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Management Committee

Management Committee

Management Committee – MC Members

Austria - Dr Bernhard STEGER

Affiliation & Address: Medical University of Innsbruck
Anichstrasse 35
Austria
Innsbruck
Email: bernhard.steger@i-med.ac.at

Participating in other COST Actions:

Belgium - Dr Elke KREPS

Affiliation & Address: Ghent University Hospital
Corneel Heymanslaan 10
Belgium
Ghent
Email: elke.kreps@ugent.be

Belgium - Prof Marie-José TASSIGNON

Affiliation & Address: University of Antwerp // Antwerp University Hospital
Antwerp University Hospital
Department of Ophthalmology
Wilrijkstraat 10
Belgium
Edegem
Email: marie-jose.tassignon@uza.be

Participating in other COST Actions:

Bulgaria - Prof Christina GRUPCHEVA

Affiliation & Address: Medical University
15 Doyran St
Bulgaria
Varna
Email: cgrupcheva@gmail.com

Participating in other COST Actions:

Bulgaria - Prof Ivan TANEV

Affiliation & Address: Medical University
1st Georgi Sogiyski str.
Sofia
Bulgaria
Sofia
Email: itanev@skycode.com

Cyprus - Dr Eleni LOUKIANOU

Denmark - Mr Anders IVARSEN

Affiliation & Address: Aarhus University Hospital
Palle Juul Jensens Boulevard
Denmark
Aarhus N
Email: andiva@rm.dk

Denmark - Prof Jesper HJORTDAL

Affiliation & Address: Aarhus University Hospital
Nørrebrogade
Denmark
Aarhus C
Email: jesper.hjortdal@dadlnet.dk

Participating in other COST Actions:

Estonia - Dr Eneli OITMAA

Affiliation & Address: Asper Biogene LLC
Vaksali 17A
Estonia
Tartu
Email: eneli.oitmaa@asperbio.com

Estonia - Dr Laura MAURING

Finland - Dr Frederic MICHON

Affiliation & Address: University of Helsinki
Vikki Biocenter 1B
Viikinkaari 9
Finland
Helsinki
Email: frederic.michon@helsinki.fi

Participating in other COST Actions:

Finland - Dr Heli SKOTTMAN

Affiliation & Address: University of Tampere
Biokatu 12
Finland
Tampere
Email: heli.skottman@tuni.fi

Participating in other COST Actions:

France - Prof Daniel ABERDAM

Affiliation & Address: INSERM
Hopital St-Louis
1, Av Vellefaux
France
Paris
Email: daniel.aberdam@inserm.fr

Participating in other COST Actions:

France - Prof Dominique BREMOND-GIGNAC

Affiliation & Address: University Hospital Necker Enfants malades / Paris V Descartes University
Ophthalmology University Hospital Necker Enfants malades 149 rue de sèvres
France
PARIS
Email: dominique.bremond@aphp.fr

Germany - Dr Lorenz LATTA

Affiliation & Address: Department of Ophthalmology
Kirrbergerstraße 100
Geb. 22
Germany
Homburg/Saar
Email: lorenz.latta@uks.eu

Germany - Prof Claus CURSIEFEN

Affiliation & Address: Universitätsklinikum Köln (AöR)
Kerpener Str. 62
Germany
Köln
Email: claus.cursiefen@uk-koeln.de

Participation in other COST actions:

Greece - Dr Argyrios TZAMALIS

Affiliation & Address: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Papageorgiou General Hospital
Greece
Thessaloniki
Email: argyriostzamalis@yahoo.com

Hungary - Dr Erika MAKA

Affiliation & Address: Semmelweis University
Maria str. 39
Hungary
Budapest
Email: dr.maka.erika@gmail.com

Hungary - Prof Nora SZENTMARY

Affiliation & Address: Department of Ophthalmology, Semmelweis University
Mária utca 39.
Hungary
Budapest
Email: nora.szentmary@uks.eu

Ireland - Dr Mark AHEARNE

Affiliation & Address: Trintiy College Dublin
152-160 Pearse Street
Ireland
Dublin
Budapest
Email: ahearnm@tcd.ie

Participating in other COST Actions:

Ireland - Prof Thomas RITTER

Affiliation & Address: National University of Ireland, Galway
Regenerative Medicine Institute
College of Medicine
University Road
Ireland
Galway
Email: thomas.ritter@nuigalway.ie

Participating in other COST Actions:

Israel - Dr Arie MARCOVICH

Affiliation & Address: Kaplan medical center
Hagalil street
Israel
Rehovot
Email: arie.marcovich@gmail.com

Participating in other COST Actions:

