2. Course presentation GB Migliori WHO Collaborating Centre for TB and Lung Diseases; Fondazione S. Maugeri, Tradate Italy C. Lange Research Center Borstel, Borstel, Germany

4. Background (1) The TB “emergency” is far to be solved world-wide New opportunities for international collaboration had been made available The lack of human resources available for TB control and research is still a global (and European) problem

5. Background (2) ERS, TBPANNET, TBNET are committed to give a contribution to this fight We have gathered here the best possible team of facilitators… to make this training an ideal platform for young physicians interested in TB research and control

6. Research Center Borstel, an ideal venue bridging East and West…

7. Why ERS Course based on TBNET? TBNET is ERS CRC There is long lasting collaboration in training and research ERS and TBNET are WPs collaborating within TBPANNET

8. 8 The TBNET network

9. 9 The TBNET projects Completed projects Ongoing projects Future projects

10. The TBNET annual meeting

11. 11 Chair Christoph Lange (DE) Clinical Infectious Diseases Research Center Borstel clange@fz-borstel.de Secretary G.B. Migliori (I) WHO Collaborating Centre for TB and Lung Diseases S. Maugeri Foundation giovannibattista.migliori@fsm.it Epidemiology /Biostatistics Giovanni Sotgiu (I) Hygiene and Preventive Medicine Institute University of Sassari gsotgiu@uniss.it Diagnostics Delia Goletti (I) Research Department National Institute for Infectious Diseases d.goletti@tiscali.it The TBNET steering commettee (1)

12. 12 Clinical tuberculosis Graham Bothamley (UK) NE London TB Network Homerton University Hospital graham.bothamley@homerton. nhs.uk Drug resistance /Microbiology Daniela Maria Cirillo (I) Emerging bacterial pathogens San Raffaele Scientific Institute cirillo.daniela@hsr.it Translational research Martina Sester (DE) Department of Internal Medicine IV Saarland University martina.sester@uks.eu Pediatric tuberculosis Beate Kampmann (UK) Academic Department of Paediatrics Imperial College London b.kampmann@imperial.ac.uk The TBNET steering commettee (2)

13. 13 Elimira Lechat The ERS pillar of the course

14. Ambitious but achievable aims!!

15. Exciting topics!!

16. Impressive audience with complementary interests and competences!!

17. Interactive format!!

18. Enjoy your Course !! Thank you Danke Grazie Gracias Merci Spasibo Bedankt