MRS Leadership
The Metastasis Research Society’s mission is to support progressive research on processes fundamental to metastasis. This includes supporting the exchange of information between researchers, clinicians, industry, advocates and patients.MRS Officers

Alana L. Welm
President
2024 – 2026
(USA)

Neta Erez
President-Elect
2024 – 2026
(Israel)

Rajeev Samant
Treasurer
2022 – 2026
(USA)

J. Javier Bravo-Cordero
Secretary
2022 – 2026
(USA)

Thomas R. Cox
Director of Communications
2020 – 2028
(Australia)
Ordinary Board Members

Lucia Borriello
Board Member
2024 – 2028
(USA)

Paula D. Bos
Board Member
2024 – 2028
(USA)

Delphine Merino
Board Member
2024 – 2028
(Australia)

Eishu Hirata
Board Member
2022 – 2026
(Japan)

Xiang Zhang
Board Member
2022 – 2026
(USA)

Johanna Ivaska
Board Member
2022 – 2026
(Finland)

Manuel Valiente
Board Member
2022 – 2026
(Spain)

Leah Cook
Board Member
2022 – 2026
(USA)
Supporting Members

Serena Lucotti
ECLC Chair
2024 – 2026
(USA)

Erik Sahai
Past-President
2024 – 2026
(UK)

Jeremy Frieling
Administrative Support
2021 – 2026
(USA)
Previous MRS Presidents
2020 – 2022 – | Julio Aguirre-Ghiso (USA) |
2018 – 2020 – | Dihua Yu (USA) |
2016 – 2018 – | Yibin Kang (USA) |
2014 – 2016 – | Jonathan Sleeman (Germany) |
2012 – 2014 – | Erik Thompson (Australia) |
2010 – 2012 – | Patricia Steeg (USA) |
2008 – 2010 – | Danny Welch (USA) |
2006 – 2008 – | Saburo Sone (Japan) |
2004 – 2006 – | Adriana Albini (Italy) |
2002 – 2004 – | Avraham Raz (USA) |
2000 – 2002 – | Sue Eccles (UK) |
1998 – 2000 – | William Stetler-Stevenson (USA) |
1996 – 1998 – | Marc M. Mareel (Belgium) |
1994 – 1996 – | Lance Liotta (USA) |
1992 – 1994 – | Marie-France Poupon (France) |
1990 – 1992 – | Garth Nicolson (USA) |
1988 – 1990 – | Volker Schirrmacher (Germany) |
1986 – 1988 – | Tullio Giraldi (Italy) |
1984 – 1986 – | Kurt Hellmann (UK) |