ERS International Congress 2023: highlights from the Basic and Translational Sciences Assembly

Area of Science:

• Basic and Translational Sciences
• Respiratory Medicine

Background:

• The European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress 2023 theme focused on micro- and macro-environments and respiratory health.
• Early career researchers from Assembly 3 (Basic and Translational Sciences) were tasked with summarizing key sessions.

Purpose of the Study:

• To summarize critical insights from six selected sessions at the ERS International Congress 2023.
• To highlight advancements in basic and translational respiratory science presented at the congress.

Main Methods:

• Summaries were compiled from sessions covering respiratory health environments, scientific reviews, tissue modeling, omics analyses, cell-to-cell crosstalk, and preclinical models.
• Key messages from "Micro- and macro-environments and respiratory health," "Scientific year in review," "Tissue modelling and remodelling," "What did you always want to know about omics analyses for clinical practice?," "Lost in translation: new insights into cell-to-cell crosstalk in lung disease," and "From the transcriptome landscape to innovative preclinical models in lung diseases" were synthesized.

Main Results:

• The summaries cover diverse topics including environmental impacts on respiratory health, omics data application in clinical practice, and novel insights into cell communication in lung diseases.
• Integration of next-generation sequencing with laboratory methods was discussed.
• The link between transcriptome landscape and innovative preclinical models for lung diseases was presented.

Conclusions:

• The selected sessions showcased a broad spectrum of high-quality research in basic and translational respiratory science.
• The congress demonstrated the robust progress and strength of research within the ERS community.