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
Julio Aguirre-Ghiso
President
2020 – 2022
(USA)
Erik Sahai
President-Elect
2020 – 2022
(UK)
Conor Lynch
Treasurer
2018 – 2022
(USA)
Barbara Fingleton
Secretary
2018 – 2022
(USA)
Thomas R. Cox
Director of Communications
2020 – 2024
(Australia)
Current MRS Board Members
Alana L. Welm
Board Member
2018 – 2022
(USA)
Kent W. Hunter
Board Member
2018 – 2022
(USA)
Xiu-Wu Bian
Board Member
2018 – 2022
(China)
Carmela Ricciardelli
Board Member
2020 – 2024
(Australia)
Mohamed Bentires-Alj
Board Member
2020 – 2024
(Switzerland)
Neta Erez
Board Member
2020 – 2024
(Israel)
J. Javier Bravo-Cordero
Board Member
2020 – 2024
(USA)
Dihua Yu
Past President
2018 – 2020
(USA)
Adrian Wiegmans
ECLC Chair
2020 – 2022
(Australia)
Jeremy Frieling
Administrative Support
2021 – 2023
(USA)
Incoming MRS Board Members and Officers
Rajeev Samant
Incoming Treasurer
2022 – 2026
(USA)
Eishu Hirata
Incoming Board Member
2022 – 2026
(Japan)
Xiang Zhang
Incoming Board Member
2022 – 2026
(USA)
Johanna Ivaska
Incoming Board Member
2022 – 2026
(Finland)
Manuel Valiente
Incoming Board Member
2022 – 2026
(Spain)
Leah Cook
Incoming Board Member
2022 – 2026
(USA)