{"id":135,"date":"2021-07-22T10:12:44","date_gmt":"2021-07-22T10:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/embl-council\/?page_id=135"},"modified":"2026-03-25T12:14:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T12:14:33","slug":"embl-council-and-finance-committee-members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/embl-council\/embl-council-and-finance-committee-members\/","title":{"rendered":"EMBL Council and Finance Committee members"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-3\"><div class=\"vf-grid__col--span-2\"><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Austria<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Hemma Bauer<\/strong><br>Federal Ministry of Women, Science and Research<br>Department II\/10 \u2013 Life Sciences<br>Minoritenplatz 3<br>1010 Vienna, Austria<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Christa Schleper<\/strong><br>University of Vienna<br>Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology<br>Djerassiplatz 1<br>1030 Vienna, Austria<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nPast members<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>Gottfried Zamostny (October 1974)<br>Wilhelm Grimburg (October 1974 &#8211; April 1985)<br>Helmut Schacher (December 1974 &#8211; April 1985)<br>Hans Tuppy (June 1976 &#8211; November 1984)<br>G\u00fcnter Kreil (May 1981 &#8211; April 1985)<br>Erhard Wintersberger (April 1985 &#8211; October 1998)<br>O. Meixner (July 1989 &#8211; December 1989)<br>Heide Borns (July 1996 &#8211; June 2003)<br>Renee Schr\u00f6der (October 1998 &#8211; December 2004)<br>Elisabeth Maria Hammer (June 2003 &#8211; December 2004)<br>Anne-Marie Frischauf (December 2004 &#8211; October 2013)<br>Elisabeth Tischelmayer (July 2003 &#8211; September 2011)<br>Hemma Bauer (since September 2011)<br>Veronika Sexl (May 2014 &#8211; May 2020)<br>Christa Schleper (since June 2020)<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Belgium<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mr. Alain Heynen<\/strong><br>Belgian Science Policy Office<br>Boulevard Simon Bolivar 30<br>1000 Brussels, Belgium<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mr. Laurent Ghys<\/strong><br>Belgian Science Policy Office<br>Boulevard Simon Bolivar 30<br>1000 Brussels, Belgium<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ms. Marleen Bosschaerts<\/strong><br>Belgian Science Policy Office<br>Boulevard Simon Bolivar 30<br>1000 Brussels, Belgium<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prof. C\u00e9dric Blanpain<\/strong> <strong>(ADV)<\/strong><br>Universit\u00e9 Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)<br>Laboratory of stem cells and cancerian Science Policy Office<br>808, route de Lennik, CP 637<br>1070 Brussels, Belgium<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prof. Savvas Savvides (ADV)<br><\/strong>Ghent University, Department of Biochemistry &amp; Microbiology<br>VIB Center for Inflammation Research<br>\nTechnologiepark 71<br>\n9052 Ghent, Belgium<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nPast members<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>A. Bollen (June 1991 -2005)<br>Nicole Henry (from 2005 until November 2007)<br>V\u00e9ronique Feys (November 2007 &#8211; November 2012)<br>Vincent Meunier (October 2009 &#8211; May 2016)<br>Fran\u00e7ois Guissart (November 2012 &#8211; June 2016)<br>Marc van Montagu (June 1991 &#8211; May 2018)<br>Alain Heynen (since June 2016)<br>Laurent Ghys (since May 2018)<br>Marleen Bosschaerts (since October 2019)<br>C\u00e9dric Blanpain (since November 2020), Advisor<br>Savvas Savvides (since November 2020), Advisor<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Croatia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Lovorka Bara\u0107 Lauc<\/strong><br>The Institute for Anthropological Research<br>Gajeva ul.32<br>10 000 Zagreb, Croatia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prof. Vesna Boraska<\/strong> <strong>Perica<\/strong><br>University of Split Medical School<br>Soltanska 2<br>21000 Split, Croatia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Hrvoje Mestric<\/strong> <strong>(ADV)<\/strong><br>Ministry of Science and Education<br>Directorate for Science and Technology<br>Donje Svetice 38<br>10000 Zagreb, Croatia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nPast members<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>Vinko Purgar (March 2007 &#8211; April 2013)<br>Kresimir Pavelic (March 2007 &#8211; November 2021)<br>Lovorka Barac Lauc (since April 2013)<br>Vesna Boraska (since November 2021)<br>Hrvoje Mestric  (since November 2021), Advisor <br>Sta\u0161a Sken\u017ei\u0107 (November 2021 &#8211; March 2022), Advisor  <\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Czechia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Jan Buri\u00e1nek<\/strong><br>Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports<br>Karmelitsk\u00e1 7<br>Praha CZ-118 12, Czech Republic<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prof. Zdena Palkov\u00e1<\/strong><br>Charles University<br>Ovocn\u00fd trh 3-5<br>Praha 1, Czech Republic<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nPast members<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>Jana Byst\u0159ick\u00e1 (June 2014 &#8211; June 2018)<br>Zdena Palkov\u00e1 (since November 2015)<br>Jan Burianek (since August 2018)<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Denmark<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prof. Poul Nissen<\/strong><br>Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics<br>Aarhus University<br>Universitetsbyen 81<br>8000 Aarhus C, Denmark<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ms. Mette Holm Linnet  <\/strong><br>Division for Knowledge-based Innovation and Infrastructure<br>Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science<br>Ministry of Higher Education and Science<br>Haraldsgade 53<br>2100 Copenhagen \u00d8, Denmark<br><br><strong>Mr. Sune Kaur-Pedersen (ADV)<\/strong><br>Division for Knowledge-based Innovation and Infrastructure<br>Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science<br>Ministry of Higher Education and Science<br>Haraldsgade 