WFCC Executive Board Members 2026
President  |
 Prof. Nelson Lima |
MUM-Micoteca da Universidade do Minho Biological Engineering Centre, University of Minho Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal E-mail: nelson@ie.uminho.pt Tel: 351 253604403 |
Vice-President  |
 Dr. Lily Eurwilaichitr |
National Energy Technology Center (ENTEC) National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) 111 Thailand Science Park, Phahonyothin Road Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand E-mail: lily@entec.or.th Tel: 66 025647000 |
Secretary  |
 Prof. Hiroko Kawasaki |
(Primary Affiliation) Organization for Innovation and Social Collaboration, Shizuoka University 836 Ohya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka-shi, 422-8529, Japan (Secondary Affiliations) NITE Biologial Resource Center (NBRC), National Institute of Technology and Evaluation 2-5-8 Kazusakamatari, Kisarazu-shi, Chiba 2920818, Japan E-mail: kawasaki.hiroko@shizuoka.ac.jp, kawasaki-hiroko@nite.go.jp Tel: 81 54 238 4046 |
Treasurer  |
 Dr. Kamlesh Jangid |
MACS Collection of Microorganisms (MCM), Bioenergy Division, Agharkar Research Institute GG Agarkar Road, Pune 411004, India E-mail: jangidk@aripune.org Tel: 91 20 25325115 |
Director WDCM  |
 Dr. Junca Ma |
Information Network Center, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences No 1 West Beichen Road, Chaoyang District Beijing 100101, China E-mail: ma@im.ac.cn Tel: 86 10 64807422 |
Member  |
 Prof. El Mostafa El Fahime |
Mohammed VI Center for Research and Innovation (CM6RI) Focal Point of IAEA-CNRST collaborating Center 01, Boulevard Mohamed Al Jazouli, Madinat Al Irfane, Hay Riad, Rabat, Morocco E-mail: melfahime@cm6.ma, elfahime@cnrst.ma Tel: 212 600 019 448 |
Member  |
 Mrs. Dusti Gallagher |
Phytobiomes Alliance/U.S. Culture Collections Network 1990 Kimball Avenue, Manhattan, KS USA 66502 E-mail: gallagher@eversoleassociates.com Tel: 1 785 564 0299 |
Member  |
 Prof. Jung-Sook Lee |
Korean Collection for Type Cultures (KCTC) Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB) 181 Ipsin-gil, Jeongeup-si, Jeollabuk-do, 56212, Republic of Korea E-mail: jslee@kribb.re.kr Tel: 82-63-570-5618 |
Member  |
 Dr. Vincent Van de Perre |
Belgian Science Policy Office (BELSPO) Belgian Coordinated Collections of Microorganisms (BCCM)- Coordination cell Boulevard Simon Bolivar 30 - box 7 1000 Brussels, Belgium E-mail: vincent.vandeperre@belspo.be Tel: 32 2 238 36 61 |
Member |
 Prof. Wei Qian |
The Institute of Microbiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IMCAS) NO.1 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China E-mail: qianw@im.ac.cn Tel: 86 10 64807462 |
Member  |
 Prof. Benedetta Turchetti |
Department of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences & DBVPG Industrial Yeasts Collection University of Perugia Borgo XX Giugno, 74 - I-06121 Perugia, