BREATH Committees
The Management Board, Steering Committee, the Scientific and Economic Advisory Board and the Next Generation Committee are the committees set up at BREATH to ensure a successful scientific and economic cooperation.
Management Board
The Management Board consists of the directors of the MHH Departments of Respiratory Medicine and Infectious Disease, Paediatric Pneumology, HTTG and the Director of the Fraunhofer ITEM.
Prof. Dr. Gesine Hansen
Prof. Dr. Marius Hoeper
Prof. Dr. Arjang Ruhparwar
Prof. Dr. Norbert Krug (ITEM)
On January 24, 2023 Prof. Hansen, Prof. Krug and Prof. Ruhparwar were elected by the BREATH Faculty for a term of three years. Prof. Hoeper was elected on March 17, 2024, as the success of the deceded Prof. Tobias Welte.
Since June 2024 Ms. Prof. Hansen holds the position of Site Director for Hannover within the DZL.
Steering Committee
The Steering Committee constitutes the highest decision-making committee in the BREATH research network and is made up of the Management Board
the Management Board
Prof. Dr. Gesine Hansen
Prof. Dr. Marius Hoeper
Prof. Dr. Arjang Ruhparwar
Prof. Dr. Norbert Krug
the Managing Director
Dr. Annegret Zurawski
one member each from the disease areas Asthma und Allergic Diseases (AA) and Regeneration & Organ Replacement (ROR)
Prof. Dr. Jens Hohlfeld (Fraunhofer ITEM)
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Martin
one representative from the Platforms
Prof. Dr. Jens Vogel-Claussen
one respresentative from the partner LUH
Prof. Dr. Annika Herr
and a patient representative
Michael Wilken.
The above-named members of the Steering Committee were elected on January 24, 2023 in the BREATH General Assembly for a term of three years. For Michael Wilken, Prof. Dr. Herr and Prof. Dr. Vogel-Claussen it is the second term. For the other members of the committee, it is their fourth term.
The Steering Committee is responsible for decisions regarding the budget distribution guidelines, the admission of new members into the assembly of doctors and scientists (BREATH Faculty) and the strategic and organizational orientation of the research network. The promotion of young researchers also belongs to the functions of the Steering Committee.
Scientific and Economic Advisory Board
The International Scientific and Economic Advisory Board is currently made up of seven members:
Chairman,
Prof. Dr. Andrew Bush Professor of Paediatric Respirology, Imperial College & Consultant Paediatric Chest Physician, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Prof. Dr. Pieter Hiemstra Professor of Respiratory Cell Biology and Immunolog, Head of the Laboratory for Respiratory Cell Biology and Immunology of the Department of Pulmonology, Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), The Netherlands
Prof. Dr. Sylvia Knapp Professor of Infection Biology, Medical University Vienna, Wien, Österreich
Prof. Dr. Thea Koch Klinikdirektorin, Klinik und Poliklinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivtherapie, Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus an der Technischen Universität Dresden, Germany
Prof. Dr. Dirk Van Raemdonck Head of Clinic, Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium
a representative of the pharmaceutical industry,
Dr. Cordula Mohrlang Senior Director Scientific Affairs, GlaxoSmithKline GmbH & Co. KG, Munich, Germany
and a representative from a medical insurance company.
Dr. Christoph Vauth Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board, AOK NordWest, Die Gesundheitskasse, Dortmund, Germany
The Advisory Board oversees the scientific and medically innovative progress of BREATH and supports the BREATH Faculty in an advisory capacity. This important function is an honorary position.
Next Generation Committee
The Next Generation Committee consists of members of the BREATH Faculty. They support the BREATH Board of Directors and the BREATH Steering Committee in the planning of BREATH retreats, in the planning and implementation of high-profile events, in the strategic planning of the development of BREATH itself and in the preparation and implementation of evaluations.
The members of the committee are appointed by the BREATH Board, the term of office is 2 years and an extension is possible.
The current members of the Next Generation Committee are:
Prof. Dr. Christine Happle
Prof. Dr. Lars Knudsen
Dr. Lavinia Neubert
Dr. Ruth Olmer
Prof. Dr. Jessica Rademacher
Prof. Dr. Jonas Schupp
PD Dr. Katherina Sewald
Dr. Patrick Zardo