Science Committee

The Science Committee evaluates new scientific evidence about asthma care, and prepares updates to scientific reports on asthma management and prevention.

 

 

Helen K. Reddel, MBBS, PhD, Chair
Macquarie University and University of Sydney
Sydney, NSW, Australia

Sydney Local Health District
Sydney, NSW, Australia


 

Len Bacharier, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Monroe Carell Jr Children's Hospital
Nashville, Tennessee, USA


 

Matteo Bonini MD, PhD
Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Università Sapienza
Rome, Italy

National Heart and Lung Institute (NHLI), Imperial College
London, United Kingdom


 

Pr Arnaud Bourdin
University of Montpellier
Department of Respiratory Diseases
Montpellier, France


 

Chris Brightling MD
University of Leicester
Leicester, United Kingdom


 

Guy Brusselle, MD, PhD, FERS
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium

Ghent University Hospital
Ghent, Belgium


 

Dr. Roland Buhl
Johannes Gutenberg University
Mainz, Germany

Senior Professor, Pulmonary Department
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany


 

Dr Francine Ducharme
University of Montreal
Montreal, Canada

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine
Montreal, Canada


 

Liesbeth Duijts MD, PhD
Erasmus MC, University Medical Center
Rotterdam, The Netherlands


 

Louise Fleming, MD
Imperial College
London, United Kingdom

Imperial Healthcare NHS Trust and Royal Brompton Hospital
London, United Kingdom


 

Hiromasa Inoue, MD
Kagoshima University
Kagoshima, Japan

Kagoshima University Hospital
Kagoshima, Japan


 

Alan Kaplan, MD
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Family Physician Airways Group of Canada
Markham, Ontario, Canada


 

Refiloe Masekela MBBCh, PhD
University of KwaZulu Natal
Durban, KwaZuluNatal

Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital
Durban, South Africa


 

Paulo Pitrez, M.D., Ph.D.
Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre (UFCSPA)
Porto Alegre, Brasil

Hospital Santa Casa de Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre, Brasil


 

Dr Sundeep Salvi MD, PhD, Hon FRCP(Lon)
Director Pulmocare Research and Education (PURE) Foundation
Pune, India


 

Dr Fanny Wai-san Ko
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong, China

Prince of Wales Hospital
Hong Kong, China


 

Min Zhang
Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Shanghai, China

Department of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai General Hospital
Shanghai, China


Updated January 2026

GINA Committee members disclose relationships (personal benefits, shares, and non-personal interests) with profit-making organizations in December of each year using the following definitions:

  • Personal Benefits (Consultancy-Lecture Fees) refers to fees for lectures, advisory committees or consultancy services either intermittent or regular, from which a GINA member benefits personally. This includes ongoing attendance at advisory board meetings but would not normally include a situation where an individual is paid for a specific item or for attending or speaking at an occasional meeting.
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  • Non-Personal Interests refers to fees or grants paid to a GINA Committee member (or the Department/Institution on behalf of a GINA member) and used for research, education, equipment, salaries, etc.

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