53<br>2100 Copenhagen \u00d8, Denmark<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nPast members<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>Niels Ole Kjeldgaard (June 1974 &#8211; November 1982)<br>Niels Okke Gram (1974)<br>Niels Groth (1975 &#8211; 1976)<br>Hugo \u00d8stergaard-Anderson (June 1977 &#8211; November 1979)<br>Vibeke Hein Olsen (May 1980- October 1982)<br>Brian Clark (November 1981 &#8211; November 1985)<br>Birgitte Sode-Mogensen (October 1982 &#8211; September 1991)<br>C. S\u00f8rensen (November 1985 &#8211; January 1986)<br>Ove Nor\u00e9n (January 1988 &#8211; October 1994 )<br>Birgit Rosengreen (September 1991 &#8211; February 1993)<br>Morten Bennum (February 1993 &#8211; April 1997)<br>Julio E. Celis (October 1994 &#8211; November 2004)<br>Alice Moltke Lisberg (April 1997 &#8211; June 1998)<br>Charlotte Bloch (June 1998 &#8211; April 2004)<br>Mette M\u00fcller (April 2004 &#8211; October 2007)<br>Kristian Helin (October 2006 &#8211; October 2007)<br>Edel Bregnb\u00e6k (October 2007 &#8211; July 2011)<br>Finn Cilius Nielsen (October 2007 &#8211; 2009)<br>J\u00f8rgens Kjems (June 2009 &#8211; 2013)<br>Jeppe S\u00f8ndergaard Pedersen (July 2011 &#8211; May 2012)<br>Jesper Velgaard Olsen (October 2013- June 2017)<br>Troels Tvedegaard Rasmussen (May 2012 &#8211; October 2019)<br>Birthe Kragelund (May 2017 &#8211; October 2020)<br>Stine Vad Bovtrup (October 2019 &#8211; January 2020)<br>Lars Christensen (January 2020 &#8211; October 2020)<br>Michael Sandgreen (October 2020 &#8211; February 2022)<br>Kaare Teilum (October 2020 -October 2023)<br>Line Bekker Poulsen ( April 2021 &#8211; June 2022)<br>Nynne Lucca Christiansen (November 2021 &#8211; March 2023)<br>Mads Ruugard Christensen (November 2022 &#8211; October 2024)<br>Christina Nellemann S\u00f8rensen (April 2023 &#8211; October 2024) &#8211; Adviser<br>Poul Nissen (since October 2023)<br>Mette Holm Linnet (since October 2024)<br>Sune Kaur-Pedersen (since October 2024) &#8211; Adviser<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Estonia <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mr. Friedrich Kaasik<\/strong><br>Ministry of Education and Research<br>Area of Knowledge Transfer<br>Research and Development Policy Department<br>Munga tn 18<br>50088 Tartu, Estonia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prof. Jaak Vilo<\/strong><br>Institute of Computer Science<br>University of Tartu<br>\u00dclikooli 18<br>50090 Tartu, Estonia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Mr. Priit Tamm<\/strong>&nbsp;(ADV)<\/strong><br>The Estonian Research Council<br>Soola 8<br>51004 Tartu, Estonia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Elin Org<\/strong> <strong>(ADV)<\/strong><br>Estonian Genome Centre<br>University of Tartu<br>\u00dclikooli 18<br>50090 Tartu, Estonia<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nPast members<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>Toivo R\u00e4im (September 2019 &#8211; November 2024)<br>Jaak Vilo (since September 2019)<br>Maarja Adojaan (September 2019 &#8211; June 2021)<br>Elin Org (since September 2019) &#8211; Adviser<br>Kerli Reintamm (June 2021 &#8211; November 2022)<br>Priit Tamm (since November 2022) &#8211; Adviser<br>Friedrich Kaasik (since October 2025)<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Finland<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Sirpa Nuotio<\/strong><br>Research Council of Finland<br>Hakaniemenranta 6, PO Box 131<br>00531 Helsinki, Finland<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prof. Olli Silvennoinen<\/strong><br>University of Helsinki<br>P.O. Box 4<br>(Yliopistonkatu 3)<br>00014 Helsinki, Finland<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nPast members<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Mikko Niemi (1985 &#8211; June 1989)<br>Sisko Loikkanen (June 1987 -1989)<br>Marja-Leena Tolonen (November 1989 -1993)<br>Kari Kivirikko (June 1989 &#8211; May 2000)<br>Jaana Aalto (December 1993 -November 1996)<br>Sakari Karjalainen (December 1996 &#8211; December 2001)<br>Marja Makarow (advisor: November 1999 &#8211; January 2008)<br>Eero Vuorio (June 2000 &#8211; June 2013)<br>Arja Kallio (June 2002 &#8211; October 2006)<br>Anneli Pauli (October 2006 &#8211; February 2007)<br>Johanna Ik\u00e4valko (February 2007- November 2007)<br>Riitta Mustonen (November 2007 &#8211; June 2013)<br>Kalervo Hiltunen (May 2013 &#8211; September 2016)<br>Jarmo Wahlfors (May 2013 &#8211; September 2018)<br>Johanna Myllyharju (September 2016 &#8211; November 2022)<br>Sirpa Nuotio (since June 2018)<br>Olli Silvennoinen (since November 2022)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">France<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Mr. Nacer Boubenna <\/strong><br>Minist\u00e8re de l&#8217;Enseignement Sup\u00e9rieur, de la Recherche et de l&#8217;Espace<br>Direction G\u00e9n\u00e9rale de la Recherche et de l&#8217;Innovation<br>D\u00e9partement du secteur biologie sant\u00e9<br>DGRI SSRI A4<br>1 rue Descartes<br>75231 Paris Cedex 05, France<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Ivan Moszer<\/strong><br>Minist\u00e8re de l&#8217;Enseignement Sup\u00e9rieur, de la Recherche et de l&#8217;Espace<br>Direction G\u00e9n\u00e9rale de la Recherche et de l\u2019Innovation<br>D\u00e9partement des Grandes Infrastructures de Recherche &#8211; SPFCO-B4<br>1 rue Descartes<br>75231 Paris Cedex 05, France<br><br><strong>Mr. Eric Aubry (ADV)<\/strong><br>Minist\u00e8re de l&#8217;Enseignement Sup\u00e9rieur, de la Recherche et de l&#8217;Espace<br>Direction G\u00e9n\u00e9rale de la Recherche et de l&#8217;Innovation<br>D\u00e9partement des Grandes Infrastructures de Recherche &#8211; SPFCO-B4<br>1, Rue Descartes<br>75231 Paris Cedex 05, France<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mr. Antoine Perrang (ADV)<\/strong><br>Minist\u00e8re de l&#8217;Enseignement Sup\u00e9rieur, de la Recherche et de l&#8217;Espace<br>Direction G\u00e9n\u00e9rale de la Recherche et de l&#8217;Innovation<br>D\u00e9partement des Grandes Infrastructures de Recherche &#8211; SPFCO-B4<br>1, Rue Descartes<br>75231 Paris Cedex 05, France<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nPast members<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p><br>Augustin Alline (1974)<br>Philippe Louet (1976)<br>R. Monier (1978)<br>J. P. Ebel (October 1974 &#8211; June 1982)<br>Marcel Rey (May 1978 &#8211; November 1979)<br>F. Normand (December 1978 &#8211; November 1979)<br>P. Chambon (1979)<br>P. Laget (May 1980 &#8211; June 1982)<br>Robert Leclerc (November 1982 &#8211; July 1988)<br>Jacques-Henry Weil (November 1982 &#8211; November 1994)<br>J.