Council

The governing body of EMBO

EMBO Council is the governing body of EMBO, responsible for ensuring the development of the organization. It consists of 15 members who serve for a period of three years and who may be reelected for one additional term of office.


EMBO Council Members 2025

Elected terms of officeNameCountry
2025-2027Alexander AulehlaDE-Heidelberg
2022-2024, 2025-2027Naama BarkaiIL-Rehovot
2021-2023, 2024-2026David BaulcombeUK-Cambridge
2021-2023, 2024-2026Deborah Bourc’hisFR-Paris
2022-2024, 2025-2027James BriscoeUK-London
2023-2025, 2026-2028Ivan Dikic (Vice Chair)DE-Frankfurt
2023-2025, 2026-2028Johanna IvaskaFI-Turku
2026-2028Ole KiehnDK-Copenhagen
2024-2026Zoi LygerouGR-Patras
2026-2028Gioacchino NatoliIT-Milan
2025-2027Helder MaiatoPT-Porto
2021-2023, 2024-2026Marta Miaczynska (Chair)PL-Warsaw
2022-2024, 2025-2027Brenda A. SchulmanDE-Munich
2026-2028Dominique Soldati-FavreCH-Geneva
2024-2026Harald StenmarkNO-Oslo


Ex officio Council Member

Fiona WattDirector, EMBO


Observers

Paul NurseSecretary General, EMBO
Nektarios TavernarakisPresident, EMBC
Mark PalmerSecretary General, EMBC
Edith HeardDirector General, EMBL
Lori PassmoreChair, EMBO Membership Committee
Christoph DehioChair, EMBO Young Investigator Committee
Nicolas TaponChair, EMBO Course Committee
Lea SistonenChair, EMBO Fellowship Committee