The European Society
of Human Genetics

ESHG Board

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
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
End of term: 2029

 
President-Elect

Prof. Angus Clarke
Cardiff, United Kingdom
End of term: 2030

 
Vice-President

Prof. Bill Newman
Manchester, United Kingdom
End of term: 2028

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Secretary-General
Prof. Carla Oliveira
Porto, Portugal
end of term: 2027
  Carla Oliveira
Deputy Secretary-General
Prof. Julia Baptista
London, United Kingdom
End of term: 2028
 
Treasurer
Prof. Gunnar Houge
Bergen, Norway
End of term: 2026
  Gunnar Houge
ESHG  Executive Officer
Mr. Jerome del Picchia
Vienna, Austria
  Jerome del Picchia

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