Past Boards of Directors
2022-2024 | 2020-2022 | 2018-2020 | 2016-2018 | 2014-2016 | 2012-2014 | 2010-2012 | 2006-2010 | 2004-2006 | 2002-2004
Board of Directors: 2022-2024
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STEFAN SCHÖNLAND President Heidelberg, Germany
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SHAJI KUMAR Vice President/President-Elect Rochester MN, USA
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GIOVANNI PALLADINI Past President Pavia, Italy
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![](https://www.isaamyloidosis.org/assets/images/MARINA%20RAMIREZ-ALVARADO.png)
MARINA RAMIREZ-ALVARADO Treasurer Rochester MN, USA
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EFSTATHIOS KASTRITIS Secretary Athens, Greece
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PER WESTERMARK Chair of the Nomenclature Committee Editor-in-Chief of AMYLOID Uppsala, Sweden
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ELOISA RIVA Member at Large Montevideo, Uruguay
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YOSHIKI SEKIJIMA Member at Large Matsumoto, Japan
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ELI MUCHTAR Member at Large Rochester, MN
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GIAMPAOLO MERLINI Representative of the Italian Society Pavia, Italy
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HIRONOBU NAIKI Representative of the Japanese Society Fukui, Japan
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ALEXANDER CARPINTEIRO Representative of the German Society Essen, Germany
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Board Of Directors: 2020-2022
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GIOVANNI PALLADINI President Pavia, Italy
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![Stefan Schoenland](/assets/images/1494017140-150-Stefan-Schoenland.jpg)
STEFAN SCHÖNLAND President Elect Representative of the German Society Heidelberg, Germany
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![Yukio Ando](/assets/images/_MG_2684%202.png)
YUKIO ANDO Past President Nagasaki, Japan
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![Shaji Kumar](/assets/images/1583779420-1600-Shaji-Kumar.jpg)
SHAJI KUMAR Treasurer Rochester MN, USA
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![Vaishali Sanchorawala](/assets/images/1583779480-1600-Vaishali-Sanchorawala.jpg)
VAISHALI SANCHORAWALA Secretary Boston MA, USA
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PER WESTERMARK Chair of the Nomenclature Committee Editor-in-Chief of AMYLOID Uppsala, Sweden
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![Giampaolo Merlini](/assets/images/1583534758-150-Giampaolo-Merlini.jpg)
GIAMPAOLO MERLINI Representative of the Italian Society Pavia, Italy
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![Ute Hegenbart](/assets/images/1522335126-1600-Ute-Hegenbart.jpg)
UTE HEGENBART Member at Large Heidelberg, Germany
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![Paolo Milani](/assets/images/1583779420-1600-Paolo-Milani.jpg)
PAOLO MILANI Member at Large Pavia, Italy
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![Ashutosh Wechalekar](/assets/images/1583940773-1600-wechalekar.jpg)
ASHUTOSH WECHALEKAR Member at Large London, UK
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HIRONOBU NAIKI Representative of the Japanese Society Fukui, Japan
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Board Of Directors: 2018-2020
![Yukio Ando](/assets/images/1583531973-1600-Yukio-Ando.jpg)
YUKIO ANDO President Representative of the Japanese Society Nagasaki, Japan |
![Angela Dispenzieri](/assets/images/1522335046-1600-Angela-Dispenzieri.jpg)
ANGELA DISPENZIERI Immediate Past President Rochester, USA |
![Ute Hegenbart](/assets/images/1522335126-1600-Ute-Hegenbart.jpg)
UTE HEGENBART Member at Large Heidelberg, Germany
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![Giovanni Palladini](/assets/images/1583531985-1600-giovanni-palladini.jpg)
GIOVANNI PALLADINI President Elect Pavia, Italy
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![Giampaolo Merlini](/assets/images/1583534758-150-Giampaolo-Merlini.jpg)
GIAMPAOLO MERLINI Representative of the Italian Society Pavia, Italy
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![Lawreen Connors](/assets/images/1522335126-1600-Lawreen-Connors.jpg)
LAWREEN CONNORS Member at Large Boston, USA
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![Stefan Schönland](/assets/images/1583532001-1600-Stefan-Schoenland.jpg)
STEFAN SCHÖNLAND Secretary Heidelberg, Germany
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![Stefan Schonland](/assets/images/1583533173-1600-Stefan-Schoenland.jpg)
STEFAN SCHÖNLAND Representative of the German Society Heidelberg, Germany
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![Francesca Lavatlli](/assets/images/1522335126-1600-Francesca-Lavatlli.jpg)
FRANCESCA LAVATLLI Member at Large Pavia, Italy
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![Angela Dispenzieri](/assets/images/1533917230-1600-150-Angela-Dispenzieri.jpg)
ANGELA DISPENZIERI Treasurer Rochester, USA
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![Per Westermark](/assets/images/1583534893-150-Per-Westermark.jpg)
