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THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF HUMAN GENEICS SOCIETIES
Founded 1996

The Full-Member multinational societies are:

  The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG)

  European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG)

  Human Genetics Society of Australasia (HGSA)

  Latin American Network of Human Genetics (RELAGH)

  East Asia Union of Human Genetics Societies (EAUHGS)

The following 51 national human genetics societies are Corresponding, Affiliate (*), or Pending (**) Members:

Name of Society Representative
American College of Medical Genetics Marilyn C. Jones
Argentine Society of Medical Genetics Juan Cesar Vilardi
Human Genetics Section of the Argentine Society of Medical Genetics   Lidia Vidal-Rioja
Austrian Society for Human Genetics Hans-Christoph Duba
Society of Human Genetics, Bangladesh Waqar Ahmed Khan
Belgian Society for Human Genetics Miikka Vikkula
Brazilian Society of Clinical Genetics Antonia Paula Mareques de Faria
British Society for Human Genetics Julian Sampson
Canadian College of Medical Genetics Ron Carter
Colombian Association of Human Genetics Clara Vargas
Society of Medical Genetics/Czech Medical Association Petr Goetz
Danish Society of Human Genetics Kristen Rasmussen
Ecuadorian Society of Human Genetics Rosario Paredes
*European Cytogenetics Association Albert Schinzel
Finnish Society of Medical Genetics Minna Pöyhönen
French Society of Human Genetics Segolene Ayme
German Society for Human Genetics C. R. Bartram
Academy of Science of Guatemala Genetics Chapter Julio R. Cabrera
Hellenic Association of Medical Geneticists Zoe Kosmaidou
*HUGO-The Human Genome Organization Leena Peltonen
*Human Genome Variation Society Richard G. H. Cotton
Hungarian Society of Human Genetics Gyorgy Kosztolanyi
*Ibero-American Society of Human Genetics of North America Carmen Luzzio
Indian Society of Human Genetics Lalji Singh
*International Genetic Alliance Ysbrand Poortman
*International Genetic Epidemiology Society Ellen Wijsman
**Iranian Society of Human Genetics Sadeq Vallian
Irish Society of Human Genetics Patrick Morrison
Israeli Society of Medical Geneticists Zvi Borochowitz
Italian Society of Human Genetics Pier Franco Pignatti
Japan Society of Human Genetics Norio Niikawa
Korean Society of Medical Genetics Shin-Yong Moon
Latvian Medical Genetics Society Rita Lugovska
Lithuanian Society of Human Genetics Vaidutis Kucinskas
Mexican Association of Human Genetics Elisa Alonso
National Society of Genetic Counselors Kelly Ormond
Netherlands Society of Human Genetics Peter Heutink
Norwegian Society of Medical Genetics Gunnar Houge
Panamanian Association of Human Genetics Gladys Cossio
Polish Society of Human Genetics Jerzy Nowak
Portuguese Society of Human Genetics João Lavinha
Romanian Society of Human Genetics Mircea Covic
Russian Society of Medical Genetics Evgeny Ginter
Serbian Society for Human Genetics Alexander Krstic
Slovene Association of Human Genetics Borut Peterlin
Southern African Society for Human Genetics Nathaniel Khaole
Spanish Association of Human Genetics Isabel Tejada
Swedish Society of Human Genetics Thoas Fioretas
Swiss Society of Medical Genetics Suzanne Braga /Martine Jotterand
Turkish Association of Medical Genetics Nurettin Basaran
Genetics Society of Vietnam Le Dinh Luong

  Current Officers

  • Eric Haan, President
  • Peter H. Byers, ASHG
  • Roberto Giugliani, RELAGH
  • Takehiko Sasazuki, EAUHGS
  • Leena Peltonen, ESHG
  • Elaine Strass, Executive Secretary

  Long-term Representatives

  • John MacMillan, HGSA
  • Judith Allanson, ASHG
  • Jean-Jacques Cassiman, ESHG
  • José Maria Cantu, RELAGH
  • Yoichi Matsubara, EAUHGS