We are saddened by the news that Professor Carlos E Baena-Cagnani passed away suddenly on New Year’s Eve and extend our condolences and sympathies to his family, friends and colleagues during this difficult time. We are truly grateful for the hard work Carlos put into starting Asthma Research and Practice and will be working with Interasma and the Editorial Board to honour his legacy by launching the journal establishing it as a leader in the field.

Editorial Board

Editors-in-Chief

Juan Celedón, University of Pittsburgh, United States
Giovanni Passalacqua, University of Genoa, Italy

Founding Editor

Carlos E Baena-Cagnani, Catholic University of Córdoba, Argentina

Associate Editors

• Leonard Bacharier, Washington University School of Medicine, United States
• Louis-Philippe Boulet, Laval University, Canada
• Alvaro A Cruz, Federal University of Bahia, Brazil
• Stephen T Holgate, University of Southampton, United Kingdom
• Ralph Mösges, University Hospital Cologne, Germany
• Paul O’Byrne, McMaster University, Canada

Deputy Associate Editors

• Héctor A Badellino, Eastern Regional Clinic, Argentina
• Enrico Compalati, University of Genoa, Italy

Editorial Board

• Ignacio Ansotegui, Bizkaia Quirón Hospital, Spain
• Claus Bachert, University Hospital Ghent, Belgium
• Eugenio Baraldi, University Padova, Italy
• Jean Bousquet, University of Montpellier, France
• Fulvio Braido, University of Genoa, Italy
• Carlos Báez-Loyola, Médica Sur, Mexico
• Giorgio Walter Canonica, Genoa University, Italy
• Adnan Custovic, The University of Manchester, United Kingdom
• Ronald Dahl, Odense University Hospital, Denmark
• Lawrence DuBuske, Immunology Educational Institute of New England, United States
• Sandra N González, Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, Mexico
• Fernando Holguín, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, United States
• Eitan Kerem, Hadassah University Hospital, Israel
• Susanne Lau, Charité Medical University, Germany
• Peter Le Souëf, University of Western Australia, Australia
• Carlos Nunes, Center of Allergy of Algarve, Portugal
• Ken Ohta, National Hospital Organization Tokyo National Hospital, Japan
• Yusuf Osman, Allergy & Asthma Institute, Pakistan
• Nikolaos G Papadopoulos, University of Athens, Greece
• Alberto Papi, University of Ferrara, Italy
• Emilio Pizzichini, University Hospital, Brazil
• Dirceu Solé, Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil
• Rudolf Valenta, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
• Gary Wong, Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
• Arzu C Yorgancioglu, Celal Bayar University, Turkey
• Anahí Yáñez, Research Center for Allergic and Respiratory Diseases, Argentina