PER WESTERMARK Chair of the Nomenclature Committee and Editor-in-Chief of AMYLOID Uppsala, Sweden
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Board Of Directors: 2016-2018
![Angela Dispenzieri](/assets/images/1517954768-1600-Angela-Dispenzieri2.jpg)
ANGELA DISPENZIERI President Rochester, USA
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![Giampaolo Merlini](/assets/images/1583534758-150-Giampaolo-Merlini.jpg)
GIAMPAOLO MERLINI Representative of the Italian Society Pavia, Italy
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![Stefan Schoenland](/assets/images/1494017140-150-Stefan-Schoenland.jpg)
STEFAN SCHOENLAND Member at Large Heidelberg, Germany
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![Yukio Ando](/assets/images/1562166002-150-Yukio-Ando.jpg)
YUKIO ANDO Vice President and President Elect Nagasaki, Japan |
![Bouke P.C. Hazenberg](/assets/images/1494017012-150-Bouke-Hazenberg.jpg)
BOUKE P.C. HAZENBERG Immediate Past President Groningen, The Netherlands |
![Gunilla Westermark](/assets/images/1494016677-150-Gunilla-Westermark.jpg)
GUNILLA WESTERMARK Member at Large Uppsala, Sweden
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![Giovanni Palladini](/assets/images/1506538710-150-Giovanni-Palladini.jpg)
GIOVANNI PALLADINI Secretary Pavia, Italy
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![Maria M. Picken](/assets/images/1494017082-150-Maria-Picken.jpg)
MARIA M. PICKEN Member at Large Chicago, USA |
![Jean Sipe](/assets/images/1517583576-150-Jean-Sipe.jpg)
JEAN SIPE Member at Large Boston, USA |
![Steven Zeldenrust](/assets/images/1575387582-150-Steven-Zeldenrust.jpg) Steven Zeldenrust Treasurer Rochester, USA |
![Per Westermark](/assets/images/1583534893-150-Per-Westermark.jpg)
PER WESTERMARK Chair of the Nomenclature Committee and Editor-in-Chief of AMYLOID Uppsala, Sweden
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Board Of Directors: 2014-2016
The XIVth International Symposium on Amyloidosis was held in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA from 27 April to 1 May, 2014. At this meeting a new Board of Directors of the ISA was elected for the next period. The President Merrill Benson has become Past President and the Vice President Bouke Hazenberg is the new President. Angela Dispenzieri was elected Vice President, Lawreen Connors was elected Secretary, Steven Zeldenrust was elected Treasurer, and Yukio Ando, Vaishali Sanchorawala, and Gunilla Westermark were elected Members at large. The ballot for these members of the new Board was held at the business meeting in Indianapolis on Wednesday April 30.
![Bouke Hazenberg](/assets/images/1495032984-150-Bouke-Hazenberg.jpg)
BOUKE HAZENBERG President Groningen, The Netherlands
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![Per Westermark](/assets/images/1506538800-150-Per-Westermark.jpg)
PER WESTERMARK Chair of the Nomenclature Committee & Editor-in-Chief of AMYLOID Uppsala, Sweden |
![Merrill Benson](/assets/images/1506538785-150-Merrill-Benson.jpg)
MERRILL BENSON Immediate Past President Indianapolis, USA |
![Angela Dispenzieri](/assets/images/1499363563-150-Angela-Dispenzieri.jpg)
ANGELA DISPENZIERI Vice President and President-Elect Rochester, USA |
![Gina Gregorini](/assets/images/1495033004-150-Gina-Gregorini.jpg)
GINA GREGORINI Representative of the Italian Society (until July 2015) Brescia, Italy |
![Yukio Ando](/assets/images/1562166026-150-Yukio-Ando.jpg)
YUKIO ANDO Member at Large Nagasaki,
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![Lawreen Connors](/assets/images/1495033077-150-Lawreen-Connors.jpg)
LAWREEN CONNORS Secretary Boston, USA
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![Giampaolo Merlini](/assets/images/1516307196-150-Giampaolo-Merlini.jpg)
GIAMPAOLO MERLINI Representative of the Italian Society (since July 2015) Pavia, Italy |
![Vaishali Sanchorawala](/assets/images/1495033299-150-Vaishali-Sanchorawala.jpg)
VAISHALI SANCHORAWALA Member at Large Boston, USA |
![Steven Zeldenrust](/assets/images/1575387635-150-Steven-Zeldenrust.jpg)
Steven Zeldenrust Treasurer Rochester, USA
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![Ernst Hund](/assets/images/1495032970-150-Ernst-Hund.jpg)
ERNST HUND Representative of the German Society Heidelberg, Germany
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![Gunilla Westermark](/assets/images/1495032953-150-Gunilla-Westermark.jpg)
GUNILLA WESTERMARK Member at Large Uppsala, Sweden |
Board Of Directors: 2012-2014
The XIIIth International Symposium on Amyloidosis was held in Groningen from 6-10 May 2012. At this meeting a new Board of Directors of the ISA was elected for the next period. The President Martha Skinner has become Past President and the Vice President Merrill Benson is the new President. Bouke Hazenberg was elected Vice President, Laura Obici was elected Secretary, Angela Dispenzieri was elected Treasurer, and Yukio Ando, Giovanni Palladini, and David Seldin were elected Members at large. The ballot for these members of the new Board was held at the business meeting in Groningen on Wednesday May 9. At this business meeting also a proposal for modification and adaptation of the Constitution & Rules and Bylaws was discussed by the members and approved by the By-Laws Bommittee and Secretary of the ISA Board.