Israel - Prof Ruby SHALOM-FEUERSTEIN

Italy - Dr Stefano FERRARI

Affiliation & Address: Fondazione Banca degli Occhi del Veneto ONLUS
Via Paccagnella 11
c/o Padiglione G Rama
Fondazione Banca degli Occhi del Veneto ONLUS
Italy
Zelarino (Venezia)
Email: stefano.ferrari@fbov.it

Participating in other COST Actions:

Italy - Prof Claudio NASTRUZZI

Affiliation & Address: University of Ferrara
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e Biotecnologie
via Fossato di Mortara 17
Italy
Ferrara
Email: nas@unife.it

Participating in other COST Actions:

Latvia - Dr Davide BORRONI

Affiliation & Address: RSU Riga Stradins University
Dzierciema iela 11
Latvia
Riga
Email: info.borroni@gmail.com

Malta - Ms Lorinda CAMILLERI

Netherlands - Dr Jo Huiqing ZHOU

Affiliation & Address: Radboud University
Geert Grooteplein 26/28
Netherlands
Nijmegen
Email: j.zhou@science.ru.nl

Netherlands - Dr Mor DICKMAN

Affiliation & Address: Maastricht University
P. Debyelaan 25
Netherlands
Maastricht
Email: mor.dickman@mumc.nl

Norway - Dr Erlend Christoffer Sommer LANDSEND

Affiliation & Address: Oslo University Hospital
Kirkeveien
Norway
Oslo
Email: elandsend@gmail.com

Norway - Ms Hilde R. PEDERSEN

Affiliation & Address: Univerity of South-Eastern Norway
Hasbergs vei 36
Norway
Kongsberg
Email: hilde.r.pedersen@usn.no

Poland - Dr Bogumil WOWRA

Affiliation & Address: Univerity of South-Eastern Norway
Hasbergs vei 36
Norway
Kongsberg
Email: bogumilwowra@gmail.com

Poland - Prof Edward WYLEGALA

Affiliation & Address: Medical University of Silesia
Panewnicka
Poland
Katowice
Email: wylegala@gmail.com

Portugal - Prof Sara XAPELLI

Affiliation & Address: Faculdade de Medicina Universidade de Lisboa
Av Prof Egas Moniz
Portugal
Lisboa
Email: sxapelli@medicina.ulisboa.pt

Participating in other COST Actions:

Portugal - Prof Susana SOLA

Affiliation & Address: Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lisbon
Av. Prof. Gama Pinto
Portugal
Lisbon
Email: susana.sola@ff.ul.pt

Participating in other COST Actions:

Serbia - Dr Svetlana STANOJLOVIC

Affiliation & Address: School of Medicine, University of Belgrade Serbia
Pasterova 2
Serbia
Belgrade
Email: stanojlovic.svetlana@gmail.com

Participating in other COST Actions:

Slovenia - Marko HAWLINA

Slovenia - Prof Uros CVELBAR

Affiliation & Address: Jozef Stefan Institute
Jamova cesta 39
Slovenia
Ljubljana
Email: uros.cvelbar@guest.arnes.si

Participating in other COST Actions:

Spain - Ms Miriam BARBANY RODRIGUEZ

Affiliation & Address: Instituto de Microcirugía Ocular
Carrer Josep Maria Lladó, 3
Spain
Barcelona
Email: barbany@imo.es

Spain - Dr Juliana MARTÍNEZ-ATIENZA

Affiliation & Address: SERMES CRO

C/Rufino Gonzaléz, 14Escalera 1ª – 2º Dcha

28037 Madrid

Email: juliana_martinez@sermescro.com

Sweden - Ms Ivana KILDSGAARD

Affiliation & Address: Tengbom
Katarinavägen 15
Sweden
Stockholm
Email: ivana.kildsgaard@tengbom.se

Participating in other COST Actions:

Sweden - Prof. Neil Lagali

Affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Faculy of Medicine, Linköping University,
581 83 Linköping,
Sweden
Email: coordination@aniridia-net.eu

Participating in other COST Actions:

Turkey - Prof Halil Murat AYDIN

Affiliation & Address: Hacettepe University
Bioengineering Division
Beytepe
Turkey
Ankara
Email: hmaydin@hacettepe.edu.tr

Participating in other COST Actions:

Turkey - Prof Yasar Murat ELCIN

Affiliation & Address: Ankara University
Stem Cell Institute and Faculty of Science
Degol Caddesi, Tandogan
Turkey
Ankara
Email: elcinmurat@gmail.com

Participating in other COST Actions:

United Kingdom - Dr Vito ROMANO

Affiliation & Address: University of Brescia / University of Liverpool (Honorary)

Piazza del Mercato, 15,

25121 Brescia BS, Italia

Email: vito.romano@unibs.it

Phone: +(39) 030 3995847

United Kingdom - Prof Julie DANIELS

Affiliation & Address: UCL
1-43 Bath Street
United Kingdom
London
Email: j.daniels@ucl.ac.uk

