It takes two to tango: translating scientific findings into clinical applications

Symposium
Chairs: I. Adcock (London, United Kingdom), K. Chung (London, United Kingdom)
Aims: to discuss the translation of scientific findings into clinical applications. One scientist and one clinician will deliver a presentation on one of three presented topics: mast cells in lung disease, T-cell biology and eosinophils in asthma and inflammatory cells and airway remodelling in COPD

Mast cells in lung disease H. Hoffmann (Århus, Denmark)
Mast cells in lung disease: clinical implications P. Bradding (Leicester (Leicestershire), United Kingdom)
T-cell biology and eosinophils in asthma: clinical implications P. Nair (Hamilton (ON), Canada)
Inflammatory cells and airway remodelling in COPD X. Yao (Nanjing (Jiangsu), China)
Inflammatory cells and airway remodelling in COPD: clinical implications M. Contoli (Ferrara (FE), Italy)