-F. Stuyck-Taillandier (November 1982, December 1987)<br>Milka Stakic (November 1982 &#8211; February 1989)<br>M. Soriano (November 1983 &#8211; June 1985)<br>Philippe Jeanteur (November 1985 &#8211; February 1989)<br>Agn\u00e8s Cukierman (1988)<br>Serge Plattard (1990)<br>Philippe Druet (1989-1991)<br>Isabelle Royer (November 1989 &#8211; June 1991)<br>Jacques Hanoune (June 1990 &#8211; April 1993)<br>Henri Rouill\u00e9 d&#8217;Orfeuil (November 1990)<br>Jacques Damagnez (June 1991 &#8211; June 1994)<br>Maurice Colomb (June 1994 &#8211; December 1995)<br>J\u00e9r\u00f4me Fouan (June 1994 &#8211; November 1995)<br>Philippe Brossier (November 1995 &#8211; July 1998)<br>Marianne Minkowski (January 1996 &#8211; May 1999)<br>Ren\u00e9 David (1998)<br>Michel Ronis (October 1998 &#8211; January 2000)<br>Jean-Pierre Charlemagne (1998 &#8211; 2000), Advisor<br>Michel Fougereau (May 1999 &#8211; November 2001)<br>G\u00e9rard La Cognata (January 2000 &#8211; May 2003)<br>Jacques Ha\u00efech (November 2001 &#8211; July 2002)<br>Jean-Pierre Lafont (November 2002 &#8211; February 2004)<br>Bernard Ehresmann (February 2004 &#8211; March 2006)<br>Myriam N\u00e9chad (June 2003 &#8211; September 2005)<br>Julien Galabru (September 2005 &#8211; November 2010)<br>Jean-Claude Pernollet (March 2006 &#8211; November 2008)<br>Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Dardel (November 2008 &#8211; March 2012)<br>Anna\u00efg Le Guen (November 2011 &#8211; November 2012)<br>Laure Sabatier (2012)<br>Jean-Michel Heard (June 2013 &#8211; June 2015)<br>Tierry Meinnel (March 2012 &#8211; June 2015)<br>Elena Hoffert (May 2015 &#8211; November 2024)<br>Anne Paoletti (February 2016 &#8211; November 2022)<br>Isabelle Andr\u00e9 (September 2023 &#8211; October 2023)<br>Nacer Boubenna (since June 2024)<br>Karen Amram-Prevot (since November 2024 &#8211; September 2025)<br>Antoine Perrang (since November 2024), Advisor<br>Eric Aubry (since November 2024), Advisor<br>Ivan Moszer (since February 2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Germany<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prof. Dr. Andreas Ladurner<\/strong><br>Ludwig-Maximilians-University<br>Biomedical Center Munich<br>Gro\u00dfhaderner Strasse 9<br>82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ms. Eva Lindner (Adv)<\/strong><br>Referat G12 &#8211; Non-University Life Science Institutions<br>Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space<br>Kapelle-Ufer 1<br>10117 Berlin, Germany<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ms. Nelli Schiebeler<\/strong><br>Referat G12 &#8211; Non-University Life Science Institutions<br>Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space<br>Kapelle-Ufer 1<br>10117 Berlin, Germany<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nPast members<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>Claus Zelle (July 1974 &#8211; September 1980)<br>W. Sandtner (until May 1981)<br>Hans Zachau (July 1974 &#8211; June 1983)<br>Hans-Martin Spilker (September 1980 &#8211; May 1982)<br>J\u00fcrgen Arnold (May 1981 &#8211; May 1982)<br>C. Patermann (May 1982 &#8211; December 1987)<br>Walter M\u00f6nig (May 1982 &#8211; May 1989)<br>Werner Franke (June 1983 &#8211; June 1988)<br>G\u00fcnter Gro\u00dfpietsch (December 1987- 1995), Advisor<br>Walter Doerfler (June 1988 &#8211; June 1992)<br>Annemarie Hansen (May 1989 &#8211; October 1994)<br>Michael Zinke (1990)<br>Ulrike Geiger (1991), Advisor<br>Volker Rieke (1991-1992)<br>Peter Gruss (June 1992 &#8211; 1997)<br>Heribert Knorr (1993)<br>Andreas Vogel (1993)<br>K. Weber (1993 &#8211; 1994)<br>Helmut L\u00f6we (March 1993 &#8211; December 1994)<br>Benno Schmidt-K\u00fcntzel (November 1993 &#8211; December 1995)<br>Michael St\u00f6tzel (1994), Advisor<br>Gabriele Albrecht-Lohmar (October 1994 &#8211; February 1995)<br>Susanne Kieffer (December 1994 &#8211; November 1996)<br>Ekkehard Warmuth (November 1997 &#8211; December 1998)<br>Arno Freytag (October 1994 &#8211; October 2000)<br>Elke Albrecht (June 1996 &#8211; January 2000)<br>Boris Forst (November 1996 &#8211; April 1999)<br>Ulf Lange (April 1999 &#8211; January 2000)<br>Anneliese Bohn (January 2000 &#8211; 2003), Advisor<br>Reinhardt L\u00fchrmann (February 2000 &#8211; November 2011)<br>Bernd-Uwe Jahn (October 2000 &#8211; July 2001)<br>Maximilian Metzger (July 2001 &#8211; November 2002)<br>Peter Lange (March 2003 &#8211; November 2004)<br>Eckhart Curtius (November 2004 &#8211; August 2008)<br>Paula Heppner (June 2007 &#8211; November 2010)<br>Oda Keppler (August 2008 &#8211; August 2010)<br>Volker Wiesenthal (November 2010 &#8211; February 2016)<br>Jan Grapentin (August 2010 &#8211; February 2019)<br>Patrick Cramer (January 2012 &#8211; December 2019)<br>Peter Becker (May 2016 &#8211; November 2025)<br>Andreas Klein (May 2016 &#8211; February 2017), Advisor<br>Barbara Ohnesorge (February 2017 &#8211; January 2025)<br>Andreas Ladurner (since January 2023)<br>Anna Wieser (since September 2024 &#8211; January 2025), Advisor<br>Anna Wieser (January 2025 &#8211; January 2026)<br>Nelli Schiebeler (since May 2025)<br>Eva Lindner (since February 2026), Advisor<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Greece<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prof. Nektarios Tavernarakis<\/strong><br>European Institute of Innovation &amp; Technology Governing Board (EIT)<br>Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH)<br>Medical School, University of Crete<br>N. Plastira 100, Vassilika Vouton, PO Box 1385<br>70013 Heraklion, Crete, Greece<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prof. Eleftheria Zeggini<\/strong><br>Institute of Translational Genomics<br>Helmholtz Zentrum M\u00fcnchen<br>Ingolstaedter Landstr. 