![Merrill Benson](/assets/images/1507041318-150-Merrill-Benson.jpg)
President Indianapolis, USA
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![Per Westermark](/assets/images/1506538800-150-Per-Westermark.jpg)
PER WESTERMARK
Chair of the Nomenclature Committee & Editor-in-Chief of AMYLOID Uppsala, Sweden
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![Yukio Ando](/assets/images/1562166061-150-Yukio-Ando.jpg)
YUKIO ANDO
Member at Large Nagasaki, Japan
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![Bouke Hazenberg](/assets/images/1495033601-150-Bouke-Hazenberg.jpg)
BOUKE HAZENBERG Vice President and President-Elect Groningen, The Netherlands |
![Gina Gregorini](/assets/images/1495036447-150-Gina-Gregorini.jpg)
GINA GREGORINI
Representative of the Italian Society Brescia, Italy
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![Giovanni Palladini](/assets/images/1506538904-150-Giovanni-Palladini.jpg)
GIOVANNI PALLADINI Member at Large Pavia, Italy
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![Laura Obici](/assets/images/1495033639-150-Laura-Obici.jpg)
LAURA OBICI
Secretary Pavia, Italy
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![Ernst Hund](/assets/images/1495036477-150-Ernst-Hund.jpg)
ERNST HUND
Representative of the German Society Heidelberg, Germany
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![David Seldin](/assets/images/1506538920-150-David-Seldin.jpg)
Member at Large Boston, USA
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![Angela Dispenzieri](/assets/images/1499363639-150-Angela-Dispenzieri.jpg)
ANGELA DISPENZIERI
Treasurer Rochester, USA
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![Martha Skinner](/assets/images/1495036510-150-Martha-Skinner.jpg)
MARTHA SKINNER
Immediate Past President Boston, USA
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Board Of Directors: 2010-2012
The XIIth International Symposium on Amyloidosis was held in Rome from 18-21 april 2010. At this meeting a new Board of Directors of the ISA was elected for the next period. The President Giampaolo Merlini has become Past President and the Vice President Martha Skinner is the new President. Merrill Benson was elected Vice President, Laura Obici was elected Secretary, Angela Dispenzieri was elected Treasurer, and Bouke Hazenberg, Giovanni Palldini, and David Seldin were elected Members at large. The ballot for these members of the new Board was held at the business meeting in Rome on Wednesday April 21. At this business meeting also a proposal for modification and adaptation of the Constitution & Rules and Bylaws was discussed and approved by a two-thirds majority.
President Boston, USA
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![Per Westermark](/assets/images/1506538985-150-Per-Westermark.jpg)
Editor-in-Chief of AMYLOID Uppsala, Sweden
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![Giampaolo Merlini](/assets/images/1506539036-150-Giampaolo-Merlini.jpg)
GIAMPAOLO MERLINI
Immediate Past President Pavia, Italy
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![Merrill Benson](/assets/images/1506538959-150-Merrill-Benson.jpg)
MERRILL BENSON
Vice President and President-Elect & Chair of the Nomenclature Committee Indianapolis, USA
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![Gina Gregorini](/assets/images/1495045120-150-Gina-Gregorini.jpg)
GINA GREGORINI
Representative of the Italian Society Brescia, Italy
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![Bouke Hazenberg](/assets/images/1495045704-150-Bouke-Hazenberg.jpg)
BOUKE HAZENBERG
Member at Large Groningen, The Netherlands
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![Laura Obici](/assets/images/1495044965-150-Laura-Obici.jpg)
Secretary Pavia, Italy
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![Christoph Rocken](/assets/images/1495045491-1600-Christoph-Rocken.jpg)
CHRISTOPH ROCKEN
Representative of the German Society (until 2010) Kiel, Germany
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![Giovanni Palladini](/assets/images/1506539021-150-Giovanni-Palladini.jpg)
GIOVANNI PALLADINI
Member at Large Pavia, Italy
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![Angela Dispenzieri](/assets/images/1499363653-150-Angela-Dispenzieri.jpg)
ANGELA DISPENZIERI
Treasurer Rochester, USA
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![Ernst Hund](/assets/images/1495045212-150-Ernst-Hund.jpg)
ERNST HUND
Representative of the German Society (from 2011) Heidelberg, Germany
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![David Seldin](/assets/images/1506539051-150-David-Seldin.jpg)
Member at Large Boston, USA
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Board Of Directors: 2006-2010
At the 11th International Symposium on Amyloid and Amyloidosis in Woods Hole in November 2006 the second Board of the International Society of Amyloidosis (2006-2010) was elected.
