Advancing excellence in laboratory medicine for better healthcare worldwide
C-MD Membership
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Membership
| Name | Position | Country | Term | Time in Office |
| P. Ahmad-Nejad | Chair | DE | 2nd | 2021 01 - 2023 12 |
| E. Capoluongo | Member | IT | 1st | 2022 04 - 2024 12 |
| M. Linder | Member | US | 2nd | 2021 01 - 2023 12 |
| S. Pan | Member | CN | 1st | 2021 05 - 2023 12 |
| A. Vacaflores Salinas | Member | BO | 1st | 2020 03 - 2022 12 |
| J. Huggett | Consultant | UK | ||
| D. Payne | Consultant | US | ||
| M. Relling | Consultant | US | ||
| C. Zhang | Observer | CN |
Terms of Reference
- To foster dynamic exchanges between IFCC and molecular diagnostic laboratories and industry
- To produce guidelines on clinical validation of tests, conduct and reporting of molecular diagnostic tests
- To create a network of locus-specific IFCC Molecular Diagnostics Centres
Current Projects
- Establish an International Network of IFCC Reference Centres in Molecular Diagnostics
- Standardise formats for reporting of molecular diagnostic results
- Facilitate integration of pharmacogenetic testing into routine diagnostics at the appropriate quality standards
List of Corresponding Members, nominated by Full Members' Societies
Name | Full and Affiliate Member Societies |
| Angela Solano | Confederación Unificada Bioquímica de la Republica Argentina (CUBRA) |
| Daniel Burke | Australasian Association for Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine (AACB) |
| François Rousseau | Canadian Society of Clinical Chemists (CSCC) |
| Luisa María Nieto | Colegio Nacional de Bacteriología CNB - Colombia |
| Noha Kandil | The Egyptian Association of Health Care Quality and Patient Safety |
| Veli Kairisto | Finnish Society of Clinical Chemistry (SKKY) |
| Katell Peoc'h | Société Française de Biologie Clinique (SFBC) |
| Daniel Teupser | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Klinische Chemie und Laboratoriumsmedizin e.V. (DGKL) |
| István Balogh | Hungarian Society of Laboratory Medicine (MLDT) |
| Demak L Tobig | Indonesian Association for Clinical Chemistry (HKKI) |
| Nurit Rosenberg | Israel Society for Clinical Laboratory Science |
| Valeria D'Argenio | Italian Society of Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Molecular Biology (SIBioC) |
| Hideki Niimi | Japan Society of Clinical Chemistry (JSCC) |
| Youssef Bamou | Société Marocaine de Chimie Clinique (SMCC) |
| Jorge R. Padilla Gutiérrez | Mexican Association of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (MACLS) |
| Mabel Charles Davies | Association of Clinical Chemists Nigeria (ACCN) |
| Stein Bergan | Norwegian Society of Medical Biochemistry (NSMB) |
| Sajjad Sial Iqbal | Pakistan Society of Chemical Pathologists |
| Katarina Trebušak Podkrajšek | Slovenian Association for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (SZKKLM) |
| Jesus Molano Mateos | Sociedad Española de Bioquímica Clínica y Patología Molecular (SEQC) |
| Mine Güzel | Turkish Biochemical Society (TBS) |
| Particia Esperón | Asociación Bioquímica Uruguaya (ABU) |
| Hoang Van Son | Vietnamese Association of Clinical Biochemists (VACB) |
| Yusheng Zhu | American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) |
List of Corresponding Members, nominated by Corporate Members
Name | Corporate Member |
| Gavin Cloherty | ABBOTT Diagnostics |
| Barbara Baggiani | A. MENARINI Diagnostics |
| Yehuan Zheng | AUTOBIO Diagnostics |
| Madeleine Heckmann | SIEMENS |
| Kai Du | SNIBE |
| Maurizio Gramegna | TECHNOGENETICS |
Committee Chairs' contact:
Prof. Dr. med. Parviz AHMAD-NEJAD
Witten Herdecke University
Chair for Microbiology and Laboratory Medicine
Director - Institute for Med. Laboratory Diagnostics
Helios Universitätsklinikum Wuppertal
Reference Laboratory for Infectious Diseases of the Reference Institute for Bioanalytics (RfB)
Heusnerstr. 40
42283 Wuppertal
Germany
Tel.: +49 202 896 2525
Fax: +49 202 896 2726
Email: parviz.ahmad-nejad@helios-gesundheit.de