Connecting Disciplines, Transforming Lung Health

NRS Webinar

Omics in Rare Disease: From Data to Diagnosis

25 June 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 on 08 June.

We are proud to invite Dr. Ewart Kuijk (WKZ/UMC Utrecht) and Dr. Jasper van Genugten (LUMC; AVL-NKI) to speak on the following topics:

• Functional readouts at the single cell and single organoid level to accelerate therapy development and personalized medicine in Cystic Fibrosis; 
• Decoding Immunotherapy Response in Pleural Mesothelioma: From Biomarkers to Molecular Mechanisms.

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NRS will report our finances on  25 June 2026 at 13:30, after the NRS bi-monthly webinar.

We welcome all members to join!

As an NRS member, it is your right to be informed about our activities and to approve our financial decisions.

The link will be the same as the webinar link, it will be sent to all members 19 June. If you have not received the link and want to join, please email nrs@nrs-science.nl

The calls for the following prestigious awards are open(ing):

NRS Swierenga Thesis Award 2026– Have you defended your thesis or going to defend your thesis between 1 September 2025 and 1 September 2026 and very proud of it?! -Call is open

NRS Swierenga Medal 2027–  The medal is awarded to a highly esteemed individual who is active in the area of respiratory diseases in the broadest sense. -Call is open

NRS SAB Best Paper Award 2026– presented annually to a young researcher who has conducted their research at a Research Institute or (Academic) hospital in the Netherlands, or a Dutch researcher who has conducted their research abroad. (Call opening 15 July)

NRS Mid-Career Award 2027- The NRS Mid-Career Award is presented every 2 years to recognize outstanding achievements of established mid-career researchers in respiratory science. The award of € 5,000.- should be used for research activities and include a plan for societal outreach.  (Call opening 27 July)

Help us recognize and celebrate excellence!

Young Investigator Board

Save the date:

27 November: Young Investigator Symposium in Amsterdam! Program will follow soon!

Next round of Young Investigator Travel grant deadline is 1 September 2026. 

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.