2008 Election for ISSCR Board of Directors

Election Results

The 2008 elections were held to establish positions on the ISSCR Board of Directors and to ratify a proposed bylaw amendment. The elections closed on March 13, 2008 with nearly 30 percent of ISSCR members voting. Election results are detailed below.

We thank outgoing board members Drs. Fred Gage and Hiro Nakauchi for their contributions over the last few years.  We also thank Dr. Paul Simmons who continued to serve the ISSCR this year as past-president and who will now advise the board in an ex officio status. A very warm welcome is extended to Dr. Elaine Fuchs, who will take the position of ISSCR vice president this year, leading to her presidency in 2010-2011.

Elected individuals will begin their appointments following the 6th ISSCR Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA, USA, June 11-14, 2008. For more information on terms of appointment, please review the election process.

1. Election to Position of Vice President
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Elaine Fuchs, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA

2. New Board Member Appointments
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Margaret Buckingham, Pasteur Institute, Paris, France

Daniel Marshak, Perkin Elmer Inc., Waltham, MA, USA

Shinya Yamanaka, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

3. Board Member Reappointments
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Markus Grompe, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA

Olle Lindvall, Lund University, Lund, Sweden

Sir Ian Wilmut, University of Edinburgh, Scottish Centre of Regenerative Medicine, Edinburgh, UK

4. Bylaw Amendment Ratification

The vote supported bylaw amendment ratification. Read the ratified bylaws amendment.

Those elected will begin their terms following the 6th ISSCR Annual Meeting, June 11-14, 2008, Philadelphia, PA USA.

Read the full candidate biographies.

Read the ratified bylaws amendment.

Updated: April 16, 2008