WELCOME TO THE 12 TH LURN RETREAT APRIL 15 16, 2015 YSTAD SALTSJÖBAD, YSTAD

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1 WELCOME TO THE 12 TH LURN RETREAT APRIL 15 16, 2015 YSTAD SALTSJÖBAD, YSTAD

2 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: Gunilla Westergren Thorsson, Leif Bjermer, Arne Egesten, Jonas Erjefält, Claes Göran Löfdahl, Roland Andersson, Kristina Rydell Törmänen, Marianne Person, Jenny Karlsson and Agneta Hult PROGRAM COORDINATOR: Kristina Rydell Törmänen SUPPORTED BY: The Sandberg foundation ALUMNI HONORARY SANDBERG LECTURERS 2014 Professor Rachel Chambers, University College, London, UK Professor Gunnar Nilsson, Karolinska Insitutet, Stockholm, Sweden Professor Peter Sterk, AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Dr Patrick Mallia, Imperial College, London, UK 2013 Professor Oliver Eickelberg, Ludwig Maximilians Universität and Helmholtz Zentrum, München, Germany Professor Pieter S Hiemstra, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands Professor Guy G Brusselle, Ghent University Hospital and Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium Dr Andrew McKenzie, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK 2012 Professor James C. Hogg, icapture Center, St. Paul s Hospital, VA, Canada 2011 Professor Dirkje Postma, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands SANDBERG AWARDEES 2014 Professor Michael Benson, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden Professors Anders Blomberg and Thomas Sandström, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden 2011 Professors Anders Eklund and Johan Grünewald, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARDEES 2014 Mandy Menzel, Lund University, Lund, Sweden Henning Svensson, Lund University, Lund, Sweden Maria Weitoft, Lund University, Lund, Sweden 2013 Yuan Xu, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden Michiko Mori, Lund University, Lund, Sweden Sara Rolandsson, Lund University, Lund, Sweden Jenny Calvén, Lund University 2012 Emil Tykesson, Lund University, Lund, Sweden

3 2011 Abraham Roos, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden DAY 1 WEDNESDAY 15 TH APRIL Arrival and Coffee break Session A Welcome and introduction to LURN Welcome and introduction Professor Gunilla Westergren Thorsson, Lund University, Lund LURN 2015 Kristina Rydell Törmänen, Lund University, Lund Univeristy Session B Idiopathic lung diseases diagnosis and treatment Professor Magnus Sköld, Md, PhD (Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden) Diagnosis and treatment strategies of IPF in EU in general and Sweden in particular Discussion Professor Leif Bjermer, MD, PhD (Lund University and Skåne University Hospital) Severe asthma diagnosis and clinical management Discussion Lunch Session C New aspects of COPD Susanne Gabrielsson, PhD (Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden) Exosomes in COPD Discussion Kasetty Gopinath (Lund University, Lund, Sweden)

4 The role of osteopontin in COPD Discussion Julie Weidner, PhD (Lund University, Lund, Sweden) Extracellular matrix modifying enzymes in COPD Discussion Coffee and check in Session D New angles on asthma pathology and therapy Professor Sven Erik Dahlen, MD, PhD (Karolinska Insitutet, Stockholm, Sweden) Bitter taste receptors in asthma Discussion Mandy Menzel (Lund University, Lund, Sweden) Macrolide treatment in asthma Discussion Hamid Akbarshahi, MD, PhD (Lund University, Lund, Sweden) Role of PRRs signaling in an experimental model of asthma exacerbation Session E Poster presentation Authors will be present for individual discussions Posters will be on display during the rest of the retreat Dinner

5 DAY 2 THURSDAY 16 TH APRIL Session F Stem cells in lung development and pathogenesis Professor Melanie Königshoff, MD, PhD (Ludwig Maximilians Universität and Helmholtz Zentrum, München, Germany) Stem cells/progenitors and embryonic signaling in lung diseases Discussion Mattias Magnusson, PhD (Lund University, Lund, Sweden) Developing stem cell based therapies for blood and pulmonary disorders Discussion Sara Rolandsson (Lund University, Lund, Sweden) MSC in regeneration Discussion Coffee and check out Session G Cell and tissue remodelling and regeneration Professor Reinoud Gosens, PhD (University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands) Acetylecholine in chronic inflammation and airway remodelling Discussion Professor Mattias Belting, MD,PhD (Lund University, Lund, Sweden) Cancer cells do not act alone the tumor microenvironment Discussion Emma Åhrman, PhD (Lund University, Lund, Sweden) The Lung Proteome Discussion Ulf Hedström (AstraZeneca, Mölndal, Lund University, Lund, Sweden) Title TBA

6 Discussion Lunch Session H Young Investigator award and Honorary lecture Young Investigator Award How I became a successful scientist Short talks from Honorary Sandberg Lecturers; Professor Magnus Sköld Professor Melanie Königshoff Professor Reinoud Gosens Coffee and departure PARTICIPANTS