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
Neta Erez
President
2026 – 2028
(Israel)
Delphine Merino
President-Elect
2026 – 2028
(Australia)
Rajeev Samant
Treasurer
2022 – 2030
(USA)
J. Javier Bravo-Cordero
Secretary
2022 – 2030
(USA)
Thomas R. Cox
Director of Communications
2020 – 2028
(Australia)
Ordinary Board Members
Victoria Sanz-Moreno
Board Member
(2026 – 2030)
(UK)
Yuval Shaked
Board Member
(2026 – 2030)
(Israel)
Hyun Woo Park
Board Member
(2026 – 2030)
(South Korea)
Michael Samuel
Board Member
(2026 – 2030)
(Australia)
Tiffany Seagroves
Board Member
(2026 – 2030)
(USA)
Giulia Biffi
Board Member
(2026 – 2030)
(UK)
Lucia Borriello
Board Member
2024 – 2028
(USA)
Paula D. Bos
Board Member
2024 – 2028
(USA)
Supporting Members
Alana L. Welm
Past-President
2026 – 2028
(USA)
Jacob Insua Rodriguez
ECLC Chair
2026 – 2028
(USA)
Jeremy Frieling
Administrative Support
2021 – 2028
(USA)
Previous MRS Presidents
| 2024 – 2026 | Alana Welm (USA) |
| 2022 – 2024 | Erik Sahai (UK) |
| 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) |