Scientific Advisory Board

The DZL Scientific Advisory Board counsels the Board of Directors and the General Assembly on scientific and programmatic questions. It is made up of internationally acclaimed experts in the field of lung research.

The members of the Scientific Advisory Board are:

Scott Budinger

Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board

Chief of Pulmonary and Critical Care in the Department of Medicine, Ernest S. Bazley Professor of Airway Diseases, Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care) and Cell and Developmental Biology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, USA

Melanie Königshoff

Co-Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board

Professor of Medicine, Associate Chief of Research, Department of Medicine, Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, UPMC Montefiore Hospital, University of Pittsburgh, USA

Maria Belvisi

Senior Vice President / Head of Research & Early Development, Respiratory & Immunology, Biopharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, GBR; Professor of Respiratory Pharmacology, NHLI, Imperial College London, GBR

Klaus Bønnelykke

Professor of Pediatrics, Chief Physician, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), DNK

James Chalmers

Asthma and Lung UK Chair of Respiratory Research, Head of Division of Respiratory Medicine and Gastroenterology, School of Medicine, University of Dundee, GBR

Gerard Koppelman

Professor of Pediatric Pulmonology, Head, section of Pediatric Pulmonlology and Pediatric Allergology, University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) , University of Groningen, NLD

Bradley Malin (designated)

Accenture Professor of Biomedichal Informatics, Biostatistics & Computer Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, USA

Grace Parraga

Professor and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair, Departments of Medicine (Respirology), Medical Biophysics, Oncology, Medical Imaging, and School of Biomedical Engineering, Robarts Research Institute, Western University, London CAN

Charles A. Powell

Professor of Medicine, and System Division Chief for Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai-National Jewish Health Respiratory Institute, USA

Pippa Powell

Director of the European Lung Foundation (ELF), Sheffield, GBR

Hans-Ulrich Prokosch

Holder of the Chair for Medical Informatics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, DEU; Chief Information Officer, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, DEU; Former Member of the Board of the German Society for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology (GMDS), DEU

Edda Spiekerkoetter

Associate Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine), Stanford University, USA

The former board chairs will continue to support the newly appointed Scientific Advisory Board within the framework of Transition Management initiated in spring 2024.

Jacob I. Sznajder

Former Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board
Chief, Division of Medicine-Pulmonary, Ernest S. Bazeley, Professor of Asthma and Related Disorders, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, USA

Peter M. Suter

Former Co-Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board
Akademien der Wissenschaften Schweiz, Centre Médical Universitaire, Universität Genf, CHE