Zuzana Diamant
Zuzana Diamant is a pulmonologist and clinical pharmacologist. She is currently a Guest Professor at KUL, Leuven, Belgium. Prof. Diamant also holds the position of Research Director Respiratory & Allergy at QPS-Netherlands, Groningen, Netherlands.
Biography
Prof. Zuzana Diamant MD PhD, is a pulmonologist and clinical pharmacologist, guest professor at the Dept of Microbiology Immunology & Transplantation, Ku Leuven, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium and senior researcher and past guest-professor of Asthma and Allergy Research at Skåne University Hospital in Lund, Sweden. She is also affiliated with the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology at the University Medical Center of Groningen, Netherlands and Department of Respiratory Medicine at Thomayer Hospital, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
Prof Diamant is actively involved in several scientific and educational initiatives within the American Thoracic Society (ATS), European Respiratory Society (ERS) and the European Forum for Research and Education in Allergy and Airway Diseases (EUFOREA). In 2017–2019 she has been actively involved in the EAACI as Asthma Section Chair and Excom member and was part of the scientific program committees of several master classes and annual EAACI congresses as well as in integrative activities across EAACI sections and other professional societies (EAACI/ERS joint symposia, Task Forces, etc). In 2021 she was nominated fellow of the European Respiratory Society (FERS). Currently, she is Asthma Expert Panel Chair for EUFOREA where she organizes and lectures in topical master classes, elearning programs and other educational tools (Asthma Pocket Guide) for respiratory professionals.
Prof Diamant has worked for over 30 years in Clinical and Translational Asthma and Allergy Research, with a focus on clinical asthma models, biomarkers and exploring the applicability of (non-invasive) sampling methods in disease pheno/endotyping, pathophysiological mechanisms and targeted drug interventions (proof of concept studies). In addition, she is also involved in teaching and supervising PhD students and Postdocs. She has coauthored over 180 peer reviewed articles (original research, reviews, expert opinions, books) and is/has been serving on editorial boards of 5 scientific journals in the field of respiratory medicine, allergy and pulmonary pharmacology.
