Congratulations to the 2024 – 2026 ESRS Board and Scientific Committee

During the ESRS Business Meeting held on Thursday, 26 September 2024, at Sleep Europe 2024 in Seville, Spain, the newly elected members of the Board and Scientific Committee were officially announced, following an online voting period that took place from 12 to 25 September.

2024 - 2026 Board of Officers

Position Name Country Status
President Erna Sif Arnardóttir Iceland Newly Elected
Vice President (Basic) Vladyslav Vyazovskiy United Kingdom Re-Elected
Vice President (Clinical) Barbara Gnidovec Stražišar Slovenia Newly Elected
Treasurer Kerstin Hoedlmoser Austria Newly Elected
Secretary Ysbrand van der Werf The Netherlands Newly Elected
Member-at-large Winfried Randerath Germany Newly Elected
ANSS Representative Samson Khachatryan Armenia Re-Elected
ECN Representative Adriana Michalak Italy Newly Elected
Past President Pierre-Hervé Luppi* France Newly Elected
JSR Editor Dieter Riemann* Germany Re-Elected

*Advisory Member

Special thanks to the outgoing Vice President (Clinical) Dirk Pevernagie, Treasurer ​​Hans-Peter Landolt, Assistant Secretary Giuseppe Plazzi, ECN Representative Fran Pilkington-Cheney and Past President Walter McNicholas.

2024 - 2026 Scientific Committee Members

ExpertiseNameCountryStatus
Basic AnimalAlessandro SilvaniItalyRe-Elected
Basic AnimalCarolina Gutierrez HerreraSwitzerlandNewly Elected
Basic HumanEva WinnebeckUnited KingdomRe-Elected
Basic HumanGiulio BernardiItalyNewly Elected
Mental HealthChristine BlumeSwitzerlandRe-Elected
Mental HealthMegan CrawfordUnited KingdomNewly Elected
NeurologyCarolina LombardiItalyNewly Elected
NeurologyFabio PizzaItalyNewly Elected
PaediatricsKaren SpruytFranceRe-Elected
PaediatricsMichelle DownesIrelandNewly Elected
Public HealthSébastien BaillyFranceNewly Elected
Public HealthKaterina VlamiGreeceNewly Elected
RespiratoryÖzen BaşoğluTürkiye Re-Elected
RespiratoryGeorgia TrakadaGreeceNewly Elected
Sleep TechnologyTimo LeppänenFinland Re-Elected
Sleep Technology​​Ding ZouSwedenNewly Elected

Special thanks to the outgoing candidates Nayantara Santhi , Christian Baumann and Kai Spiegelhalder and all other candidates: An Mariman, Greg Elder, Jennifer Goldschmied, Masoud Tahmasian, Susanna Jernelöv, Gulcin Benbir Senel, Lucie Barateau, Melanie Strauss, Yaroslav Winter, Plamen Bokov, Susana Falardo Ramos, Tamar Shochat, Andras Bikov, Michał Harańczyk and Samanta Dall Agnese.