| Thomas Illig | Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Hannover Medical School |
| Stephen M Black | Center for Translational Research, Florida International University |
| Danny Jonigk | Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Germany Institute of Pathology, Hannover Medical School |
| Danny Jonigk | Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Germany Institute of Pathology, Hannover Medical School |