International Committee

The International Committee have been established in 1991 to discuss various scientific aspects and the future venues. The International Committee is based on volunteering and always includes people from the different continents with a global balance. The members are renewed every four years and are not allowed more than two terms.

Kurt Buchmann (Denmark) – Chair, ISFP X

Kurt Buchmann (Denmark) – Chair, ISFP X

Professor, at the Laboratory of Aquatic Pathobiology Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Faculty of Health and medical Sciences University of Copenhagen

Kurt Buchmann Denmark (replacing Toni Raga – Spain)

Arne Levsen (Norway) - Second term

Arne Levsen (Norway) - Second term

Researcher at the Institute of Marine Research

Monica Caffara (Italy) - Second term

Monica Caffara (Italy) - Second term

Professor at Dept. Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, Italy

Andrea Vetešníková Šimková (Czech Republic)

Andrea Vetešníková Šimková (Czech Republic)

Professor at Faculty of Science - Masaryk University - Brno

Andrea Simkova  (replacing Milan Gelnar - Czech Republic)

Mélanie Gay (France) - ISFP website

Mélanie Gay (France) - ISFP website

Deputy Head of the Bacteriology and Parasitology of Fishery and Aquaculture Products unit of ANSES's Laboratory for Food Safety, Boulogne-sur-Mer (France)

Isaure de Buron-Connors (USA) Second term

Isaure de Buron-Connors (USA) Second term

Professor at College of Charleston, South Carolina USA

Marcelo E. Oliva (Chile)

Marcelo E. Oliva (Chile)

Professor at Instituto Ciencias Naturales Alexander von Humboldt Facultad Ciencias del Mar y Recursos Biológicos Universidad de Antofagasta

Marcelo Oliva (replacing Juan Timi – Argentina)

Barbara Nowak (Australia) Second term

Barbara Nowak (Australia) Second term

Professor at IMAS, College of Science and Engineering, University of Tasmania (Australia)

Liesl Van As (South Africa)

Liesl Van As (South Africa)

Professor & Academic Head of the Department of Zoology & Entomology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa

Liesl van As replacing Linda Basson (Nico Smit proxy) - South Africa

Sho Shirakashi (Japan)

Sho Shirakashi (Japan)

Professor at Aquaculture Research Institute, Kindai University, Japan

Sho Shirakashi (replacing Hiroshi Yokoyama – Japan)

Gerardo Perez-Ponce de Leon (Mexico) - Organizer of the XI ISFP

Gerardo Perez-Ponce de Leon (Mexico) - Organizer of the XI ISFP

Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores unidad Mérida, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México - UNAM