GAN Symposium Speakers

Professor Chen-Yuan Chiang

MD, MPH

Dr Chiang is a clinician trained in Taiwan, specialized in respiratory and critical care medicine, obtained the degree of MPH at UC- Berkeley, US and DrPhilos at University of Bergen, Norway. He joined The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Paris, France in 2003 and was Director, Department of Lung Health, The Union, between 2007-2015. Currently, he is an international consultant for TB and lung health of The Union and Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University. He has published more than 170 papers, chapters of books, and monographs.

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GAN gratefully acknowledges funding from the University of Auckland and Wellcome (Grant number 203919/Z/16/Z) as well as sponsorship from AstraZeneca and GlaxoSmithKline that has helped to make the GAN Symposium 2024 possible. We thank the speakers and the organisations they represent for their contributions including securing their own funding to enable their participation. The Symposium programme was developed independently by the GAN Steering Group.

Professor Emeritus Innes Asher University of Auckland New Zealand
Dr Karen Bissell University of Auckland New Zealand
Dr Sainimere Boladuadua University of Auckland New Zealand
Professor Cass Byrnes University of Auckland New Zealand
Professor Chen-Yuan Chiang International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Taiwan
Professor Asma El Sony Epidemiological Laboratory (Epi-Lab) for Public Health, Research and Development Sudan
Dr Sunia Foliaki Massey University New Zealand
Professor Luis Garcia-Marcos Universidad de Murcia Spain
Dr Shami Jayasooriya University of Sheffield United Kingdom
Professor Refiloe Masekela University of Kwazulu-Natal South Africa
Professor Eva Morales Universidad de Murcia Spain
Professor Kevin Mortimer University of Kwazulu-Natal South Africa
Professor Neil Pearce London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine United Kingdom
Professor Helen Reddel Global Initiative for Asthma Australia
Dr Sarah Rylance World Health Organization
Dr Sabrina Sapsford University of Auckland New Zealand
Dr Nishtha Singh Asthma Bhawan India
Dr Marie Stolbrink Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine United Kingdom