1<br>85764 Neuherberg, Germany<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nPast members<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>Dimitris Stathakos (1976 -1980)<br>Fotis Kafatos (1983)<br>C. Kribas (1983 &#8211; 1985)<br>C.E. Sekeris (1985)<br>Akogiounoglou (1985 &#8211; January 1987)<br>Michalis Papamichail (January 1983 &#8211; November 1987)<br>M. Maniatis (July 1988 &#8211; November 1989)<br>A. Evangelopoulos (June 1989 &#8211; 1998)<br>George Thireos (November 1999 &#8211; June 2003)<br>Athanasios Papavassiliou (November 1999 &#8211; October 2003)<br>Theodore Fotsis (December 2003 &#8211; 2011)<br>Charalambos Savakis (January 2004 &#8211; July 2016, November 2016, June 2017 and November 2018)<br>Eftyhia Kolliakou (July 2011 &#8211; May 2016)<br>Spyros Georgatos (May 2016 &#8211; May 2020)<br>Panagiota Katsafana (May 2016 &#8211; May 2020)<br>Emmanouil Dermitzakis (May 2020 &#8211; December 2021)<br>George Garinis (May 2020 &#8211; December 2021)<br>Nektarios Tavernarakis (since January 2022)<br>Eleftheria Zeggini (Since January 2022)<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hungary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prof. J\u00f3zsef Mih\u00e1ly<\/strong><br>Institute of Genetics<br>Biological Research Center of the Hungarian Accademy of Sciences<br>Temesv\u00e1ri krt. 62<br>6726 Szeged, Hungary<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Elem\u00e9r Szab\u00f3<\/strong><br>National Research, Development and Innovation Office<br>Department for Researcher Excellence<br>K\u00e9thly Anna t\u00e9r 1.<br>1077 Budapest<br>Hungary<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nPast members<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>Ferenc Nagy (November 2014 &#8211; December 2018)<br>Gyula P\u00e9ter Szigeti (November 2016 &#8211; September 2018)<br>G\u00e1bor T\u00f3th (October 2018 &#8211; February 2021)<br>J\u00f3zsef Mih\u00e1ly (since January 2019)<br>N\u00f3ra Jeney (March 2021 &#8211; March 2023)<br>Levente Attila Sz\u0151cs ( March 2023 &#8211; May 2024)<br>Elem\u00e9r Szab\u00f3 (since May 2024)<br><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Iceland<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prof. Zophon\u00edas Oddur J\u00f3nsson<\/strong><br>Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology<br>Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences<br>Sturlugata 7<br>101 Reykjavik, Iceland<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mr. \u00c6gir Th\u00f3r&nbsp;Th\u00f3rsson (ADV)<br><\/strong>Icelandic Centre for Research &#8211; RANNIS<br>Borgart\u00fan 30<br>105 Reykjav\u00edk, Iceland<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ms.<\/strong> <strong>Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur Geirsd\u00f3ttir (ADV)<\/strong><br>Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation&nbsp;<br>Arnarhv\u00e1ll&nbsp;<br>101 Reykjavik, Iceland<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nPast members<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>Eirikur Steingrimsson (since May 2007)<br>R. Valsd\u00f3ttir (May 2007)<br>Hj\u00f6rdis Hendriksdottir (May 2007 &#8211; June 2008)<br>Asdis Jonsdottir (June 2016 &#8211; March 2020)<br>Steinunn Sigridur Jakobsdottir (June 2016 &#8211; March 2020)<br>Zophon\u00edas Oddur J\u00f3nsson (since March 2020)<br>\u00c6gir Th\u00f3r Th\u00f3rsson (since March 2020), Advisor<br>Una Strand Vi\u00f0arsd\u00f3ttir (March 2020 &#8211; May 2023), Advisor<br>Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur Geirsd\u00f3ttir(since May 2023), Advisor<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ireland<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Maria Nash<\/strong><br>Science Foundation Ireland<br>Wilton Park House<br>Wilton Place<br>Dublin 2, Ireland<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Mr. Peter Healy (ADV)<\/strong><br>Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science<br>52 St. Stephen\u2019s Green,<br>Dublin 2<br>D02DR67, Ireland<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ms. Lola Hourihane (ADV)<\/strong><br>Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science<br>52 St. Stephen\u2019s Green,<br>Dublin 2<br>D02DR67, Ireland<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nPast members<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>Helen Dixon (November 2004 &#8211; April 2007)<br>Josephine Kelly (2004)<br>Lucy Cusack (2004)<br>Maurice Treacy (July 2004 &#8211; April 2008)<br>Paul Brennan (April 2007 &#8211; April 2008)<br>Fergal Cullen (April 2008 &#8211; October 2013)<br>Brian Dalton (October 2013 &#8211; March 2016)<br>Graham Love (April 2008 &#8211; October 2008)<br>Stephen Simpson (October 2008 &#8211; October 2013)<br>Marion Boland (October 2013 &#8211; September 2018)<br>Jennifer Billings (March 2016 &#8211; July 2017)<br>Tracey Murphy (2017)<br>Garry Purcell (May 2018 &#8211; June 2021)<br>Maria Nash (since September 2018)<br>Paul O&#8217;Brien (June 2021 &#8211; September 2021)<br>Noelle Waldron (September 2021 &#8211; February 2023)<br>Brendan O&#8217;Reilly (since May 2023)<br>Peter Healy (since October 2024) &#8211; ADV<br>Lola Hourihane (since October 2024) &#8211; ADV<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Israel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prof. Joel Sussman<\/strong><br>The Israel Structural Proteomics Center<br>Dept. of Structural Biology<br>Weizmann Institute of Science<br>Rehovot 76100, Israel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Iris Eisenberg<\/strong><br>Life Science Research<br>Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology<br>Government Offices, Building 3,<br>Hakirya Hamizrahit<br>P.O.B 49100<br>Jerusalem 9149002, Israel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <strong>Mr. Barak Gatenyo (ADV)<\/strong><br>Head of International Organizations<br>Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology<br>Division of Internation Relations<br>Hakirya Hamizrahit<br>Jerusalem 9149002, Israel <\/p>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nPast members<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>Yaakov Saphir (August 1974 &#8211; February 1989)<br>M. Sela (November 1975 &#8211; June 1976)<br>Mordechai