The more stars, the brighter! Interview with the ECM award winner 2023

Rathnayake, Senani N.H.; Cruz, Joana; Cuevas Ocaña, Sara; Lehmann, Mareike; Demeyer, Heleen

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Rathnayake, Senani N.H.

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Congratulations on receiving the ERS ECM award! Would you like to share what sparked your interest in respiratory research, and specifically ageing, and how it has evolved over the years? You are interested in endophenotyping COPD and IPF patients to identify treatable traits. How do your research findings translate into clinical practice to improve management and quality of life in chronic respiratory diseases? Are there any promising therapies or interventions from your research that you believe will significantly improve patient care? How can international societies, such as the ERS, promote the implementation of these personalised therapies? You hold multiple roles, as a Professor and a research group leader, among others. How do you manage your time effectively and maintain a healthy work–life balance? How important has mentorship or collaboration been in your career? Can you share any experiences where collaboration or mentorship significantly impacted your professional development? You have moved places a lot over the years, were these moves choices or needs? Do you think you would have achieved a similar profile without them? What piece of advice would you give to yourself if you could talk to yourself 5 years ago and what advice would you give to ECMs at the start of their career? You have been nominated for the ECM award by a colleague. What significance does winning this award hold for you and has it influenced your research path in any way? During your Mina Gaga lecture at the ERS Congress you also inspired many ECMs with the quote “the more stars the brighter”. Can you explain what this means for you?

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Acknowledgements: We thank M. Lehmann for taking the time to have this interview and share her insights into research, her career path, her personal life and collaborations.
Support statement: H. Demeyer is a post-doctoral Researcher of the FWO Flanders. J. Cruz acknowledges the support of the Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology (ciTechCare), funded by Portuguese national funds provided by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT) (UIDB/05704/2020).
Breathe, Volume 20, Issue 3: https://publications.ersnet.org/content/breathe/20/3 //

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RathnayakeSNH, Cruz J, CuevasOcañaS, et al. Themore stars, thebrighter! InterviewwiththeECMawardwinner2023.Breathe2024;20:240175[DOI:10.1183/20734735.0175-2024].