DOHaD Council Members
The DOHaD Society Council is composed of individuals elected from and by the Members of the
CIO. Council positions represent the CIO Subcommittees, editor of JDOHaD, all geographical
regions of the world, and different broad scientific disciplines: basic sciences, clinical sciences,
epidemiology, public health, policy and economics.
The Council meets virtually 3-4 times a year, and in person at each World Congress every two years.
Elected members serve on Council for four years, with each term beginning and closing with the
Society’s Annual General Meeting (held at that year's World Congress). All Council Members serve
on one of seven Council Subcommittees: Advocacy, Communications, Education, Scientific
Program, Sponsorship and Fundraising, Trainee/ECR Association, and Workshop Committees.
Interested in playing a role in the Society? Nominations for Council are now open!
Society Members can self-nominate or be nominated for a position on Council. NOTE: If there are at
least two nominations for one Council post, it will go to a Membership-wide vote, otherwise
nominations are reviewed (and approved) by Council members. Detailed information about the
Council composition and election protocols may be found in the Society Constitution.
Learn more about the available positions, and submit your nomination here.
Picture | Name | Role |
 | Prof Lucilla Poston | President |
 | Dr Deborah Sloboda | Secretary/DOHaD Canada Representative |
 | Prof Keith Godfrey | Treasurer |
 | Prof Mark Hanson | Past President/Advocacy Chair |
 | Dr Susan Ozanne | Regional Representative EUROPE / Fundraising and Sponsorship Chair |
 | Dr Lucy Green | Regional Representative EUROPE |
| Prof Thorsten Braun | Regional Representative EUROPE |
 | Assoc Prof Nuruddin Mohammed | Regional Representative /Education Chair & PAKISTAN SOCIETY |
 | Prof Giridhara Babu | Regional Representative LMIC |
 | Assoc Prof Ahmad Suryawan | Regional Representative: LMIC |
 | Prof Rob Waterland | Regional Representative: NORTH AMERICA / SPC Chair |
 | Prof Stephen Matthews | Regional Representative NORTH AMERICA / DOHaD CANADA |
 | Dr Rebecca Simmons | Speciality Representative BASIC SCIENCE |
 | Prof Dino Giussani | Speciality Representative BASIC SCIENCE |
 | Dr Torsten Plosch | Speciality Representative BASIC SCIENCE |
 | Assoc Prof Carmen Isasi | Speciality Representative CLINICAL SCIENCES |
| Prof Paula Meier | Specialty Representative CLINICAL SCIENCES |
 | Prof Rebecca Reynolds | Speciality Representative CLINICAL SCIENCES / Workshop Chair |
 | Prof Tessa Roseboom | Speciality Representative PUBLIC HEALTH & POLICY |
 | Dr Michael Ross | Speciality Representative J DOHaD Editor |
| Prof Bert Koletzko | Early Nutrition link |
 | Dr Shane Norris | Regional Representative: AFRICA SOCIETY |
| Dr Bev Mulhausler | Regional Representative: ANZ SOCIETY |
| Prof Huixia Yang | Regional Representative: CHINA DOHAD SOCIETY |
| Prof Marie-Aline Charles | Regional Representative FRENCH SOCIETY |
 | Prf. Antonio Marcus Paes | Regional Representative DOHAD LATIN AMERICAN |
| Prof Hiroaki Itoh | Regional Representative JAPAN SOCIETY |
| Dr Cheryl Rosenfeld | Regional Representative: US DOHaD |
| Prof John Bertram | 2019 CONGRESS CHAIR |
 | Dr Amita Bansal | Early Career Researcher Chair |
 | Ms Giselle Abruzzese | Trainee Representative |
 | Prof Mary Barker | Trustee |
 | Prof Caroline Fall | Trustee |
| Prof Sir Peter Gluckman | Trustee |
| Dr Ronald Ma | Trustee |
 | Prof Francisco Mardones | Trustee |
 | Dr Chittaranjan Yajnik | Trustee |