iMig Diversity Statement

The iMig Diversity Statement outlines the Society's commitment to fostering an inclusive and representative global mesothelioma community. It affirms iMig's dedication to promoting diversity across its leadership, governance, conferences, working groups, and membership, ensuring that individuals from all backgrounds have the opportunity to contribute to advancing mesothelioma research, education, and patient care.

The devastating impact of mesothelioma is not constrained by gender, ethnicity, or geographic location and neither are the talents of those within the mesothelioma clinical and research communities committed to treating and eventually curing this disease.  Accordingly, iMig is committed to diversity among its officers, Board members, and membership at-large.  iMig will strive for diverse representation within the following aspects of our governance and activities:

  • Board membership
  • Office holders
  • iMig meeting organizing committee members
  • Working group members
  • Conference chairs and panel members
  • Conference invited speakers
  • iMig awards, including Young Investigator Awards

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 Dean Fennell
  2. 2010 - 2014 Steve Mutsaers

Past Secretaries

  1. 1997 - 2010 Steve Mutsaers
  2. 1993 - 1997 Marjan Versnel

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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