Management Committee – MC Substitutes

Austria - Dr Christoph PALME

Affiliation & Address: Tirol Kliniken
Anichstrasse 35
Austria
Innsbruck
Email: christoph.palme@alumni.pmu.ac.at

Bulgaria - Dr Asen VELKOV

Affiliation & Address: Tissue bank Bioregeneration
Blaga vest №3
Bulgaria
Sofia
Email: a.velkov@bioregeneration.bg

Bulgaria - Dr Rozaliya HRISTOVA

Affiliation & Address: Medical University-Sofia
1 St. George Sofiyski str.
Bulgaria
Sofia
Email: alleta@abv.bg

Denmark - Dr Chris Bath SØNDERGAARD

Affiliation & Address: Aalborg University Hospital
Hobrovej 18-22
Denmark
Aalborg
Email: c.bath@me.com

Participating in other COST Actions:

Denmark - Dr Stine Elkjaer NIELSEN

Affiliation & Address: Aarhus University Hospital
Norrebrogade 44
Denmark
Aarhus C
Email: stine.elkjaer@gmail.com

Estonia - Dr Anu AASPÕLLU

Finland - Dr Ana Cathia MAGALHAES

Finland - Dr Tanja ILMARINEN

Affiliation & Address: Tampere University
Arvo Ylpon katu 34
Finland
Tampere
Email: tanja.ilmarinen@tuni.fi

France - Dr Isabelle PETIT

Affiliation & Address: INSERM
Hopital Saint-Louis , 1 av Claude Vellefaux
France
PARIS
Email: isabelle.petit@inserm.fr

France - Ms Gaëlle JOUANJAN

Affiliation & Address: GÊNIRIS
GENIRIS
France
Malakoff
Email: vicepresidence.geniris@gmail.com

Germany - Prof Björn BACHMANN

Germany - Prof Barbara KÄSMANN-KELLNER

Affiliation & Address: University of Saarland
Kirrbergerstr. 100
Germany
Homburg
Email: kaesmann@gmail.com

Hungary - Dr Mária BAUSZ

Hungary - Dr Mária CSIDEY

Ireland - Mr Colin HYNES

Affiliation & Address: Irish Blood Transfusion Service
National Blood Centre,
IBTS, James’s Street
Ireland
Dublin
Email: colinhynes@gmail.com

Participating in other COST Actions:

Italy - Dr Vincenzo CALAUTTI

Affiliation & Address: University of Turin
Molecular Biotechnology Center
Via Nizza 52
Italy
Torino
Email: vincenzo.calautti@unito.it

Participating in other COST Actions:

Italy - Prof Giulio FERRARI

Affiliation & Address: San Raffaele Scientific Institute
Via Olgettina 60
Italy
milan
Email: ferrari.giulio@hsr.it

Netherlands - Dr Robert WISSE

Norway - Dr Tor UTHEIM

Affiliation & Address: Oslo University Hospital
Kirkeveien 166
0407
Norway
Oslo
Email: utheim2@gmail.com

Participating in other COST Actions:

Norway - Prof Goran PETROVSKI

Affiliation & Address: University of Oslo
Kirkeveien 166
Norway
Oslo
Email: goran.petrovski@medisin.uio.no

Participating in other COST Actions:

Serbia - Dr Jelica PANTELIĆ

Slovenia - Dr Maritna MODIC

Affiliation & Address: Martina Modic
Jamova 39
Slovenia
Ljubljana
Email: martina.modic@ijs.si

Participating in other COST Actions:

Slovenia - Dr Sofija ANĐELIĆ

Spain - Dr Marta CORTON

Affiliation & Address: Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria
Fundación Jiménez Díaz
Avda Reyes Catolicos, 2
Spain
Madrid
Email: mcorton@fjd.es/a>

Spain - Mr Laurent BATAILLE

Spain - Prof Juana GALLAR

Turkey - Dr Ozlem SENGOZ SIRIN

United Kingdom - Dr Andrew HOPKINSON

Affiliation & Address: University of Nottingham
Ophthalmology, University of Nottingham
B Floor, Eye and ENT Centre
QMC Campus, Nottingham
United Kingdom
Nottingham
Email: andrew.hopkinson@nottingham.ac.uk

Participating in other COST Actions:

United Kingdom - Prof Che CONNON

Affiliation & Address: Newcastle University
Institute of Genetic Medicine
United Kingdom
Newcastle
Email: che.connon@newcastle.ac.uk

Participating in other COST Actions:

United Kingdom - Prof Tara MOORE

Affiliation & Address: Ulster University
Cromore Road
United Kingdom
Coleraine
Email: t.moore@ulster.ac.uk