iMig Connect Newsletter Archive

Welcome to the iMig Connect Newsletter Archive, a collection of past newsletters sharing the latest updates, news and activities from the International Mesothelioma Interest Group (iMig). Browse past editions to catch up on research developments, upcoming events, member news, educational opportunities and updates from the global mesothelioma community. This archive provides a record of iMig’s ongoing efforts to connect researchers, clinicians, patients and advocates around the world and advance collaboration in mesothelioma care and research.

Officers

  • Anna Nowak, MD, PhD
  • President
  • Perth, Australia
  • anna.nowak@uwa.edu.au
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  • Arnaud Scherpereel, MD, PhD
  • Past President
  • Lille, France
  • arnaud.scherpereel@chu-lille.fr
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  • Jim te Water Naude, MD, PhD
  • Treasurer
  • Cape Town, South Africa
  • dr@drjim.co.za
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  • Joseph Friedberg, MD
  • Secretary
  • Philadelphia, USA
  • Jfriedberg@som.umaryland.edu
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Past Presidents

  1. 2014 - 2016 Sam Armato
  2. 2010 - 2014 Arnaud Scherpereel

Past Secretaries

  1. 1997 - 2010 Jeremy Steele
  2. 1993 - 1997 Steve Mutsaers

Past Treasurers

  1. 2002 - 2018 Paul Baas
  2. 1997 - 2002 Per Frederik Ekhold

Current Boardmembers

  • Andreas Rimner, MD
  • Freiburg, Germany
  • Rimnera@MSKCC.ORG
  • Anna Nowak, MD, PhD
  • President
  • Perth, Australia
  • anna.nowak@uwa.edu.au
  • Arnaud Scherpereel, MD, PhD
  • Past President
  • Lille, France
  • arnaud.scherpereel@chu-lille.fr
  • Bruce Robinson, MD, PhD
  • Perth, Australia
  • bruce.robinson@uwa.edu.au
  • Didier Jean, PhD
  • Paris, France
  • didier.jean@inserm.fr
  • Haining Yang, MD, PhD
  • New York, USA
  • haining@hawaii.edu
  • Hasan Batirel, MD
  • Istanbul, Türkiye
  • hbatirel@marmara.edu.tr
  • Isabelle Opitz, MD
  • Zurich, Switzerland
  • Isabelle.Schmitt-Opitz@usz.ch
  • Jan van Meerbeeck, MD, PhD
  • Antwerp, Belgium
  • jan.van.meerbeeck@uza.be
  • Jim te Water Naude, MD, PhD
  • Treasurer
  • Cape Town, South Africa
  • dr@drjim.co.za
  • Joachim Aerts, MD, PhD
  • Rotterdam, Netherlands
  • j.aerts@erasmusmc.nl
  • Joseph Friedberg, MD
  • Secretary
  • Philadelphia, USA
  • Jfriedberg@som.umaryland.edu
  • Ken O’Byrne, MD, PhD
  • Brisbane, Australia
  • k.obyrne@qut.edu.au
  • Liz Darlison
  • London, UK
  • liz.darlison@mesothelioma.uk.com
  • Marc de Perrot, MD
  • Toronto, Canada
  • Marc.DePerrot@uhn.ca
  • Melissa Culligan, PhD
  • Philadelphia, USA
  • melissa.culligan@tuhs.temple.edu
  • Raphael Bueno, MD
  • Boston, USA
  • rbueno@partners.org
  • Sjaak Burgers, MD, PhD
  • Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • s.burgers@nki.nl
  • Sonja Klebe, MD, PhD
  • Adelaide, Australia
  • sonja.klebe@flinders.edu.au
  • Tom Cecil, MD
  • Nottingham, UK
  • tom.cecil@hhft.nhs.uk

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