Scientific Committee
The role and procedure of ELA International Scientific Committee
A new scientific committee for ELA
The scientific committee of ELA International has 15 members, experts in leukodystrophies. It is chaired by Florian Eichler, Medical Neurologist Director of the Department of Leukodystrophies at Massachusetts General Hospital for Children – Boston, USA.
Nicole Wolf, neuropediatrician doctor at the VU University Medical Center of Amsterdam – Amsterdam, The Netherlands, is the Vice President of the committee.
The scientific committee is renewed. Today Assumpció Bosch joins the committee, she is an expert in preclinical gene therapy for diseases affecting the nervous system and also Director of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at UAB – Barcelona, Spain and Aurora Pujol, Professor of Genetics and Neuroscience, Medical and Laboratory Geneticist and Director of the Neurometabolic Diseases Lab at IDIBELL – Barcelona, Spain.
The scientific committee continues its mission to support ELA International in its research activities by providing its scientific expertise for the evaluation of projects related to the annual call for proposals.
Florian EICHLER | President | Pediatric and Adult Neurology | |
Nicole WOLF | Vice-presidente MD, PhD | Pediatric Neurology, Neurosciences | |
Elena AMBROSINI | PhD | Neurobiology | |
Enrico BERTINI | MD | Professor of Pediatric Neurology | |
Alessandra BIFFI | MD | Professor of Pediatrics | |
Annette BLEY | MD | Head of Leukodystrophies Pediatric Clinic | |
Assumpció BOSCH Nationality: Spanish | PhD | Full professor in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Principal Investigator at the Institute of Neurosciences and director of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | |
Samuel GROESCHEL | MD, PhD | Pediatric Neurology | |
David HUNT | MD, PhD | Molecular Biology and Inflammatory Diseases | |
Stephan KEMP | PhD | Academic Medical Center Principal Investigator | |
Wolfgang KOEHLER | MD | Clinical neurology | |
Yann NADJAR | MD, PhD Neurologist | Neuro-Genetics and Metabolism | |
Aurora PUJOL Nationality: Spanish | MD, PhD | Professor of Genetics and Neuroscience | |
David ROWITCH | MD, PhD, ScD | Pediatric Neurology | |
Adeline VANDERVER | MD | Neurology Program Director of the Leukodystrophy Center of Excellence |
Ukraine – ELA Scientific committee statement
“The European Leukodystrophy Association international scientific advisory board wishes to express its concern and sympathy for people and families affected by leukodystrophy and the war in Ukraine. We understand the great difficulty of taking care of children with rare disease, especially without access to proper hospital care or medicines.
Our board members will endeavour to provide direct medical support to refugees as well as hospitals and healthcare providers in the region that can benefit from specialist medical advice on care of leukodystrophy patients.
This is a time of empathy and unity for all people and families affected by leukodystrophy”