Renaud Louis

Head of Respiratory Medicine Department, CHU Liege University of Liege Liege, Belgium Medical study : • Graduated as Doctor in Medecine from University of Liege in 1987 • Graduated as Specialist in Respiratory Medicine from University of Liege in 1993 Professional Experience in a Foreign Country: • Eightheen months (1994-1996) in Southampton as a Research Fellow in the department of Immunopharmacology directed by Prof Holgate at Southampton University (England) • One year half/time (2002-2003) as “Visiting Professor” in the department of Respiratory Medicine in Maastricht University Hospital directed by Prof Wouters (NL) Field of Research : • Airways inflammation and bronchial hyperresponsiveness in asthma and COPD. • Asthma and COPD phenotyping • Agregation thesis Title : « Experimental contribution to the study of non specific bronchial hyperresponsiveness and airways inflammation in atopic asthma » Expertise in Clinical Research: • Since 1992 principal investigator of more than 100 clinical trials from phase 1 to 4 in the field of asthma, COPD and allergy. • Latest ICH-GCP certificate obtained in 2017 University Achievements: • Agregation of superior teaching from University of Liege in 1998 • Clinical Professor in Respiratory Medicine from University of Liege 2000-2004 • Full Professor in Respiratory Medicine from University of Liege since september 2004 Current Position: • Head of the department of Pneumology at CHU Sart-Tilman, Liege since October 2004 Reviewing and editing: Current reviewer for several journals in the field of asthma and COPD : • European Respiratory Journal • Clinical and Experimental Allergy • Allergy • Thorax • Am J Respir Crit Care Med • Chest • J Allergy Clin Immunology • Respiratory Research • Respiratory Medicine Member of the editorial board/associate editor of: • Allergy (2007-2010) • International Journal of Clinical Practice-Associate editor of the Respiratory Disease Section (2010-2015) • European Respiratory Review (since 2016)