF lung disease: a tango between lab and clinics”

Dr. Hettie Janssens (Erasmus MC)

“Vaccines to respiratory pathogens: innovations to address current and emerging infectious diseases”

Prof. dr. Cécile van Els (RIVM)

Afternoon Program:

Attendees can engage in an interactive workshop centered on "Science and Social Media", led by Stephan van Duin. Alternatively, they may participate in a Masterclass, which offers personalized feedback to enhance presentation and communication skills. Masterclasses will be in small groups chaired by a senior in the field and NRS Young Investigator Board member. It's important to note that participants in the early stages of their careers are strongly advised to take part in the masterclass, as it provides tailored insights and benefits for their professional growth. Participants in the Masterclass are required to submit an abstract.

The "NRS Masterclass Award" will be given to the young investigator who gave the best presentation in the Masterclass; the awardee will recieve a prize of € 500,-

WORKSHOP- "How to write engaging posts for social media"

How do you apply the basics of science communication to a social media post? In this workshop you will learn how to communicate clearly about your research by writing an engaging post for LinkedIn. It starts with figuring out exactly why you want to communicate in the first place: what is your goal? With your goal in mind, you will then learn how to set up a good social media post. How do you prevent cliches, and grab attention right away? The skills you will pick up will help you write your own post, but can also help you in other forms of science communication.

MASTERCLASS ABSTRACT SUBMISSION GUIDLINE

Maxiumum 300 words
1 figure/table (optional)
Deadline: 16 October 2024

If you do not have any results from your study yet, simply provide an abstract that covers the background, hypothesis, and methods of your study. Preliminary data are also welcome. All abstracts will be accepted, you will not receive a confirmation of acceptance. Upon arrival and registration, you will receive an overview of the participants in each masterclass.

A TV screen will be available to project your PowerPoint slides during the Masterclass. Each participant will have 5 minutes to explain their study, followed by a short discussion (5-10 minutes). The presentation should be limited to a 5 slides and structured as follows: introduction, results (maximum 3 figures, 1 figure per slide), and discussion. If you do not have any results from your study yet, simply present the background, hypothesis, and methods of your study.

Be aware that joining the masterclass you automatically compete for the Masterclass award of 500 euros! You will be judged on your presentation (layout and structure) as well as presentation and discussion skills.

GET TO KNOW OUR SPEAKERS

Dr. Kornel Golebski is an immunologist, molecular biologist, and Doctor of Medicine. He obtained both his master's and PhD degrees from the University of Amsterdam. His research focuses on the immunological mechanisms underlying the pathologies of the lower and upper airways, including asthma, allergy, and chronic rhinitis. He focuses on the role of airway epithelium in mediating inflammatory processes and studies how interactions between structural cells and immune cells, such as innate lymphoid cells, shape the local tissue environment that drives pathologies of the human airways. Recently, he secured funding to develop human cell platform models for predicting individual patients' responses to therapeutics.

Dr Hettie Janssens is a pediatric pulmonologist and associate professor at the Erasmus MC-Sophia Children’s Hospital since 2009. She is head of the Pediatric CF-center, combining clinical work with research and management. Her research focuses on the pathophysiology and monitoring of cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease, aiming to develop non-invasive monitoring tools for early CF lung disease. She collaborates with numerous partners locally, nationally and internationally. She is co-author on more than 100 peer-reviewed publications. She is a board member of the European CF Society- Clinical Trial network (ECFS-CTN).

Prof. dr. Cécile van Els is an Dutch immunologist. She graduated as a medical biologist at Utrecht University (UU) and obtained her PhD in the field of minor transplantation antigen-immunity from Leiden University. She then joined the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) to study cellular immunity to HIV and other pathogens. Fascinated by the role of MHC presentation in immune mechanisms she co-developed a dedicated nanoproteomics platform for the targeted discovery of pathogen-derived HLA-presented T cell epitopes. As a PI, her research focused on understanding the acquisition, maintenance and waning of mechanistic correlates of protection against a wide range of human pathogens, after natural infection or vaccination. She wrote >150 articles and >10 expert reviews, the latter on specific correlates of protection in relation to measles virus, influenza virus, mycobacteria, pneumococci and the pertussis bacterium. She likes working in the public domain (RIVM) as well as in academia (where she holds a chair in ‘Vaccinology’ at UU) and in (inter)national consortia to advance vaccine research, -innovation and -acceptance. Since the corona crisis she regularly translates scientific knowledge regarding vaccines and immunity as a trusted advisor to policymakers and to the general public. A recent popular science paperback (in Dutch) by her hand is ‘Vaccins, prikkelende stof’.

Stephan started in science communication right after graduating as a biologist, and by now he’s seen it all. He was a science journalist for some years, and worked on science festivals and high-profile science center exhibitions before turning his attention to scientists. Since 2016, he exclusively works with scientists to help them tell their story. He does this through workshops and individual consultancy.

As co-chairman of the Dutch science communication association SciCom NL, he is also improving the discipline of science communication or ‘scicomm’ even further. Stephan’s vision is that both science and society can benefit from clear science communication when it’s done the right way.

Registration is free for NRS members.

Non-member fee: €150,-

Registration and abstraction submission portals open from 05-08-24 to 16-10-24.

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