European Society of Human Genetics
The European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG) is a European society of human geneticists based in Vienna , which was founded on March 15, 1967.
activities
Congresses
The society organizes annual conferences. Furthermore, cooperation with patient groups is sought in order to improve information about genetic testing of patients.
Trade journals
The association publishes the European Journal of Human Genetics .
President since 1990
| Surname | Country of origin | Term of office |
|---|---|---|
| Christos Bartsocas | Greece | 1990-1991 |
| Giovanni Romeo | Italy | 1991-1992 |
| Margareta Mikkelsen | Denmark | 1992-1993 |
| Albert de la Chapelle | Finland | 1993-1994 |
| Marcus Pembrey | United Kingdom | 1994-1995 |
| Albert Schinzel | Switzerland | 1995-1996 |
| Ségolène Aymé | France | 1996-1997 |
| Malcolm Ferguson-Smitz | United Kingdom | 1997-1998 |
| Andrea Ballabio | Italy | 1998-1999 |
| Jean-Louis Mandel | France | 1999-2000 |
| Gerd Utermann | Austria | 2000-2001 |
| Stylianos Antonarakis | Switzerland | 2001-2002 |
| Gert-Jan van Ommen | Netherlands | 2002-2003 |
| Veronica Van Heyningen | United Kingdom | 2003-2004 |
| Leena Peltonen | Finland | 2004-2005 |
| Andres Metspalu | Estonia | 2005-2006 |
| John Burn | United Kingdom | 2006-2007 |
| Pier Franco Pignatti | Italy | 2007-2008 |
| Jean-Jacques Cassiman | Belgium | 2008-2009 |
| Dian Donnai | United Kingdom | 2009-2010 |
| Milan Macek Jr. | Czech Republic | 2010-2011 |
| Jörg Schmidtke | Germany | 2011–2012 |
| Stanislas Lyonnet | France | 2012-2013 |
| Han Brunner | Netherlands | 2013-14 |
| Helena Kääriäinen | Finland | 2014–15 |
| Feliciano Ramos | Italy | 2015–16 |
| Olaf Riess | Germany | 2016–17 |
| Christine Patch | United Kingdom | 2017-18 |
Web links
- www.eshg.org Official website
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c website of the ESHG , accessed on March 5, 2013