Avron (November 1980)<br>Alexander Keynan (May 1981)<br>Yair Degani (February 1989 &#8211; November 2004)<br>Frieda Soffer (July 1992 &#8211; November 1993)<br>Marvin Edelman (November 1992 &#8211; April 2009)<br>Mahmoud Taya (November 2003 &#8211; November 2011)<br>Joel L. Sussman (since April 2009)<br>Yossi Kalifa (November 2011 &#8211; October 2019)<br>Iris Eisenberg (since November 2019)<br>Barak Gatenyo ( since November 2021), Advisor<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Italy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prof. Lucia Banci<\/strong><br>Magnetic Resonance Center and Dpt of Chemistry<br>University of Florence<br>Via L. Sacconi 6<br>50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Cecilia Di Carlo<\/strong><br>Ministry of University and Research &#8211; MUR<br>Directorate-General for Internationalization of the Italian Ministry of University and Research<br>Largo Antonio Ruberti, 1 <br>00153 Rome, Italy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Mr. Riccardo Valenti (ADV)<br><\/strong><\/strong>Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF)<br>Office VI<br>Via Venti&nbsp;Settembre 97<br>00187 Roma, Italy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nPast members<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>Paolo Fasella (October 1974 &#8211; December 1977)<br>Antonio Borsellino (October 1974 &#8211; December 1977), Advisor<br>Luigi Battaglini (October 1974 &#8211; December 1977), Advisor<br>Benedetto Purificato (October 1974 &#8211; December 1977)<br>Cesare Maria Moschetti (October 1974 &#8211; December 1981)<br>Giorgio Cortelessa (May 1975)<br>Cecilia Saccone (December 1977 &#8211; December 1988)<br>Giovanni Armento (December 1981), Advisor<br>Lidia Alberghina (April 1983 &#8211; June 1984)<br>Elena Basile (December 1986)<br>Michele Lener (June 1985 &#8211; December 1992)<br>Alessandra Dal Verme (June 1987 &#8211; December 1988)<br>Amadeo Trambajolo (June 1987 &#8211; December 1988)<br>Glauco Tocchini\u2013Valentini (December 1989 &#8211; 2005)<br>Wolfgang Alles (November 1989)<br>Marialuisa Melli (November 1989)<br>Selma Tokdemir (November 1991 &#8211; June 1993)<br>Gerardo Carante (November 1991 &#8211; June 1993)<br>Aniello Izzo (November 1991 &#8211; July 2005)<br>Maurizio Brunori (December 1992 &#8211; June 1993)<br>Guglielmo Castro (June 1993 &#8211; January 2000)<br>Eugenio Campo (June &#8211; November 1994)<br>Piero Marietti (January 2000 &#8211; November 2001)<br>Antonio Bartolini (November 2010)<br>Augusto Cipollone (October 2011)<br>Fabio Iannaccone (November 2012 &#8211; November 2020), Advisor<br>Lucia Banci (since April 2014)<br>Mauro Bertelletti (June 2018 &#8211; May 2020)<br>Alessandro Boero (May 2020 &#8211; October 2025)<br>Pierpaolo Cautela (November 2020 &#8211; March 2022), Advisor<br>Riccardo Borgese (November 2020 &#8211; March 2022), Advisor<br>Alessandra Lanari (March 2022 &#8211; June 2023), Advisor<br>Riccardo Valenti (since June 2023), Advisor<br>Cecilia Di Carlo (since October 2025)<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Latvia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Uldis Berkis<\/strong><br>Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Latvia<br>Va\u013c\u0146u iela 2<br>1050 Riga, Latvia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Janis Klovins<\/strong><br>Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre and University of Latvia<br>R\u0101tsup\u012btes iela 1, Kurzemes rajons<br>1067 Riga, Latvia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nPast members<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>Uldis Berkis (since October 2020)<br>Lana-Franceska Dreimane (October 2020 &#8211; May 2024)<br>Janis Klovins (since October 2020)<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lithuania<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prof. Virginijus Siksnys<\/strong><br>Institute of Biotechnology<br>Vilnius University<br>Office: V329<br>Sauletekio av. 7<br>10257 Vilnius, Lithuania<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Toma Lankauskien\u0117<\/strong><br>Research Council of Lithuania<br>Gedimino pr. 3<br>01103 Vilnius, Lithuania<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nPast members<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>Ausra Sablinskiene (May 2016 &#8211; June 2017)<br>Virginijus Siksnys (since May 2016)<br>Milda Jodinskiene (June 2017 &#8211; Octobre 2025)<br>Toma Lankauskien\u0117 (since October 2025)<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Luxembourg<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ms. St\u00e9phanie Schott<\/strong><br>Minist\u00e8re de la Recherche et de l&#8217;Enseignement sup\u00e9rieur <br>20, Mont\u00e9e de la Petrusse<br>2327 Luxembourg, Luxembourg<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr <strong>Bruno Rodrigues<\/strong><br><\/strong>Minist\u00e8re de la Recherche et de l&#8217;Enseignement sup\u00e9rieur<br>20, Mont\u00e9e de la Petrusse<br>2327 Luxembourg, Luxembourg<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nPast members<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>Josiane Entringer (since November 2007)<br>Corinne Kox (October 2016 &#8211; November 2018)<br>Lynn Wenandy (since May 2019)<br>St\u00e9phanie Schott (October 2019 &#8211; November 2019)<br>St\u00e9phanie Schott (since May 2020)<br>Romain Martin (June 2021 &#8211; October 2024)<br>Bruno Rodrigues (since October 2024)<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Malta<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Professor Melissa Formosa <\/strong><br>Department of Applied Biomedical Science<br>Block A Level 1 Rm 58<br>University of Malta<br>Msida, MSD 2080, Malta<br><br><strong>Professor Jean-Paul Ebejer<\/strong><br>Centre for Molecular Medicine and Biobanking<br>Office 320<br>Biomedical Sciences Building<br>University of Malta<br>Msida, MSD 2080, Malta<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nPast members<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>Joseph Borg (October 2014 &#8211; October 2024)<br>Marco Abela (October 2015 &#8211; June 2018)<br>Christian Spiteri (June 2018 &#8211; August 2021)<br>Melissa Formosa (November 