![Giampaolo Merlini](/assets/images/1506539090-150-Giampaolo-Merlini.jpg)
GIAMPAOLO MERLINI President Pavia, Italy
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![Per Westermark](/assets/images/1507041347-150-Per-Westermark.jpg)
PER WESTERMARK
Chair of the Nomenclature Committee Uppsala, Sweden
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![Robert Kyle](/assets/images/1516307371-150-Robert-Kyle.jpg)
ROBERT KYLE
Immediate Past President Rochester, USA
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![Martha Skinner](/assets/images/1495113266-150-Martha-Skinner.jpg)
MARTHA SKINNER
Vice President and President-Elect Boston, USA
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![Alan Cohen](/assets/images/1495113379-150-Alan-Cohen.jpg)
ALAN COHEN
Editor-in-Chief of AMYLOID Boston, USA
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![Merrill Benson](/assets/images/1506539311-150-Merrill-Benson.jpg)
MERRILL BENSON
Member at Large Indianapolis, USA
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![Bouke Hazenberg](/assets/images/1495113296-150-Bouke-Hazenberg.jpg)
BOUKE HAZENBERG
Secretary Groningen, The Netherlands
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![Gina Gregorini](/assets/images/1506539243-150-Gina-Gregorini.jpg)
GINA GREGORINI
Representative of the Italian Society Brescia, Italy
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![Robert Kisilevsky](/assets/images/1522096149-150-Robert-Kisilevsky.jpg)
Member at Large Kingston, Canada
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![Morie Gertz](/assets/images/1495113325-150-Morie-Gertz.jpg)
MORIE GERTZ
Treasurer Rochester, USA
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![Hartmut Schmidt](/assets/images/1507041376-150-Hartmut-Schmidt.jpg)
HARTMUT SCHMIDT
Representative of the German Society Münster, Germany
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![Jeffrey Kelly](/assets/images/1495113530-150-Jeffrey-Kelly.jpg)
JEFFREY KELLY
Member at Large La Jolla, USA
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Board Of Directors: 2004-2006
At the 10th International Symposium on Amyloid and Amyloidosis in Tours in April 2004 the first Board of the International Society of Amyloidosis (2004-2006) was elected.
Board Of Directors: 2002-2004
The appointed initial Board from its official founding in 2002 until the first election in 2004. Constitution & Rules / Bylaws.
![Robert Kyle](/assets/images/1516307417-150-Robert-Kyle.jpg)
ROBERT KYLE President Rochester, USA
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![Martha Skinner](/assets/images/1495046883-150-Martha-Skinner.jpg)
MARTHA SKINNER
Member at Large Boston, USA
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![Giampaolo Merlini](/assets/images/1506540152-150-Giampaolo-Merlini.jpg)
GIAMPAOLO MERLINI
Member at Large Pavia, Italy
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![Joel Buxbaum](/assets/images/1495046718-150-Joel-Buxbaum.jpg)
JOEL BUXBAUM
Member at Large San Diego, USA
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![Per Westermark](/assets/images/1506540052-150-Per-Westermark.jpg)
PER WESTERMARK
Chair of the Nomenclature Committee Uppsala, Sweden
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![Alan Cohen](/assets/images/1495047046-150-Alan-Cohen.jpg)
ALAN COHEN
Editor-in-Chief of AMYLOID Boston, USA
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![Merrill Benson](/assets/images/1506539790-150-Merrill-Benson.jpg)
MERRILL BENSON
Member at Large Indianapolis, USA
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![Maria Saraiva](/assets/images/1495047013-150-Maria-Saraiva.jpg) MARIA SARAIVA
Member at Large Porto, Portugal
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![Jean Sipe](/assets/images/1517583576-150-Jean-Sipe.jpg)
JEAN SIPE
Member at Large Boston, USA
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![Shu Ichi Ikeda](/assets/images/1507041421-150-Shu-Ichi-Ikeda.jpg)
SHU ICHI IKEDA
Member at Large Matsumoto, Japan
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