Honorary memberships for Meurs and Visser (GRIP)
Prof. Herman Meurs , research group Molecular Pharmacology, has received a Fellowship of the European Respiratory Society (FERS) award. This honorable designation recognizes his sustained contribution to research in the respiratory field. Prof. H. Meurs’ research focus is the immunological regulation of airway function, in particular with regard to the pathophysiology of chronic inflammatory obstructive airways diseases like asthma and COPD, and the development of new pharmacological approaches for drug treatment.
The European Respiratory Society is the leading professional organization in its field in Europe. It is broad-based, with some 10,000 members and counting in over 100 countries. Its scope covers both basic science and clinical medicine with a focus on respiratory diseases.
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