"Biology of Inflammation in Asthma" Jack A. Elias, M.D. New Haven, CT "The Distal Lung in Asthma" Qutayba Hamid, M.D., Ph.D. Montreal, Quebec, Canada "Nocturnal Asthma" William J. Calhoun, M.D. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania "The Genetics/Genomics of Asthma" Eugene R. Bleecker, M.D. Winston-Salem, North Carolina "The Epithelium in Asthma" Michael J. Holtzman, M.D. St. Louis, Missouri "Is Asthma an Infectious Disease?" Robert F. Lemanske, Jr., M.D. Madison, Wisconsin "Smooth Muscle: The Forgotten Cell" Julian Solway, M.D. Chicago, Illinois

"Airway Dimension in Asthma" Peter D. Paré, M.D. Vancouver, B.C., Canada "Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness" Paul O'Byrne, M.D. Hamilton, Ontario, Canada "Severe/Fatal Asthma" Sally E. Wenzel, M.D. Denver, Colorado "Airway Remodeling" A. Maurizio Vignola, M.D. Palermo, Italy "Pediatric Asthma" Stanley J. Szefler, M.D. Denver, Colorado "New and Exploratory Therapies in Asthma" Homer A. Boushey, Jr., M.D. San Francisco, California Conference Summary Jeffrey M. Drazen, M.D. Boston, Massachusetts