2021 &#8211; November 2022), Advisor<br>Melissa Formosa (since November 2022)<br>Jean-Paul Ebejer (since February 2025)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Montenegro<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Bojan Ad\u017ei\u0107<\/strong><br>Specialist veterinary laboratory<br>Bulevar D\u017eord\u017ea Va\u0161ingtona, bb<br>Podgorica, Montenegro<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ms. Tatjana \u0106alasan<\/strong><br>State Secretary at the Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation of Montenegro<br>Vaka \u0110urovi\u0107a, bb<br>Podgorica, Montenegro<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nPast members<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>Djurdjina Bulatovic (June 2018 &#8211; June 2021)<br>Danilo Mrdak (June 2018 &#8211; June 2021)<br>Martina Lukic (June 2021 &#8211; November 2022), Advisor<br>Goran Drobnjak (November 2021 &#8211; June 2022)<br>Milica Kadovic (November 2021 &#8211; June 2022), Advisor<br>Ivana Lagator (November 2022 &#8211; October 2025)<br>Lidija Vuk\u010devi\u0107 (November 2022 &#8211; October 2025)<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Netherlands<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prof. Dr. Anna Akhmanova<\/strong><br>Cell Biology<br>Faculty of Science<br>Utrecht University<br>Padualaan 8<br>3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mrs. Jennifa Dorleijn <\/strong><br>Ministry of Education, Culture and Science<br>P.O. Box 16375<br>2500 BJ The Hague, The Netherlands <br><br><strong>Mrs. Jennifer Lieuw<\/strong><br>Ministry of Education, Culture and Science<br>P.O. Box 16375<br>2500 BJ The Hague, The Netherlands <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nPast members<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>G. W. Hutter (August 1974 &#8211; October 1975)<br>A. Rr\u00f6sch (August &#8211; November 1974)<br>E. C. Slater (October 1975 &#8211; November 1983)<br>J.A.M. Goemans (November 1974 &#8211; October 1976)<br>R. F. Heyn (February 1976 &#8211; October 1979)<br>C. A. Ladage (November 1979 &#8211; July 1984)<br>J. Drenth (November 1983 &#8211; October 1990)<br>M.J. Rietveld (October 1984 &#8211; June 1989)<br>J. A. C. van der Donk (1990)<br>Marga Vintges (June 1989 &#8211; December 1996)<br>P. van der Vliet (October 1990 &#8211; November 1996)<br>F. M. L. Heijs (November 1996 &#8211; October 1998)<br>J. Bezemer (June 1984 &#8211; June 1999)<br>L. Grivell (June 1999 &#8211; March 2000)<br>R.H.A. Plasterk (November 1996 &#8211; November 1999)<br>R. van Akker (June 1992 &#8211; June 2003)<br>J. C. Mebes (March 2000)<br>R. Kaptein (June 2001 &#8211; November 2002)<br>Peter Weisbeek (November 2002 &#8211; October 2011)<br>Louise Perbal (June 1994 &#8211; July 2018)<br>Jeannette Ridder-Numan (November 2002 &#8211; November 2017)<br>Gerrit van Meer (October 2011 &#8211; October 2020)<br>Richard Derksen (November 2018 &#8211; September 2019)<br>Santje van Londen (November 2018 &#8211; September 2019)<br>Peter Steenhuis (since September 2019 &#8211; March 2022)<br>Mirjam Lieshout-Vijverberg (September 2019 &#8211; November 2020)<br>Anna Akhmanova (since November 2020)<br>Mirjam Lieshout-Vijverberg (April 2022 &#8211; September 2022)<br>Jennifa Dorleijn (since September 2022)<br>Mirjam Lieshout-Vijverberg (since September 2022 &#8211; May 2025), Advisor<br>Jennifer Lieuw (since October 2025)<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Norway<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Prof. Rein Aasland<br><\/strong><\/strong>University of Oslo &#8211; Department of Biosciences<br>P.O. Box 1066 Blindern<br>0316 Oslo, Norway<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Dr. Line M. Gr\u00f8nning-Wang<br><\/strong><\/strong>The Research Council of Norway<br>P.O. Box 546<br>1327 Lysaker, Norway<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nPast members<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>S\u00f8ren Laland (June 1975 &#8211; May 1979)<br>Axel Andersen (June 1975 &#8211; December 1991)<br>Hans Prydz (June 1986 &#8211; December 1991)<br>Berit M\u00f8rland (December 1991 &#8211; November 1992)<br>Johan R. Lillehaug (December 1991 &#8211; January 2000)<br>Inger Helene Madshus (January 2000 &#8211; November 2003)<br>Leif Westgaard (June 2000 &#8211; June 2002)<br>Erik Boye (2001)<br>Cecilie Fahle Hongslo (January 2000 &#8211; November 2002)<br>Aurora Martinez (January 2004 &#8211; May 2008)<br>Anders Sundan (June 2008 &#8211; November 2012)<br>Berit Johne (November 2003 &#8211; June 2005)<br>Kjersti Sletholt (November 1992 &#8211; November 2010)<br>Jakob E. Wang (November 2010 &#8211; January 2021)<br>Oddmund Bakke (November 2012 &#8211; January 2021)<br>Inge Jonassen (January 2021 &#8211; November 2024)<br>Line M. Gr\u00f8nning-Wang (Since January 2021)<br>Rein Aasland (Since November 2024)<br><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Poland<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prof. Leszek Kaczmarek<\/strong><br>Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology of the Polish Academy of Science<br>3 Pasteur Street<br>02-093 Warsaw, Poland<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ms. Kamila Kowalska<\/strong><br>Department of International Cooperation<br>Ministry of Education and Science<br>ul. Wsp\u00f3lna 1\/3<br>00-529 Warsaw, Poland<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nPast members<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>Leszek Kaczmarek (since November 2014)<br>Maria Klimkiewicz (November 2014 &#8211; June 2022)<br>Maria Klimkievicz (November 2022 &#8211; November 2022)<br>Paulina Wankiewicz (December 2022 &#8211; January 2023)<br>Agnieszka Mierzy\u0144ska (March 2023 &#8211; June 2023)<br>Alicja Snarska (June 2023 &#8211; November 2023)<br>Kamila Kowalska (since November 2023)<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Portugal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prof. Margarida Duarte Amaral<\/strong> <br>BioISI \u2013 Instituto de Biosistemas &amp; Ci\u00eancias Integrativas<br>Faculdade de Ci\u00eancias, Universidade de Lisboa<br>Campo Grande-C8<br>C8 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ms. Lu\u00edsa