Professor Malena Cohen-Cymberknoh is an Associate Professor in Pediatrics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and serves as the Director of the Pediatric Pulmonology Unit and the Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Center at Hadassah Ein-Kerem and Mount Scopus Medical Center. She is an expert in Pediatric Pulmonology, and her research and clinical focus encompass Cystic Fibrosis, Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia, asthma, and other chronic lung diseases. Prof. Cohen-Cymberknoh plays a pivotal role in advancing CF research, serving as the principal investigator for numerous national and international multi-center clinical trials. She actively contributes to global collaborations and provides guidance to CF teams worldwide through dedicated teaching and training initiatives. Her expertise has been recognized internationally, with invitations since 2008 to lecture and moderate sessions at prestigious scientific conferences. Her outstanding contributions to the field have garnered numerous national and international prizes, awards, and competitive research grants. In 2024, she was elected as a member of the Executive Committee of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society Clinical Trial Network (ECFS-CTN), reflecting her leadership in the global CF research community. Prof. Cohen-Cymberknoh has authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications in highly regarded journals, including the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Lancet Respiratory Medicine, European Respiratory Journal, Thorax, Chest, Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, Respiratory Medicine, PLOS ONE, and Pediatric Pulmonology. Her work has significantly contributed to advancing the understanding and management of chronic paediatric respiratory conditions.

Prof. Leonardo Araujo Pinto graduated in Medicine (UFRGS, 1999), completed a specialization in Pediatrics and Pediatric Pulmonology (PUCRS, 2003), and earned a PhD in Child Health (UNICAMP, 2009). He gained expertise in genetic epidemiology at the University of Munich (LMU, Germany, 2007). Prof. Pinto is currently a Full Professor at the PUCRS School of Medicine (Porto Alegre, Brazil) and a researcher at the PUCRS Infant Center. He has published over 100 articles indexed in Scopus. His experience is focused on child health, with an emphasis on respiratory infections—mainly in the areas of epidemiology of respiratory infections, bronchiolitis, asthma, and cystic fibrosis.

Dr. Antonio Moreno-Galdó was born in Granada, Spain and graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Granada. He completed his training in Pediatrics at Vall d'Hebron University Hospital in Barcelona, Spain and his doctoral thesis at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. He has worked as a Pediatrician in Hospital Vall d’Hebron since 1992, and from 1998 he is dedicated to Pediatric Pulmonology, being the Head of the Section of Allergy, Pediatric Pulmonology and Cystic Fibrosis since 2008. He is a Professor of Pediatrics at the Autonomous University of Barcelona and currently he is the President of the Spanish Society of Pediatric Pulmonology. His lines of research include rare pediatric respiratory diseases (interstitial lung diseases, ciliary dyskinesia, pulmonary hypertension), lung function in children, and bronchial asthma.