• Editor-in-Chief

    Giorgio Walter Canonica, MD

    Professor of Respiratory Medicine at Humanitas University & Head of Personalized Medicine Asthma & Allergy Center, Humanitas Research Hospital, Milano, Italy; Conducted clinical immunology and allergology research at Biomedicum-Uppsala University Sweden & MUSC-Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA
    Email: giorgio_walter.canonica@hunimed.eu
    Co Editor-in-Chief

    Mario Di Gioacchino, MD

    President of the Italian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology; Full professor of Occupational Medicine, G. d’Annunzio University, Chieti, Italy
    Email: digioacchino@me.com
    Associate Editors

    Ignacio J. Ansotegui, MD, PhD

    Interests: Asthma, rhinitis, urticaria, anaphylaxis, immunotherapy, air pollution, climate change
    Executive Medical Director of the World Allergy Organization (WAO), Past President of the World Allergy Organization (WAO); Treasurer of Global Association of Asthma (INTERASMA) and Member of the Board of Directors of the Latin-American Society of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (SLAAI); Head of Department of Allergy and Immunology at Hospital Quironsalud Bizkaia, Bilbao, Spain

    Karl-Christian Bergmann, MD

    Interests: Lung physician, allergologist, pollen information, severe asthma, biologics
    Institute of Allergology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Sinthia Bosnic-Anticevich, PhD

    Interests: Asthma, COPD, allergic rhinitis, medicines use, pharmacy
    Professor, Woolcock Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney and Local Sydney Health District; Director of Development, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Fulvio Braido, MD

    Interests: Patients reported outcomes, pharmacotherapy, clinical, diagnosis, cough
    Associate Professor of Respiratory Medicine, University of Genoa, Head of Respiratory Unit for continuity of care, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy

    Mario Cazzola, MD

    Interests: Respiratory clinical pharmacology, asthma, COPD, bronchodilators
    Honorary Professor of Respiratory Medicine at the University of Rome ‘Tor Vergata’, Rome, Italy

    Nunzio Crimi, MD

    Interests: Bronchial asthma, biological therapy of asthma, bronchial hipereactivity, rhinology, allergy, interstitial lung disease
    Senior Professor, Respiratory Medicine at the Faculty 'of Medicine and Surgery of the University of Catania, Catania, Italy

    Lawrence DuBuske, MD

    Interests: Immunodiagnostics, biologicals for asthma, mast cell disorders, allergic rhinitis, urticaria, allergen immunotherapy, immune adjuvants
    Physician George Washington University Hospital Washington DC, Immunology Research Institute of New England, Washington DC, United States

    Giuseppe Guida, MD, PhD

    Interests: Asthma, EGPA, chronic rhinosinusitis, exhaled nitric oxide, T lymphocytes
    Assistant professor – Respiratory Medicine (MED/10) Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Torino - Severe Asthma and Rare Lung Disease UnitSan Luigi Gonzaga University Hospital, Orbassano (Torino), Italy

    Ludger Klimek, MD, PhD

    Interests: Allergic rhinitis, allergen immunotherapy, ASA intolerance / N-ERD syndrome, chronic rhinosinusitis / CRSwNP, epithelial immunology
    Head and Chairman Center for Rhinology and Allergology, Wiesbaden, Germany

    Ting-fan Leung, MD

    Interests: Microbiome, food allergy, component-resolved diagnosis, eczema, genetics
    Professor, Department of Paediatrics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

    Carlo Lombardi, MD

    Interests: Asthma, allergy, COPD, biological agents, specific allergen immunotherapy
    Head of Departmental Unit of Allergology, Clinical Immunology & Pneumology, Fondazione Poliambulanza Istituto Ospedaliero, Brescia, Italy

    Mauro Maniscalco, PhD

    Interests: Biomarkers, nitric oxide, breath, pulmonary test, rehabilitation
    Associate Professor in Respiratory Medicine University Federico II of Naples and Head of the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Division, ICS Maugeri Scientific Institute of Telese, Napoli, Italy

    Paolo Maria Matricardi, MD

    Interests: Molecular allergology, digital allergology, hygiene hypoythesis, immunoglobulin E, allergen immunotherapy
    Working Group of Molecular Allergology and Digital Health - Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, Immunology and Intensive care - Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany

    Mário A. Morais-Almeida, MD

    Interests: Asthma, rhinitis, allergen immunotherapy, pediatric, lung function tests
    Head of Allergy Center of CUF Descobertas Hospital; President of the Portuguese Association of Asthmatic Patients, Lisbon, Portugal

    Lorenzo Moretta, MD

    Interests: Human NK cells, NK receptors, myeloid derived suppressor cells, PD-1
    Director, Tumor Immunology Unit，Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospitale, IRCCS；Past-President, European Federation of Immunological Societies (EFIS)；Member, Accademia dei Lincei；Emeritus Professor, University of Genova，Italy

