Board of Directors

  • Elly Tanaka

    PRESIDENT

    The Research Institute of Molecular Pathology, Austria

  • Roberto Mayor

    SECRETARY

    University College London, UK

  • Rik Korswagen

    TREASURER

    Hubrecht Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands

  • Marianne Bronner

    PAST-PRESIDENT

    California Institute of Technology, USA

Past Presidents

  • Marianne Bronner (2022-2025), California Institute of Technology, USA

  • Angela Nieto (2018-2022), Instituto de Neurociencias CSIC-UMH, Alicante, Spain

  • Phil Ingham (2014-2017), NTU, Singapore

  • Claudio Stern (2010-2013), UCL, UK

  • Masatoshi Takeichi (2006-2009), Riken, CDB, Japan

  • Eddy DeRobertis (2002-2005), UCLA, USA

  • Walter Gehring (1997-2001), Basel, Switzerland

  • Peter Gruss (1993-1996), Germany

  • John Gurdon (1989-1992), University of Cambridge, UK

  • Nicole Le Douarin (1985-1988), France

  • Tokindo Okada (1981-1984), Japan

  • A.A. Moscona (1977-1980), USA

  • Lauri Saxén (1973–1976), Helsinski, Finland

  • Alberto Monroy (1969-1972), Italy

Past Officers

2022 - 2025
Marianne Bronner, President
Roberto Mayor, Secretary
Rik Korswagen, Treasurer

2018 - 2022
Angela Nieto, President
Roberto Mayor, Secretary
Rik Korswagen, Treasurer

2014 - 2017
Phil Ingham, President
Vivian Irish, Secretary
Rik Korswagen, Treasurer

2010 - 2013
Claudio Stern, President
Marianne Bronner, Secretary
Stefan Schulte-Merker, Treasurer

2006 - 2009
Masatoshi Takeichi, President
Jonathan Slack/Sarah Hake, Secretary
Stefan Schulte-Merker, Treasurer

2002 - 2005
Eddy De Robertis, President
Ben Scheres, Secretary
Paul van der Saag, Business Manager

1997 - 2001
Walter Gehring, President
Gary C. Schoenwolf, Secretary
Paul van der Saag, Business Manager

1993 - 1996
Peter Gruss, President
William McGuinnis, Secretary
Siegfried W. de Laat, Treasurer

1989 - 1992
John Gurdon, President
J.R. Coleman, Secretary
John S. Knowland, Treasurer

1985 - 1988
Nicole Le Douarin, President
Eero Lehtonen, Secretary
Francoise Dieterlen, Treasurer

1981 - 1984
Tokindo Okada, President
Eero Lehtonen, Secretary

1977 - 1980
A.A. Moscona, President
Eero Lehtonen, Secretary

1973 - 1976
Lauri Saxén, President
Eero Lehtonen, Secretary 

1969 - 1972
Alberto Monroy, President