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
Erik Sahai
President
2022 – 2024
(UK)
Alana L. Welm
President-Elect
2022 – 2024
(USA)
Rajeev Samant
Treasurer
2022 – 2026
(USA)
J. Javier Bravo-Cordero
Secretary
2022 – 2026
(USA)
Thomas R. Cox
Director of Communications
2020 – 2024
(Australia)
Ordinary Board Members
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)
Carmela Ricciardelli
Board Member
2020 – 2024
(Australia)
Mohamed Bentires-Alj
Board Member
2020 – 2024
(Switzerland)
Neta Erez
Board Member
2020 – 2024
(Israel)
Supporting Members
Jaime Fornetti
ECLC Chair
2022 – 2024
(USA)
Julio Aguirre-Ghiso
Past-President
2022 – 2024
(USA)
Jeremy Frieling
Administrative Support
2021 – 2024
(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) |