Organization and Committees

The International IgAN Research Group reports to the steering committee of the International IgAN Network.  The Research Group is organized into a series of committees:

Steering Committee

The Steering Committee’s mandate is to coordinate, oversee and help plan strategic development of the International IgAN Research Group.

Members of the Steering Committee (each with picture ideally, and desired institution affiliation, listed as Chair, then co-Chair, then alphabetically)

  • Sean Barbour (Chair), University of British Columbia
  • Renato Monteiro (Co-Chair)
  • Jonathan Barratt
  • Rosanna Coppo
  • Vivek Jha
  • Yusuke Suzuki
  • Hong Zhang
  • Dan Cattran
  • Mark Haas
  • Heather Reich
  • Vladimir Tesar
Scientific Committee

The Scientific Committee’s mandate is to coordinate, support and prioritize individual research projects conducted by the International IgAN Research Group.

Members of the Scientific Committee (each with picture ideally, and desired institution affiliation, listed as Chair, then co-Chair, then alphabetically)

  • Laureline Berthelot (Chair)
  • Hitoshi Suzuki (co-Chair)
  • Jurgen Floege
  • Jicheng Lv
  • Ian Roberts
  • Krzysztof Kiryluk
  • Jan Novak
  • Julio Saez Rodriguez
Stakeholder Engagement Committee

The Stakeholder Engagement Committee’s mandate is to identify and work with stakeholders that may either benefit from or having overlapping mandates with the International IgAN Network Research Group

Members of the Steering Committee (each with picture ideally, and desired institution affiliation, listed as Chair, then co-Chair, then alphabetically)

  • Hernan Trimarchi (Chair)
  • Colin Geddes
  • Dana Rizk
  • Ritsuko Katafuchi
  • Muh Geot Wong
Funding Development Committee

The Funding Development Committee’s mandate is to develop a strategy that enables funding and financial sustainability of the International IgAN Network Research Group.

Members of the Funding Committee (each with picture ideally, and desired institution affiliation, listed as Chair, then co-Chair, then alphabetically)

  • Vladimir Tesar (Chair)
  • Paolo Schena
  • Yukio Yuzawa
  • Richard Lafaette
  • Sydney Tang
  • Chee Kay Cheung ??
  • Adrian Liew ??