About the European Charcot Foundation
The European Charcot Foundation is an independent non-profit organization for advancing Multiple Sclerosis research, governed by a co-opted Board of recognized active MS researchers.
The European Charcot Foundation's collaborative base consists of 500 MS research institutes and 1500 MS researchers.
Sponsored by private organizations, as well as by Multiple Sclerosis societies and industry, it establishes an interface between all relevant players within the MS community.
At its Annual Meetings, the foundation is directive in indicating new lines in MS research.
The Board of the foundation is made up of high-ranking MS researchers from Europe, Asia and the Americas.
The European Charcot Foundation is registered at the Chamber of Commerce in Brussels, Belgium.
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Structure
Scientific Committee of the European Charcot Foundation
![Maria Pia Amato]( /imager/files/People/Faculty/Faculty-2021/42875/Amato_340b24c3ad9ca2961272b0cad3ccd347.jpg)
Maria Pia Amato
Board Member, Italy![Jefferson Becker]( /imager/files/People/Board-Members/95534/Foto-Jefferson-Becker_340b24c3ad9ca2961272b0cad3ccd347.jpg)
Jefferson Becker
Board Member![William M Carroll]( /imager/files/People/Board-Members/3406/david_plas_157911_190603_194601_5d591c0aa802a1884ca0b8ec882ae987.jpg)
William M Carroll
Board Member, Australia![Giancarlo Comi]( /imager/files/People/Board-Members/1839/Comi_843961_e45026a90aede44cd3146c4edcaab782.jpg)
Giancarlo Comi
President, Italy![Edgardo Cristiano]( /imager/files/People/Board-Members/1835/david_plas_99950_340b24c3ad9ca2961272b0cad3ccd347.jpg)
Edgardo Cristiano
Board Member, Argentina![Gilles Edan]( /imager/files/People/Board-Members/1841/Edan_843291_1a0e156455261768b97a7c917cb52a71.jpg)
Gilles Edan
Board Member, France![Oscar Fernández]( /imager/files/People/Board-Members/1843/Fernandez_838701_d13b5d6ebfdde8b4b5b8b707283d11cf.jpg)
Oscar Fernández
Board Member, Spain![Mark S. Freedman]( /imager/files/People/Board-Members/1599/david_plas_99648_034f1162de38cbaa2f2317f2736d79c0.jpg)
Mark S. Freedman
Board Member, Canada![Kazuo Fujihara]( /imager/files/People/Board-Members/1844/Fujihara_842171_dca71b067553058ab8a164bc0bf9a01f.jpg)
Kazuo Fujihara
Board Member, Japan![Gavin Giovannoni]( /imager/files/People/Board-Members/23091/Board_Giovannoni-G_2017_david_plas_100954_340b24c3ad9ca2961272b0cad3ccd347.jpg)
Gavin Giovannoni
United KingdomHans-Peter Hartung
Treasurer, Germany![Bernhard Hemmer]( /imager/files/People/Board-Members/33271/Hemmer_340b24c3ad9ca2961272b0cad3ccd347.jpg)
Bernhard Hemmer
Board Member, Germany![Ludwig Kappos]( /imager/files/People/Board-Members/1848/Kappos_838451_edaece388960c907df53918360ea0b1b.jpg)
Ludwig Kappos
Board Member, Switzerland![Hans Lassmann]( /imager/files/People/Board-Members/1849/Lassman_838741_2de7eafe11d75b3df6dec5ce5d20d162.jpg)
Hans Lassmann
Board Member, Austria![Letizia Leocani]( /imager/files/Annual-Meetings/24/Faculty-2016/510/Letizia-Leocani_340b24c3ad9ca2961272b0cad3ccd347.jpg)
Letizia Leocani
Board Member, Italy![Catherine Lubetzki]( /imager/files/People/Board-Members/92882/lubetzki-catherine_340b24c3ad9ca2961272b0cad3ccd347.jpg)
