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.
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Linda Klavinskis
King’s College London
(Chair)
![Annaliesa-Anderson](https://isv-online.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Annaliesa-Anderson.jpg)
Annaliesa Anderson
Pfizer
![Edy-Rybicki](https://isv-online.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Edy-Rybicki.jpg)
Ed Rybicki
University of Cape Town
![Xavier-Saelens](https://isv-online.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Xavier-Saelens-1.jpg)
Xavier Saelens
VIB-University of Ghent
![David-Weiner](https://isv-online.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/David-Weiner.jpg)
David Weiner
Wistar Institute
![Liu](https://isv-online.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Liu.png)
Margaret Liu
ProTherImmune and Karolinska Institute
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Dr Barbara Felber
National Cancer Institute(NCI), USA
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
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Lakshmi Krishnan
National Research Council, Canada (NRC)
(Co-Chair)
![Xavier-Saelens](https://isv-online.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Xavier-Saelens-1.jpg)
Xavier Saelens
VIB-University of Ghent
(Co-Chair)
![Linda](https://isv-online.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Linda.png)
Linda Klavinskis
King’s College London
![Moise](https://isv-online.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Moise.png)
Lenny Moise
Seromyx
![Jeffrey-Ulmer](https://isv-online.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Jeffrey-Ulmer.jpg)
Jeffrey Ulmer
TechImmune
Audit Subcommittee
![Xavier-Saelens](https://isv-online.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Xavier-Saelens-1.jpg)
Xavier Saelens
VIB-University of Ghent (Chair)
![Laskshmi-Krishnan](https://isv-online.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Laskshmi-Krishnan.jpg)
Lakshmi Krishnan
National Research Council, Canada
![Liu](https://isv-online.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Liu.png)
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 individuals and 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](https://isv-online.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Shan-Lu.jpg)
Shan Lu
Worcester HIV Vaccine (Chair)
![Denise-Doolan](https://isv-online.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Denise-Doolan.jpg)
Denise Doolan
University of Queensland
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.
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Jean Boyer
Agenta Therapeutics Inc
(Co-Chair)
![Michael-Schotsaert](https://isv-online.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Michael-Schotsaert.jpg)
Michael Schotsaert
Ichan School of Medicine, Mount Sinai
(Co-Chair)
![Anna-Lise-Williamson](https://isv-online.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Anna-Lise-Williamson.jpg)
Anna-Lise Williamson,
University of Cape Town
![Ijoo Kwon](https://isv-online.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Neil-Almond.jpg)
Neil Almond
MHRA (NIBSC)
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Dr Barbara Felber
National Cancer Institute(NCI), USA
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
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Lars Frelin
Karolinska Institute (Chair)
![Sita-Awasthi](https://isv-online.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Sita-Awasthi.jpg)
Sita Awasthi
University of Pennsylvania
![Megan-Polidano](https://isv-online.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Megan-Polidano.jpg)
Megan Polidano
Vaxxas
![Ted-Ross](https://isv-online.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Ted-Ross.jpg)
Ted Ross
Cleveland Clinic
![Edy-Rybicki](https://isv-online.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Edy-Rybicki.jpg)
Ed Rybicki
University of Cape Town
![Branka](https://isv-online.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Branka.jpg)
Branka Grubor
University of Adelaide
![Martin](https://isv-online.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Martin.png)
Martin Beukema
University of Groningen
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.
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Manon Cox
NextWaveBio (Chair)
![Danny-Casimirio](https://isv-online.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Danny-Casimirio.jpg)
Danilo Casimiro
Sanofi
![Shan-Lu](https://isv-online.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Shan-Lu.jpg)
Shan Lu
Worcester HIV Vaccine
![Jeffrey-Ulmer](https://isv-online.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Jeffrey-Ulmer.jpg)
Jeffrey Ulmer
TechImmune
![David-Weiner](https://isv-online.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/David-Weiner.jpg)
David Weiner
Wistar Institute
![Linda](https://isv-online.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Linda.png)
Linda Klavinskis
King’s College London
![Jessica](https://isv-online.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Jessica.jpg)
Jessica Price
Astra Zeneca
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