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
Xavier Saelens
VIB-University of Ghent
David Weiner
Wistar Institute
Margaret Liu
ProTherImmune and Karolinska Institute
Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert
University of Oxford, United Kingdom
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
Lakshmi Krishnan
National Research Council, Canada (NRC)
(Co-Chair)
Xavier Saelens
VIB-University of Ghent
(Co-Chair)
Linda Klavinskis
King’s College London
Lenny Moise
Seromyx
Jeffrey Ulmer
TechImmune
Audit Subcommittee
Xavier Saelens
VIB-University of Ghent (Chair)
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 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
Worcester HIV Vaccine (Chair)
Denise Doolan
University of Queensland
Alexander Bukreyev
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
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)
Dr Barbara Felber
National Cancer Institute(NCI), USA
Dr Linda Lua
The Growth Impact, 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
Megan Polidano
BiomeBank
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
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.