Catherine Lubetzki
Board Member, France![Ariel Miller]( /imager/files/People/Board-Members/1831/david_plas_99671_036573e1128a534fc3310fadf85419a3.jpg)
Ariel Miller
Board Member, Israel![Xavier Montalban]( /imager/files/People/Board-Members/1851/Montalban_839101_19867080578933a101913441c4c9378e.jpg)
Xavier Montalban
Board Member, Spain![Jacqueline Palace]( /imager/files/People/Board-Members/1832/david_plas_99996_19a52620aed10e1ab21b03ac2e190969.jpg)
Jacqueline Palace
Board Member, United Kingdom![Jan Samyn]( /imager/files/People/Board-Members/1852/Samyn_838941_07292f832273d6d7bb76d4036df8ed61.jpg)
Jan Samyn
General Manager, Belgium![Krzysztof Selmaj]( /imager/files/People/Board-Members/1854/Selmaj_839021_11ca31113bcb672ad0b622b1d9088618.jpg)
Krzysztof Selmaj
Board Member, Poland![Fu-Dong Shi]( /imager/files/95560/B-W-Fu-Dong-Shi2023-1_340b24c3ad9ca2961272b0cad3ccd347.jpg)
Fu-Dong Shi
Board Member, China![Per Soelberg Sørensen]( /imager/files/People/Board-Members/1855/Sorensen_838771_09074ce900932078d348f307224b3707.jpg)
Per Soelberg Sørensen
Board Member, Denmark![Alan Thompson]( /imager/files/People/Board-Members/1856/Thompson_838851_1242660febd7992fde2ff07c5452784f.jpg)
Alan Thompson
Board Member, United Kingdom![Maria Trojano]( /imager/files/45647/Maria-Trojano-BW_340b24c3ad9ca2961272b0cad3ccd347.jpg)
Maria Trojano
Board Member, Italy![Bernard M.J. Uitdehaag]( /imager/files/People/Board-Members/1858/Uitdehaag_838221_169505bad1071c5a01f6bbf3739cb5ba.jpg)
Bernard M.J. Uitdehaag
Board Member, The Netherlands![Patrick Vermersch]( /imager/files/People/Board-Members/1830/david_plas_99653_a5143fd468f4dbe1634034c1b4377b52.jpg)
Patrick Vermersch
Board Member, France![Howard L. Weiner]( /imager/files/People/Board-Members/1860/Board_Weiner-H_841748d2f920f6e64e1f6eafd3e1db12.jpg)
Howard L. Weiner
Board Member, United States![Hartmut Wekerle]( /imager/files/People/Board-Members/1834/david_plas_99949_87edb43c41f8c9281832cd1c4781a789.jpg)
Hartmut Wekerle
Board Member, GermanyBoard of Directors of the European Charcot Foundation
![Giancarlo Comi]( /imager/files/People/Board-Members/1839/Comi_843961_e45026a90aede44cd3146c4edcaab782.jpg)
Giancarlo Comi
President, Italy![Gilles Edan]( /imager/files/People/Board-Members/1841/Edan_843291_1a0e156455261768b97a7c917cb52a71.jpg)
Gilles Edan
Board Member, FranceHans-Peter Hartung
Treasurer, Germany![Hans Lassmann]( /imager/files/People/Board-Members/1849/Lassman_838741_2de7eafe11d75b3df6dec5ce5d20d162.jpg)
Hans Lassmann
Board Member, Austria![Xavier Montalban]( /imager/files/People/Board-Members/1851/Montalban_839101_19867080578933a101913441c4c9378e.jpg)
Xavier Montalban
Board Member, Spain![Per Soelberg Sørensen]( /imager/files/People/Board-Members/1855/Sorensen_838771_09074ce900932078d348f307224b3707.jpg)
Per Soelberg Sørensen
Board Member, DenmarkScientific Committee of the European Charcot Foundation & Selection Committee Young Investigator Awards
![Giancarlo Comi]( /imager/files/People/Board-Members/1839/Comi_843961_e45026a90aede44cd3146c4edcaab782.jpg)
Giancarlo Comi
President, Italy![Gilles Edan]( /imager/files/People/Board-Members/1841/Edan_843291_1a0e156455261768b97a7c917cb52a71.jpg)
