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Council of Scientists

The Council of Scientists deliberates and decides on scientific matters related to the current operation of the Program. The Council members are appointed by the Board of Trustees. One Council member is normally appointed from each of the member states and one from the non-G7 European Union nations.

Australia
Dr. Philip HODGKIN
The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne
Canada
Prof. Juliet DANIEL (Vice-Chair)
McMaster University, Hamilton
European Commission
Prof. Mart SAARMA
University of Helsinki
France
Prof. Patricia BASSEREAU
Institut Curie, Paris
Germany
Prof. Jörg OVERMANN (Chair)
Leibniz-Institut DSMZ, Braunschweig
India
Dr. Richa RIKHY
Indian Institute of Science and research (IISER), Pune
Israel
Prof. Anat BEN-ZVI
Ben Gurion University of the Negev
Italy
Prof. Fabio BENFENATI
Italian Institute of Technology
Genova
Japan
Prof. Masahide KIKKAWA (Vice-Chair)
University of Tokyo
Republic of Korea
Prof. Cheil MOON
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology
New Zealand
Prof. Kurt  KRAUSE
University of Otago
Norway
Prof. Aurora MARTINEZ 
University of Bergen
Singapore
Prof. Kong-Peng LAM
Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN)
Agency for Science, Technology & Research (A*STAR)
South Africa
Prof.  Kelly CHIBALE 
University of Cape Town 
Switzerland
Prof. Anne SPANG
Biozentrum, University of Basel
United Kingdom
 
United States of America
Prof. Paul TURNER
Yale University, New Haven