SCIENTIFIC PANEL ESME

Belgium: Prof. Dr. Med. Kenny De Meirleir: Professor of Physiology, Pathophysiology & Medicine, Internal Medicine & Cardiology, Free Univ. of Brussels. Clinical expert in ME/CFS. Chair of Scientific Panel ESME 2009.

Denmark: Prof. Dr. Bodil Norrild: Professor of Molecular Virology, Univ. of Aarhus & Copenhagen. Head of DNA-Tumorvirus Group, Institute of Cellular & Molecular Medicine (ICMM), Univ. of Copenhagen.

Germany: PD Dr. Liv Bode: Professor of Virology, Research virologist, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin. Specialist Human Borna virus infection. Special expertise in development of immune assays & diagnostic tools.

Germany: Prof. Dr. Hanns Ludwig: Professor of Virology, Free Univ. of Berlin. Specialist in Animal & Human Borna virus infections & Herpes viruses.

Hungary: Prof. Dr. Med. Mária J. Molnár: Professor of Neurology, Clinical scientist. Established Center for Rare Neurological Disorders - Clinical and Research Center for Molecular Neurology, Semmelweis University, Budapest. Pioneered diagnostic techniques in Neuromuscular/Neurogenetic disorders. Organizer of biological banking system. (NEPSYBANK)

Ireland: Dr. Med. Derek Enlander: Internist, ME/CFS clinician & researcher. ME/CFS/FM specialist, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, New York, USA. Author of “The CFS Handbook.”

Italy: Prof. Dr. Med. Umberto Tirelli: Specialist in Oncology, Hematology & Infectious Diseases. Director Department of Medical Oncology, Director Division of Medical Oncology, Chief of CFS Unit, National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy.

Norway: Prof. Dr. Med. Ola Didrik Saugstad: Professor of Pediatrics, Director of Department of Pediatric Research, Rikshospitalet Medical Center, Univ. of Oslo. World-renowned Neonatal Specialist, WHO Advisor.

Norway: Prof. Dr. Med. Babill Stray-Pedersen: Professor in Obstetrics & Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Univ. of Oslo, Senior Consultant Rikshospitalet, Oslo University Hospitals. Executive board member of the European Society for Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics & Gynecology. Medical advisor of Norwegian Women's Public Health Association. Advisory board member of Reproductive Health, WHO. 

Spain: Dr. Med. Ana Garcia Quintana: Internist/Surgeon. ME/CFS clinician & researcher, Unit for CFS, Delphos Medical Center, Barcelona. Committee Member of CFIDS, USA.

Honorary Member:

France: Prof. Dr. Med. Luc Montagnier: Professor of Virology, Pasteur Institute, Paris. Co-discoverer of AIDS virus/test. Co-founder/president of the World Foundation for AIDS Research (UNESCO). Nobel Prize in Medicine, 2008.

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