Igreja<\/strong><br>Foundation for Science and Technology<br>Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education<br>Avenida D. Carlos I, 126<br>1249-074 Lisboa, Portugal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nPast members<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>Maria Jos\u00e9 Almeida (June 1998 &#8211; 2007)<br>Maria Carmo-Fonseca (November 1998 &#8211; 2000)<br>Ant\u00f3nio Xavier (November 1998 &#8211; January 2005)<br>Cla\u00fadio Sunkel (January 2005 &#8211; June 2025)<br>Ana Paula Castro (March 2014 &#8211; June 2016)<br>Miguel Castanho (June 2016 &#8211; June 2018)<br>In\u00eas Rangel (June 2016 &#8211; June 2017)<br>Joel Gon\u00e7alves (2017)<br>Margarida Duarte Amaral (June 2025)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Slovakia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mrs. Barbora Bani\u010dov\u00e1<\/strong><br>Department of European and International Science Policy<br>Division of Research and Development<br>Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth of the Slovak Republic<br>Cernysevskeho 50<br>851 01 Bratislava, Slovakia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prof. J\u00e1n Tur\u0148a<\/strong><br>Science Park of Comenius University in Bratislava<br>Ilkovicova 8<br>841 04 Bratislava 4, Slovakia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nPast members<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>J\u00e1n Turna (since June 2014)<br>Marcel Sl\u00e1dok (October 2016 &#8211; February 2026)<br>Jakub Birka, Advisor (since June 2017)<br>Barbora Bani\u010dov\u00e1 (since February 2026)<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prof. Angela Nieto<\/strong><br>Instituto de Neurociencias CSIC-UMH<br>Avda. Ramon y Cajal s7n<br>03550 San Juan de Alicante, Spain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ms. Inmaculada Figueroa<\/strong><br>Internationalization of Science and Innovation<br>Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities<br>Po Castellana 162, P16 D15<br>28046 Madrid, Spain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nPast members<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>Armando Albert Mart\u00ednez (July 1986)<br>Vincente Larraga (December 1986 &#8211; December 1988)<br>Juan Ort\u00edn Monton (December 1988 &#8211; July 1992)<br>F. Ferrn\u00e1diz M. Requejo (June 1998)<br>Alfonso Beltr\u00e1n (June 1997 &#8211; December 1997)<br>Eladio Montoya (January 1989 &#8211; November 1994)<br>Carlos Martinez-Alonso (December 1992 &#8211; October 2004)<br>Esteban Manrique Reol (January 2004 &#8211; February 2006)<br>Juan Modolell Mainou (October 2004)<br>Cristina Espa Felip (2005 &#8211; 2009)<br>Juan Modolell Mainou (2005 &#8211; 2009)<br>Luis Delgado (February 2006)<br>Inmaculada Figueroa (May 2009 &#8211; June 2009)<br>Angela Nieto (since May 2009)<br>Luis E. Ruiz L\u00f3pez de la Torre Ayll\u00f3n (May 2009 &#8211; May 2012)<br>Benjamin S\u00e1nchez Gimeno (since 2009), Advisor<br>Cristina Bauluz (May 2012 &#8211; August 2022)<br>Ignacio Baanante (August 2022 &#8211; June 2025)<br>Inmaculada Figueroa (Since August 2022) Advisor, (Since Nov 2025) Delegate<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sweden<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mr. Mikael Alund (ADV)<br><\/strong>The Swedish Research Council<br>Box 1035<br>10138 Stockholm, Sweden<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Helena Berglund<br><\/strong>The Swedish Research Council<br>Research Infrastructure Unit<br>Box 1035<br>10138 Stockholm, Sweden<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mr. Alexander Darin-Mattsson<br><\/strong>The Swedish Research Council<br>Box 1035<br>10138 Stockholm, Sweden<br><br><strong>Dr. Maria Thuveson<\/strong> <strong>(ADV)<\/strong><br>The Swedish Research Council<br>Department of Research Financing<br>Vetenskapsradet &#8211; Box 1035<br>101 38 Stockholm, Sweden<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nPast members<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>P. Reichard (October 1974 &#8211; June 1976)<br>A. Engstr\u00f6m (1974)<br>M. A. Ottosson (1974)<br>L. Philipson (November 1976)<br>Ingela Agrell (June 1975 &#8211; June 1977)<br>Kerstin Str\u00e5by (June 1977 &#8211; June 1984)<br>Marianne von Glehn (1979 &#8211; November 1986)<br>Bertil Daneholt (November 1984 &#8211; June 1989)<br>Carl-Ivan Br\u00e4nd\u00e9n (June 1986)<br>C. G. Kurland (October 1987 &#8211; November 1991)<br>John E. Gustavsson (June 1987 &#8211; March 1998)<br>Britt-Marie Sj\u00f6berg (November 1992 &#8211; October 1995)<br>Glenn Bj\u00f6rk (October 1995 &#8211; July 2001)<br>Elisabeth Haggard-Ljungquist (July 2001 &#8211; June 2004)<br>Marianne Sommarin (June 2004 &#8211; December 2007)<br>Brita Beije (March 1998 &#8211; December 2010)<br>Dick Heineg\u00e5rd (August 2008 &#8211; December 2012)<br>Stephan Hohmann (January 2013- October 2015)<br>Maria Thuveson (since April 2011)<br>Bj\u00f6rn Andersson (October 2015 &#8211; December 2022)<br>Helena Berglund (May 2021-December 2022), Advisor<br>Helena Berglund (since January 2023)<br>Sanyal Suparna (January 2023 &#8211; February 2026), Advisor<br>Alexander Drin-Mattson (since February 2026)<br>Mikael Alund (since February 2026), Advisor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Switzerland<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prof. Susan Gasser<\/strong><br>Fondation ISREC<br>Rue du Bugnon 25A<br>1005 Lausanne, Switzerland<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mr.