ESHG Board
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Members who wish to raise issues for discussion at the Board should contact the Secretary-general or a member of the Board, whose members are shown below.
Term as board member ends at the general assembly in the year given in the according column.
EXECUTIVE BOARD
President | ||
Prof. Borut Peterlin | ![]() | |
President-Elect | ||
Prof. Valérie Cormier Daire | ![]() | |
Vice-President | ||
Prof. Maurizio Genuardi | ![]() | |
Secretary-General | ||
Prof. Carla Oliveira Porto, Portugal end of term: 2024 | ![]() | |
Deputy Secretary-General | ||
Prof. Karin Writzl Ljubljana, Slovenia End of term: 2024 | ![]() | |
Treasurer | ||
Prof. Gunnar Houge Bergen, Norway End of term: 2023 | ![]() | |
ESHG Executive Officer | ||
Mr. Jerome del Picchia Vienna, Austria | ![]() |
BOARD MEMBERS
Term ends | ||
Dr. Olga Antonova | Sofia, Bulgaria | 2026 |
Prof. Lina Basel-Salmon | Tel-Aviv, Israel | 2025 |
Dr. Ana Beleza | Bristol, United Kingdom | 2025 |
Prof. Josef Gecz | Adelaide, Australia | 2024 |
Dr. Christian Gilissen | Nijmegen, The Netherlands | 2023 |
Dr. Kinga Hadzsiev | Pecz, Hungary | 2023 |
Prof. Ingo Kurth | Aachen, Germany | 2026 |
Prof. Bart L. Loeys | Antwerp, Belgium | 2023 |
Dr. Aleš Maver | Ljubljana, Slovenia | 2024 |
Dr. Ramona Moldovan | Manchester, United Kingdom | 2026 |
Prof. Markus Nöthen | Bonn, Germany | 2026 |
Dr. Júlia Pereira Baptista | Plymouth, United Kingdom | 2026 |
Dr. Angela Peron | Milan, Italy | 2026 |
Rebecka Ann Pestoff, MSc | Linköping, Sweden | 2024 |
Prof. Anita Rauch | Zurich, Switzerland | 2027 |
Prof. Alexandre Reymond | Lausanne, Switzerland | 2024 |
Dr. Sam Riedijk | Rotterdam, The Netherlands | 2026 |
Prof. Christina Rusu | Iasi, Romania | 2025 |
Dr. Sergio Sousa | Coimbra, Portugal | 2024 |
Prof. Tinatin Tkemaladze | Tsbilisi, Georgia | 2027 |
Dr. Birute Tumiene | Vilnius, Lithuania | 2024 |
Dr. Laura Valle | Barcelona, Spain | 2025 |
Prof. Hilde Van Esch | Leuven, Belgium | 2023 |
Dr. Reiner A. Veitia | Paris, France | 2023 |
Prof. Aline Vertraeten | Antwerp, Belgium | 2027 |
Dr. Kirmo Wartiovaara | Helsinki, Finland | 2025 |
Prof. Katharina Wimmer | Innsbruck, Austria | 2027 |
AUDITORS
Term ends | ||
Dr. Lars Fredrik Engebretsen | Bergen/Trondheim, Norway | N/A |
Prof. Helen Kingston | Manchester, United Kingdom | N/A |
LIAISON MEMBERS
Prof. Joris Veltman Newcastle, United Kingdom | Chair, Annual Meetings Committee | |
Prof. Bill Newman Manchester, United Kingdom | Chair, Education Committee | |
Prof. Gert Matthijs Leuven, Belgium | Chair, EuroGentest/GSQ Committee | |
Prof. Francesca Forzano London, United Kingdom | Chair, Professional and Public Policy Committee | |
Prof. Alexandre Reymond Lausanne, Switzerland | Chair, Scientific Programme Committee | |
Dr. Mridul Johari Helsinki, Finland | Chair, ESHG-Young Committee | |
Prof. Alisdair McNeill Sheffield, United Kingdom | Editor in Chief, European Journal of Human Genetics | |
Prof. Birgitte Rode Diness Copenhagen, Denmark | Liaison, European Board of Medical Genetics | |
Prof. Helena Kääriäinen Helsinki, Finland | Liaison, International Federation of Human Genetics Societies | |
Prof. Milan Macek Jr. Prague, Czech Republic | Liaison, National Societies and E.U. |
PERMANENT CHAIR OF THE ARBITRATION COURT
Term ends | ||
Prof. Andrew P. Read | Manchester, United Kingdom | N/A |