Executive Committee

Dr. Maria Söderlund-Venermo is the current president of the WSV (2024-2026). She obtained her MSc at the University...

Marietjie Venter (PhD (Medical Virology) (WITS) (2003)). She had joint appointments as co-director, Centre for Respiratory diseases and...

Luis Menéndez-Arias is a Research Professor of the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (Spanish National Research Council) and...

Georgina Odaibo is a Professor of Virology and a 3-term Head of the Department of Virology, University of...

Prof. Khatijah graduated with a First Class Honours in Microbiology, PhD and DSc (honoris causa) from La Trobe...

Dr Allison Imrie obtained her PhD at the University of New South Wales, Australia. She was a scientist...

Alessandra Scagliarini graduated in Veterinary Medicine, PhD in Epidemiology and Control of Zoonotic Diseases and Full Professor at...

Susana López is Professor of Virology at the Institute of Biotechnology of the National Autonomous University of Mexico...

Colin R. Parrish, Ph.D. is the John M. Olin Professor of Virology in the College of Veterinary Medicine...

Kristine Yoder, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the department of Cancer Biology and Genetics at the Ohio...

Efstathios (Stathis) Giotis graduated from the school of veterinary medicine (Aristotle University, Greece) in 2001, received his MSc...

Matthew D. Moore graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2010 from Cornell University with a B.S. in Food Science....

Dr. Yashpal Singh Malik is presently serving as Professor, Dean, College of Biotechnology, GADVASU Ludhiana, Punjab, Former- ICAR...

Dr Michael M Nevels worked as WSV secretary from 2020-2022, and WSV Treasurer – Elect [Europe] from 2022-2024....

Professor Felicity Burt (PhD, Medical Virology, WITS) is jointly appointed as a Principal Medical Scientist in the Division...

Prof. (Dr.) Shailendra Saxena, is Vice Dean, Professor & Head at Centre for Advance Research (CFAR), King George’s...

As head of the International Training at the Novel and Dangerous Pathogens team at the UK Health Security...

Emma Poole is a Senior Research Associate and a bye-fellow at the University of Cambridge. She has worked...