The TLRC congratulates DZL Principal Investigator Professor Rory Morty to his appointment as chief editor of the ERS Journal European Respiratory Review. Having recently concluded a 6-year term as Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Physiology–Lung Cell and Molecular Physiology (2018–2023), Prof. Rory Morty will commence his 3-year mandate at the ERR in October 2024. The ERR contains state-of-the-art review articles, editorials and correspondence, in addition to summaries of the most important recent research findings and published studies.