@article{32fa2bbf38734a44a69071bef83b1efb,
title = "Early Career Members at the ERS Lung Science Conference 2020: metabolic alterations in lung ageing and disease",
abstract = "Every year, the European Respiratory Society (ERS) organises the Lung Science Conference (LSC) in Estoril, Portugal, to discuss basic and translational science. The topic of the LSC 2020 was “Metabolic alterations in lung ageing and disease”. In addition to an outstanding scientific programme, the LSC provides excellent opportunities for career development and inclusion of Early Career Members (ECMs). All scientific and poster sessions are chaired by an ECM who is paired with a senior faculty member to allow ECMs to become acquainted with session chairing. In addition, 40 travel bursaries are made available to abstract authors and all bursary recipients are invited to take part in a mentorship lunch. Moreover, there is a session organised by the Early Career Members Committee (ECMC) dedicated to career development. Here, we describe the scientific highlights of LSC 2020 for those who could not attend. The ERS presents several awards at the LSC and here we will highlight all winners of the LSC 2020 awards. The five highest ranked abstracts from ECMs are presented during the Young investigator session. Patricia Ogger (UK) was presented with the William MacNee Award for the best presentation in this session. Several abstracts were selected for programmed oral presentations and Renata Jurkowska (UK) was presented with the inaugural Geoffrey Laurent Award for the best oral presentation. Moreover, the organisers presented eight Distinguished Poster awards to Anne-Sophie Lamort (Germany), Julia Frankenberg Garcia (UK), Johnatas Silva (UK), Pauline Esteves (France), Claudio Bussi (UK), Elodie Picard (France), Felix Ritzmann (Germany) and Alen Faiz (Australia) for their excellent contributions during the poster session.",
keywords = "NLRP3 INFLAMMASOME, PULMONARY, MUSCLE, INHIBITOR, MODELS, MITOCHONDRIA, DYSFUNCTION, SENESCENCE, MECHANISM, FIBROSIS",
author = "Ogger, \{Patricia P.\} and Silva, \{Johnatas Dutra\} and Mahyar Aghapour and Persson, \{Irma Mahmutovic\} and Christy Tulen and Renata Jurkowska and Ubags, \{Niki D.\}",
note = "Funding Information: The topic of the LSC 2020 ECMC session was “Strategically and successfully funding your future”, and included four talks covering grant and seminar proposal writing, and different fellowship opportunities within the ERS and the European Union (EU), with the aim of helping young researchers to boost their careers. The session was opened by the current ECMC representative for Assembly 3, Niki Ubags (Lausanne, Switzerland). She provided an introduction into the ECMC, and their vision and mission [47]. Moreover, she provided insight into opportunities for ECMs to become more active and involved in ERS activities. Funding Information: Lastly, Nadia El Mjyad (Brussels, Belgium) from the EU/European Research Council (ERC) talked about funding possibilities within the EU/ERC programme. She mentioned that for ERC starting grants, the excellence of the researcher and the research proposal are the main criteria. The host institute is not taken into account. It is important to familiarise yourself with the process and all required documents early on. Moreover, when selecting a panel to which to submit an application, it can be helpful to have a look at what kind of projects have been funded before in that panel, to make sure that you chose the right panel for your application. She also mentioned that early career researchers are eligible for the ERC Synergy grant mechanism. Funding Information: Next, Louise Donnelly (London, UK) talked about getting your first personal research grant within the ERS fellowship programme. She provided an overview of the different fellowship programmes that the ERS has on offer and specified the goals of these different programmes [48]. Moreover, she explained the application and interview process, and provided valuable do{\textquoteright}s and don{\textquoteright}ts for your applications. One of these is that you must choose your keywords wisely, as this determines to which reviewers your application will be allocated. Furthermore, she stressed that it is important to make sure that your proposed work is feasible for the requested fellowship time. In addition, it is important to highlight how the fellowship will advance your career and your potential involvement in the ERS. Lastly, Dr Donnelly mentioned that it is important to not give up if you are not successful the first time. Read the feedback carefully, integrate this in a resubmission and re-apply. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} ERS 2020.",
year = "2020",
month = sep,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1183/20734735.0063-2020",
language = "English",
volume = "16",
journal = "Breathe",
issn = "1810-6838",
publisher = "European Respiratory Society",
number = "3",
}