    Ken Ohta, MD, PhD

    Interests: Hard-to-treat asthma, animal model, guidelines for asthma and COPD, molecular mechanisms of asthma and allergy, biologics for asthma therapy
    President, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association (JATA) Fukujuji Hospital; Honorary President, NHO Tokyo National Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

    Giovanni Paoletti, MD

    Interests: Asthma, allergen immunotherapy, real world evidence, nasal polyps, rhinitis
    Assistant Professor in Internal Medicine - Humanitas University, Allergist “Personalized Medicine Asthma & Allergy Clinic” Istituto Clinico Humanitas - Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy

    Chae-Seo Rhee, MD, PhD

    Interests: Rhinosinusitis, rhinitis, immunotherapy, clinical and animal study for allergic rhinitis
    Professor and Chair of Dept. of Otorhinolaryngology_Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea

    Antonino Romano, MD

    Interests: Drugs, penicillins, cephalosporins, NSAIDs allergy/hypersensitivity, diagnosis
    Oasi Research Institute-IRCCS, Troina, Italy

    Dermot Ryan, MD

    Interests: Primary care, asthma, allergy, rhinitis, urticaria
    Honorary Fellow, University of Edinburgh, Consultant Clinical Strategic Director, Optimum Patient care, Edinburgh, Scotland

    Ingrid Terreehorst, MD, PhD

    Interests: Inhalant allergy, eosinophilic esophagitis, perioperative anaphylaxis, immunotherapy, drug allergy, food allergy
    Associate Professor, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Department of ENT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Garry M. Walsh, PhD

    Interests: Airway epithelial cell inflammatory phenotype and function, eosinophil/airway epithelial cell interactions, eosinophil apoptosis, biologic-based therapy for asthma, biomarkers in asthma & COPD
    Emeritus Reader in Inflammation & Immunity, Institute of Medical Sciences,University of Aberdeen, U.K.

    Torsten Zuberbier, MD, PhD

    Interests: Dermatology, allergology, urticaria, atopic dermatitis
    Professor of Dermatology and Allergy, Director of Institute of Allergology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin, Director of Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology, Allergology and Immunology, Berlin, Germany
    Editorial Board Members

    Diego Bagnasco, PhD

    Interests: Asthma, biologics, CRSwNP, T2 inflammation, respiratory pathophysiology
    Respiratory and Allergy Clinic, Department of Internal Medicine (DIMI), University of Genoa, IRCCS Policlinic San Martino, Genoa, Italy

    Pasquale Caponnetto, PhD

    Interests: Psychoimmunology, psychology and asthma, psychopathology and asthma, psychodiagnostic tools for asthma and immunology
    Assistant professor of clinical psychology at Department of Educational Science, Section of Psychology, at University of Catania, Italy

    Lei Cheng, MD, PhD

    Interests: Allergic rhinitis, chronic rhinosinusitis, nasal polyps, allergy and asthma genes, allergen immunotherapy
    Professor and Chairman, Department of Otorhinolaryngology; Director, Clinical Allergy Center; Chief Executive, International Centre for Allergy Research --- The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China

    Linhong Deng, PhD

    Interests: Asthma, airway hyperresponsiveness, airway smooth muscle, airway remodeling, cellular mechanics, lung function, mechanotransduction, cytoskeleton, optical microscopy, respiratory physiology
    Fellow of American Institute of Biological and Medical Engineering; Cheung Kung Distinguished Professor of Ministry of Education; Dean of School of Medical and Health Engineering; Founding Director of Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Health Sciences, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China

    Danilo Di Bona, MD, PhD

    Interests: Evidence based medicine, meta-analysis, allergology, allergen immunotherapy, asthma, immunology
    Associate Professor, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation (DETO), Unit of Allergology, Bari, Italy

    Franco H. Falcone, Dr. rer. nat.

    Interests: IgE reporter systems, basophils, helminth infection, diagnosis, mast cells, allergology
    Professor, Institute for Parasitology, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany

    Eva Gomes, MD

    Interests: Paediatric allergy, drug allergy, drug allergy epidemiology, pharmacovigilance, drug induced anaphylaxis
    Consultant, Allergy and Clinical Immunology Service, Medicine Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto, Porto, Portugal

    Makoto Hoshino, MD, PhD

    Interests: Asthma, airway inflammation, remodeling, immunotherapy, pharmacotherapy
    Professor, Division of Clinical Allergy, Department of Internal Medicine; Director, Preventive Medical Center; International University of Health and Welfare, Atami Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan

    Bing-Fang Hwang, PhD

    Interests: Air pollution, allergic rhinitis, children health, asthma, gene-environment interaction
    Professor, Department of Occupational Safety and Health, College of Public Health, China Medical University, Taiwan, China

    Virchow J. Christian, MD

    Interests: Obstructive lung diseases, asthma, therapy, inflammation, eosinophils
    Head, Medical Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital, Rostock, Germany; Visiting Professor, Respiratory Care, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China