ISBM Leadership
The ISBM is governed by an acting Board of Directors with input by associated committees, including the Scientific Leadership Committee (SLC) and the Early Career Investigator Committee (ECIC). New members are appointed to the Board and the ISBM Committees approximately every two years, generally around the time of the in person ISBM congress. If you would like to join the Board or one of the Committees for the 2026-2028 cycle, please send the required application components (below) by June 19th, 2026 to isbm.society@gmail.com. You must be a current ISBM member in order to apply for these positions (ISBM 2026 registration includes 2026-2028 membership).
- ISBM Board Position - Application Form and 2-page Biosketch
- Scientific Leadership Committee (SLC) Position - Application Form and 2-page Biosketch
- Early Career Investigator Committee (ECIC) Position - Application Form
Please send the completed application form and 2-page Biosketch (Board and SLC only), to isbm.society@gmail.com by June 19th, 2026.
Please register for the ISBM newsletter to ensure that you receive the call for applications at the next cycle.
President
Michelle McDonald, PhD
The University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
President Elect
Joel D. Boerckel, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Past President
Erica L Scheller, DDS, PhD
Washington University
Saint Louis, MO, USA
ISBM Scientific Leadership Committee (2024-2026)
Chair
Randee Hunter, PhD
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH, USA
ISBM Early Career Investigator Committee (2024-2026)
Chair
Matthias Walle
University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Co-Chair
Ankita Agrawal
Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
Ahmed Al Saedi
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA, USA
ISBM Past Presidents
Gastone Marotti, MD
President (1992-1996)
David Dempster, PhD
President (1996-1999)
Juliet Compston, MD
President (1999-2002)
Brendan F. Boyce, MD
President (2002-2006)
Reinhold G. Erben, DVM, MD
President (2006-2009)
Thomas J. Wronski, PhD
President (2009-2012)
Masaki Noda, MD
President (2012-2016)
D. Rick Sumner, PhD
President (2016-2019)
Thomas L. Andersen PhD
President (2019-2022)
Erica L. Scheller, DDS, PhD
President (2022-2024)
