Members 2025

3-year term ends Term
Olga Antonova, Clinical Geneticist (Sofia, Bulgaria) 2028 1st
Elena Avram, Clinical Geneticist, Ophthalmologist (Bucharest, Romania) 2028 1st
Linda Battistuzzi, Bioethicist (Genova, Italy) 2028 1st
Christophe Cordier, Genetic Counsellor (Lausanne, Switzerland) 2026 3rd
Rhys M Dore, Clinical Geneticist (London, United Kingdom) – ESHG-Y Observer since 2024 n/a
Roseline Favresse, EURORDIS representative (Nice, France) since 2024 n/a
Francesca Forzano, Clinical Geneticist (London, United Kingdom) – Chair 2026 6th
Maurizio Genuardi, Clinical Geneticist (Rome, Italy) 2028 2nd
Sabine Hentze, Clinical Geneticist (Heidelberg, DE) 2028 3rd
Yalda Jamshidi (Observer), Scientist (London, United Kingdom) since 2022 n/a
Milan Macek, Clinical Geneticist (Prague, Czech Republic) 2026 2nd
Deborah Mascalzoni, Bioethicist (Bolzano, Italy and Uppsala, Sweden) 2028 1st
Alvaro Mendes, Psychologist (Porto, Portugal) 2026 3rd
Yves Moreau, scientist/engineering/informatics (Leuven, Belgium) 2028 2nd
Kelly Ormond, Genetic Counsellor (Zürich, Switzerland) 2028 1st
Inga Prokopenko, bioinformatics/statistics (Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom) 2026 2nd
Emmanuelle Rial-Sebbag, Lawyer (Toulouse, France) 2026 4th
Mahsa Shabani (Observer), Health law, Bioethicist (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) 2028 na/a
Vigdis Stefánsdottir, Genetic Counsellor (Reykjavik, Iceland) 2026 3rd
Fiona Ulph, Psychologist (Manchester, United Kingdom) 2028 2nd
Carla van El, Sociologist (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) – Secretary General 2026 3rd
Danya Vears (Observer), Genetic Counsellor, bioethicist, social scientist (Melbourne, Australia)

How to become a member

The PEC has vacancies regularly for a new member who may serve a three-year term. In addition, external experts can request or can be invited to work on specific topics and become a PEC collaborator. For the composition of the group expertise in a range of subjects and professional backgrounds is taken into account; members should have experience with or proven interest in policy issues regarding genetics and be motivated to work on specific topics, most notably by preparing documents. Ideally members come from different regions in Europe.

ESHG members interested in becoming a PEC member are requested to send their CV and a letter of interest stating their expertise and motivation for joining to the Chair, Francesca Forzano Francesca.Forzano(at)gstt.nhs.uk.