Gilles Edan
Board Member, FranceHans-Peter Hartung
Treasurer, Germany![Hans Lassmann]( /imager/files/People/Board-Members/1849/Lassman_838741_2de7eafe11d75b3df6dec5ce5d20d162.jpg)
Hans Lassmann
Board Member, AustriaSelection Committee of the ECF Centers of Excellence Training Programmes
![Giancarlo Comi]( /imager/files/People/Board-Members/1839/Comi_843961_e45026a90aede44cd3146c4edcaab782.jpg)
Giancarlo Comi
President, Italy![Gilles Edan]( /imager/files/People/Board-Members/1841/Edan_843291_1a0e156455261768b97a7c917cb52a71.jpg)
Gilles Edan
Board Member, France![Per Soelberg Sørensen]( /imager/files/People/Board-Members/1855/Sorensen_838771_09074ce900932078d348f307224b3707.jpg)
Per Soelberg Sørensen
Board Member, DenmarkFellowship Community
![Giancarlo Comi]( /imager/files/People/Board-Members/1839/Comi_843961_e45026a90aede44cd3146c4edcaab782.jpg)
Giancarlo Comi
President, Italy![Krzysztof Selmaj]( /imager/files/People/Board-Members/1854/Selmaj_839021_11ca31113bcb672ad0b622b1d9088618.jpg)
Krzysztof Selmaj
Board Member, Poland![Gloria Dalla Costa]( /imager/files/110840/Black-background-gloria-dalla-costa_2024-04-22-062428_qebz_340b24c3ad9ca2961272b0cad3ccd347.jpg)
Gloria Dalla Costa
Scientific Editor![Sara Samadzadeh]( /imager/files/110800/Sara_Samadzadeh_340b24c3ad9ca2961272b0cad3ccd347.jpg)
Sara Samadzadeh
Chair, Germany![Sanja Gluščević]( /imager/files/110801/Sanja-Gluscevic_340b24c3ad9ca2961272b0cad3ccd347.jpg)
Sanja Gluščević
Co-Chair![Natalia Szejko]( /imager/files/110802/Natalia_340b24c3ad9ca2961272b0cad3ccd347.jpg)
Natalia Szejko
Steering Committee![Adriana Casallas Vanegas]( /imager/files/110805/Adriana_340b24c3ad9ca2961272b0cad3ccd347.png)
Adriana Casallas Vanegas
Steering Committee![Marco Pisa]( /imager/files/Annual-Meetings/24/YI-2016/574/davidplas_85137_340b24c3ad9ca2961272b0cad3ccd347.jpg)
Marco Pisa
Steering Committee, Italy![Vito AG Ricigliano]( /imager/files/110806/Vito_340b24c3ad9ca2961272b0cad3ccd347.jpg)
Vito AG Ricigliano
Steering Committee![Vinícius Oliveira Boldrini]( /imager/files/110799/Vinicius_340b24c3ad9ca2961272b0cad3ccd347.jpg)
Vinícius Oliveira Boldrini
Steering Committee![Meral Seferoğlu]( /imager/files/110803/Meral_340b24c3ad9ca2961272b0cad3ccd347.jpg)
Meral Seferoğlu
Steering CommitteeScientific Secretariat
![Fabiana Totaro]( /imager/files/People/Staff/Staff-current/16273/Totaro_Fabiana_2019_david_plas_542261_b5e17c300ec9bfa87d8a2df9a91d07ca.jpg)
Fabiana Totaro
Scientific Secretariat, ItalyOperational and Administrative Secretariat
![Jan Samyn]( /imager/files/People/Board-Members/1852/Samyn_838941_07292f832273d6d7bb76d4036df8ed61.jpg)
Jan Samyn
General Manager, Belgium![Marjan Steppe]( /imager/files/110844/025_MARJAN-STEPPE_011_2024-04-22-062536_vsfl_340b24c3ad9ca2961272b0cad3ccd347.jpg)
Marjan Steppe
Operational Director, Belgium![Matteo Principe]( /imager/files/People/Staff/Staff-current/90913/010_MATTEO-PRINCIPE_004-Copy_340b24c3ad9ca2961272b0cad3ccd347.jpg)
Matteo Principe
Communication Manager, Registration & Abstracts Manager, Belgium![Ruth Bloemen]( /imager/files/People/Staff/Staff-current/1836/Bloemen_838061_880a55abcbadddecf7369d50d171cf92.jpg)