<\/strong> <strong>Kevin Reymond<\/strong><br>International Research Organisations<br>SERI &#8211; State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation<br>Einsteinstrasse 2<br>3003 Berne, Switzerland<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Doris Wohlfender-B\u00fchler<\/strong><br>International Research Organisations<br>SERI &#8211; State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation<br>Einsteinstrasse 2<br>3003 Berne, Switzerland<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nPast members<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>Nicolas Roulet (September 1974 &#8211; September 1988)<br>Ernest Andres (1974)<br>Jean Olivier Quinche (June 1975 &#8211; June 1977)<br>Hans Lauri (October 1975 &#8211; June 1977)<br>Armin Kamer (April 1979 &#8211; November 1980)<br>Bernard de Riedmatten (November 1980 &#8211; March 1981)<br>Giatgen-Mario Pelican (November 1980 &#8211; June 1984)<br>Othmar Uhl (1983)<br>Bernhard Ecoffey (April 1979 &#8211; June 1986)<br>Theodor Koller (November 1984)<br>Wilhelm Schmidt (1984)<br>J\u00fcrg Streuli (June 1986)<br>Lucien Erard (September 1988 &#8211; June 1989)<br>J\u00fcrg Leutert (June 1988 &#8211; June 1991)<br>Eva Jerolim (November 1988 &#8211; June 1991)<br>Bernhard Hirt (November 1985 &#8211; March 1998)<br>Max Salm (June 1991)<br>Markus Bertschi (July 1992 &#8211; December 1998)<br>Martin Steinacher (June 1997 &#8211; June 2001)<br>Jean-Francois Conscience (July 1992 &#8211; September 2004)<br>Denis Duboule (March 1998 &#8211; April 2005)<br>Isabella Beretta (June 2001 &#8211; November 2018)<br>Rolf Zeller (May 2005 &#8211; November 2013)<br>Damian Brunner (April 2014 &#8211; November 2018)<br>Doris Wohlfender-B\u00fchler (since May 2019)<br>Laurent Salzarulo (May 2019 &#8211; November 2022)<br>Anna Jazwinska M\u00fcller (February 2019 &#8211; November 2022)<br>Yves Amstutz (November 2022 &#8211; April 2024)<br>Susan Gasser (since November 2022)<br>Kevin Reymond (since April 2024)<br><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">United Kingdom<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Amanda Collis<br><\/strong>Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)<br>Polaris House<br>North Star Avenue<br>Swindon<br>Wiltshire<br>SN2 1UH, United Kingdom<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mr. Christopher Matthews (ADV)<\/strong><br>Department for Science, Innovation and Technology <br>22-26 Whitehall<br>SW1A 2EG London, United Kingdom<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Mark Palmer<\/strong><br>MRC &#8211; Medical Research Council<br>Caxton House<br>Tothill Street<br>London SW1H 9NA, United Kingdom<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nPast members<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>John Duncan (1974 &#8211; November 1977)<br>Griff Owen (1974 &#8211; June 1982)<br>Katherine Levy (February 1975 &#8211; January 1978)<br>Frank Rushton (November 1977 &#8211; December 1980)<br>R. C. Norton (January 1978 &#8211; September 1980)<br>J. E. A. Hay (January 1978 &#8211; April 1985)<br>T. Vickers (September 1980 &#8211; April 1985)<br>David Noble (1981 &#8211; June 1985)<br>Bronwen Loder (June 1982 &#8211; November 1985)<br>R. Simmons (November 1984 &#8211; November 1988), Advisor<br>Graham Warren (December 1988 &#8211; December 1989)<br>Norma Morris (April 1985 &#8211; May 1989)<br>John Alwen (April 1985 &#8211; November 1992)<br>Barton Dodd (November 1989 &#8211; October 1994)<br>Megan Davies (November 1992 &#8211; June 1996)<br>Lindsay Green (November 1992 &#8211; June 1996)<br>Diane McLaren (June 1996 &#8211; October 2002)<br>David Smith (June 1996 &#8211; February 2005)<br>Diana Dunstan (October 2002 &#8211; October 2005)<br>Gary Walker (October 2002)<br>Nigel Watts (February 2005 &#8211; June 2011)<br>Mike Davies (November 2005)<br>Jill Jones (June 2010 &#8211; June 2011)<br>Mark Palmer (since April 2008)<br>Bruce Minty (June 2011 &#8211; October 2017)<br>Hugh Dunlop (October 2017 &#8211; November 2021)<br>Maddy Parsons (January 2020 &#8211; November 2025), Advisor<br>Amanda Collis (since November 2021)<br>Christopher Matthews (November 2021 &#8211; May 2024), Advisor<br>Louisa Idel (May 2024 &#8211; August 2025), Advisor<br>Christopher Matthews (Since August 2025), Advisor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Argentina (Associate Member State until 2020)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nPast members<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>Fernando A. Goldbaum (April 2014 &#8211; December 2015)<br>Javier Mario Miguel Garc\u00eda (November 2015)<br>Luis Segundo Mayorga (2016)<br>Mariano Jordan (June 2017 &#8211; May 2020)<br>Karina Pombo (May 2020 &#8211; December 2020)<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Australia (Associate Member State)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prof. Alexander Ian Smith<\/strong><br>Research &amp; Research Infrastructure<br>Monash University<br>15 Innovation Walk<br>Clayton Campus<br>VIC 3800, Australia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ms. Annette  Wittmann<\/strong><br>EMBL Australia<br>c\/- Monash University<br>23 Innovation Walk<br>Clayton Campus <br>VIC 3800, Australia <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prof. Jose Maria Polo<\/strong><br>Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences<br>The University of Adelaide<br>SA 5005, Australia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nPast members<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>Jessie Borthwick (May 2008 &#8211; May 2009)<br>Edwina Cornish (May 2008 &#8211; October 2009)<br>Katherine Campbell (August 2008 &#8211; February 2010)<br>Richard Larkins (October 2009 &#8211; December 2015)<br>Martin Gallagher (March 2010 &#8211; May 2013)<br>Brandon Wainwright (November 2011)<br>Graeme Woodrow (November 2012)<br>Shelagh Whittleston (June 2013)<br>Clare McLaughlin (November 2013 &#8211; March 2016)<br>Ditta Zizi (March 2014 &#8211; March 2018)<br>Simon Foote (November 2014)<br>Silvio Tiziani (November 2015)<br>Brandon Wainwright (March 2016 &#8211; October 2020)<br>James Whisstock (November 2020 &#8211; May 2025)<br>Ian Smith (since November 2020)<br>Penny Rowlett (March 2022 &#8211; October 2023)<br>Nadya Glebova (October 2023 &#8211; April 2024) <br>Annette Wittmann (since April 2024)<br>Jose Maria Polo (since May 2025)<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>Bulgaria (Prospect Member State)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ms. Mikaela Stancheva<\/strong><br>Ministry of Education and Science Republic of Bulgaria<br>Sofia Center, Knyaz Alexander Dondukov Blvd 2\u0410<br>1000 Sofia<br>Bulgaria<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prof. Stoyno Stoynov<\/strong><br>Bulgarian Academy of Sciences<br>Institute of Molecular Biology<br>Acad. 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