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. Martina Cornel | ![]() | |
President-Elect | ||
Prof. Angus Clarke | ![]() | |
Vice-President | ||
Prof. Bill Newman | ![]() | |
Secretary-General | ||
Prof. Carla Oliveira Porto, Portugal end of term: 2027 | ![]() | |
Deputy Secretary-General | ||
Prof. Julia Baptista London, United Kingdom End of term: 2028 | ![]() | |
Treasurer | ||
Prof. Gunnar Houge Bergen, Norway End of term: 2026 | ![]() | |
ESHG Executive Officer | ||
Mr. Jerome del Picchia Vienna, Austria | ![]() |
BOARD MEMBERS
Term ends | ||
Dr. Olga Antonova | Sofia, Bulgaria | 2026 |
Dr. Maria Asif | Cologne, Germany | 2028 |
Dr. Svetlana Avdeichik | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 2030 |
Prof. Diana Baralle | Southampton, United Kingdom | 2030 |
Prof. Nabila Bouatia-Naji | Paris, France | 2028 |
Dr. Sergi Castellví-Bel | Barcelona, Spain | 2029 |
Prof. Kathleen Claes | Ghent, Belgium | 2028 |
Dr. Christophe Cordier | Lausanne, Switzerland | 2029 |
Prof. Valérie Cormier Daire | Paris, France | 2027 |
Prof. Elfride De Baere | Ghent, Belgium | 2028 |
Prof. Vlad Gorduza | Iasi, Romania | 2029 |
Prof. Micheil Innes | Calgary, Canada | 2029 |
Dr. Mridul Johari | Perth, Australia | 2030 |
Prof. Ingo Kurth | Aachen, Germany | 2026 |
Dr. Ramona Moldovan | Manchester, United Kingdom | 2026 |
Prof. Manuela Morleo | Naples, Italy | 2030 |
Prof. Markus Nöthen | Bonn, Germany | 2026 |
Dr. Angela Peron | Milan, Italy | 2026 |
Prof. Borut Peterlin | Ljubljana, Slovenia | 2026 |
Prof. Anita Rauch | Zurich, Switzerland | 2027 |
Dr. Sam Riedijk | Rotterdam, The Netherlands | 2026 |
Prof. Fulya Taylan | Solna, Sweden | 2030 |
Prof. Tinatin Tkemaladze | Tsbilisi, Georgia | 2027 |
Prof. Oya Uyguner | Istanbul, Türkiye | 2029 |
Prof. Mieke van Haelst | Amsterdam, The Netherlands | 2028 |
Prof. Aline Vertraeten | Antwerp, Belgium | 2027 |
Prof. Katharina Wimmer | Innsbruck, Austria | 2027 |
AUDITORS
Term ends | ||
Dr. Lars Fredrik Engebretsen | Bergen/Trondheim, Norway | N/A |
Prof. Natalia Oliva Teles | Porto, Portugal | N/A |
LIAISON MEMBERS
Prof. Joris Veltman Newcastle, United Kingdom | Chair, Annual Meetings Committee | |
Prof. Inga Prokopenko Surrrey, United Kingdom | Chair, Education Committee | |
Prof. Gert Matthijs Leuven, Belgium | Chair, EuroGentest/GSQ Committee | |
Prof. Francesca Forzano London, United Kingdom | Chair, Policy and Ethics Committee | |
Prof. Alexander Hoischen Nijmegen, The Netherlands Prof. Alexandre Reymond Lausanne, Switzerland | Co-Chairs, Scientific Programme Committee | |
Dr. Aleena Mushtaq Stolworthy Cambridge, United Kingdom Dr. James Fasham Exeter, United Kingdom | Co-Chairs, Social Media Committee | |
Dr. Silvia Kalantari Pavia, Italy | Chair, ESHG-Young Committee | |
Prof. Alisdair McNeill Sheffield, United Kingdom | Editor in Chief, European Journal of Human Genetics | |
Prof. Dr. Angela Peron Firenze, Italy | President, 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 |