The Nucleus
The Council is led by a Nucleus. For the initial three-year term 2019-2020, the Nucleus for the ESC Council on Cardiovascular Genomics was nominated by the ESC leadership.
The Nucleus for the period 2022-2024 was elected in agreement with the ESC Councils' internal governance.
Nucleus 2022-2024
| Name and Country | Position | |
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Heribert Schunkert Germany |
Chairperson |
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Stefan Kääb |
Chairperson-Elect |
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Perry Elliott
|
Past-Chairperson |
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Kristina Hermann Haugaa Norway |
Treasurer/Secretary |
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Antoine Bondue Belgium |
Communications Coordinator |
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Juan Kaski United Kingdom |
Liaison Officer |
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Cornelia Van Duijn United Kingdom |
Nucleus Member |
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Pablo Garcia-Pavia Spain |
Nucleus Member |
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Jeanette Erdmann Germany |
Nucleus Member |
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Luis Lopes United Kingdom |
Nucleus Member |
The non-voting Board Members
| Board Member | Position |
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Aranxta Gonzalez Miqueo |
Representing the Heart Failure Association (HFA) |
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Elijah Behr |
Representing the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) |
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Maryam Kavousi |
Representing the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC) |
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Nay Aung |
Representing the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) |
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Angela Lopez Sainz |
Representing the ESC Working Group on Myocardial & Pericardial Diseases |
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Guillaume Jondeau |
Representing the ESC Working Group for Aorta and Peripheral Diseases |
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Claudia Monaco |
Representing the ESC Working Group on Atherosclerosis & Vascular Biology |
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Mark Toshner |
Representing the ESC Working Group on Pulmonary Circulation & Right Ventricular Function |
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Carol Ann Remme |
Representing the ESC Council on Basic Cardiovascular Science |
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Sabine Klaassen |
Representing the Association for European Paediatric Cardiology (AEPC) |
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Bart Loeys |
Representing the European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG) |
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Jolanda van der Velden |
Expert in experimental methods |
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Børge Nordestgaard |
Expert in population genetics |
Our mission: To reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease.