COMMITTEES
Awards/Prizes
Committee Purpose:
Dedicated to supporting the promise and professional development of Trainees in Vaccinology.
- Raise funding (via grant applications & donations for Awards)
- Responsible for reviewing applications to assist with travel expenses for Trainees to participate in ISV congresses.
- Recognize research achievements of Trainees via presenter prizes.
Dedicated to identifying and recommending outstanding ISV members for a variety of awards and honours.
Linda Klavinskis
King’s College London
(Chair)
Annaliesa Anderson
Pfizer
Ed Rybicki
University of Cape Town
David Weiner
Wistar Institute
Margaret Liu
ProTherImmune and Karolinska Institute
Sarah Gilbert
University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Barbara Felber
National Cancer Institute(NCI), USA
Jean Boyer
Agenta Therapeutics Inc
Ebony Gary
The Wistar Institute
Finance & Governance
Committee Purpose:
Dedicated to providing advice for best financial practices and governance, in line with the ISV Constitution.
- Review ISV annual Congress-related expenses and contracts
- Review annual financial activities and tax declaration of ISV
- Propose codes of conduct to help ascertain the accomplishment of ISV’s mission and values
Lakshmi Krishnan
National Research Council, Canada (NRC)
(Chair)
Linda Klavinskis
King’s College London
Margaret Liu
ProTherImmune and Karolinska Institute
Lenny Moise
Seromyx
Jeffrey Ulmer
TechImmune
Audit Subcommittee
Lakshmi Krishnan
National Research Council, Canada
Margaret Liu
ProTherImmune and Karolinska Institute
Global Collaboration and Partnerships
Committee Purpose:
Dedicated to uniting the global community of vaccinologists
- Engage and partner with vaccine groups globally.
- Promote communication and collaboration among organizations who seek to innovate, develop, manufacture, and enhance vaccines.
- Promote the development and use of vaccines to prevent and control infectious and non-infectious diseases in animals and humans.
- Engage ISV Fellows to build and promote ISV.
Shan Lu
Worcester HIV Vaccine (Chair)
Denise Doolan
University of Queensland
Alexander Bukreyev
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Kopek Nihlmark
Karolinska Institute
Davinder Gill
StiRx Inc
Mentorship
Committee Purpose:
Dedicated to providing guidance for professional development of Trainees in Vaccinology
- Organize webinars from leaders in academia or biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies that spotlight leadership skills for career development.
- Organize mentorship between trainees and scientists from academics, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical companies.
- Provide opportunities to trainees for leadership and development of skills.
Jean Boyer
Agenta Therapeutics Inc
(Co-Chair)
Michael Schotsaert
Ichan School of Medicine, Mount Sinai
(Co-Chair)
Anna-Lise Williamson,
University of Cape Town
Neil Almond
MHRA (NIBSC)
Barbara Felber
National Cancer Institute(NCI), USA
Linda Lua
Professor Emeritus,
The University of Queensland and
The Growth Impact Pty Ltd, Australia
Outreach and Public Engagement
Committee Purpose:
Dedicated to promoting vaccine awareness and education, community engagement and participation. We serve as a bridge between science, policy, and the public.
- Active presence in social media platforms
- Organizing global webinar series
- Bi-monthly newsletters
- Responsible for paper of the month (POM) where a scientific paper is recognized by the society.
- Responsible for paper of the year (POY) where the most impactful vaccine related scientific paper is recognized by the society.
- Interviews with healthcare professionals and policymakers
- Highlighting vaccine related topics for both professionals and the public
Lars Frelin
Karolinska Institute (Chair)
Sita Awasthi
University of Pennsylvania
Ted Ross
Cleveland Clinic
Ed Rybicki
University of Cape Town
Branka Grubor
University of Adelaide
Martin Beukema
University of Groningen
Alejandra Capozzo
Universidad Abierta Interamericana, Buenos Aires
Ebony Gary
The Wistar Institute
Davinder Gill
StiRx Inc
Paper of the Month Sub-Committee
Sub-Committee Purpose:
Members of the Paper of the Month group scan through peer reviewed scientific papers on Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics each month and select a paper that highlights important developments in the vaccine field that will be of interest to the global ISV community and beyond.
Sita Awasthi
University of Pennsylvania
Lars Frelin
Karolinska Institute,
Alexander Bukreyev
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Nisha Garg, Ph.D
University of Texas Medical Branch
Ajit Singh, PhD
Sanskaram University College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
Céline Lemoine
Vaccine Formulation Institute
ISV Scientific Webinar Steering Sub-Committee
Committee Purpose:
The Steering Committee provides strategic oversight to ensure the quality, relevance, and impact of our webinar series.
Composed of experts from diverse fields, the committee selects timely topics, recommends qualified speakers, and upholds scientific integrity.
Its goal is to deliver engaging, evidence-based content that not only supports professional development but also fosters meaningful dialogue within the vaccine and healthcare community.
By choosing topics that are both engaging and informative, the committee makes sure the webinars are an important resource for learning and professional growth.
Ted Ross
Cleveland Clinic
(Chair)
Lars Frelin
Karolinska Institute
Sita Awasthi
University of Pennsylvania
Linda Klavinskis
King’s College London
Albert Osterhaus
University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover (TiHo), Germany
Vaccine Industry Interaction
Committee Purpose:
Dedicated to developing a donation and sponsorship program to ensure sustainability of our society.
- Develop partnership packages for various stakeholders.
- Ensure active industry participation in our programming.
- Support initiatives valued by our stakeholders.
Manon Cox
NextWaveBio (Chair)
Danilo Casimiro
Sanofi
Shan Lu
Worcester HIV Vaccine
Jeffrey Ulmer
TechImmune
David Weiner
Wistar Institute
Linda Klavinskis
King’s College London
Xuefei Zhou
Founder and Principal, XZ GMP Consulting, LLC
Corey Fang, Pharm.D.
AstraZeneca
Ravi Degun
EY-Parthenon
Board Nominations Committee
The Committee Purpose:
- Solicit and encourage recommendations of qualified individuals for nomination to the ISV Board of Directors.
- Review all nominations to ensure that candidates possess the expertise, experience, and commitment necessary to contribute effectively to the Board’s mission.
- Promote a diverse and inclusive leadership by ensuring representation in the vaccine sciences across human and animal health, encompassing basic research and clinical development, from academia, industry, government, NGOs, from geographic regions, career stages, and other dimensions of diversity relevant to the ISV’s global community.
Linda Klavinskis
King’s College London, UK
(Chair)
Manon Cox
NextWaveBio, USA
Jerome Kim
International Vaccine Institute, South Korea
Peter Lawaetz Andersen
Novo Nordisk Foundation, Denmark
Barbar Felber
National Cancer Institute (NCI), USA
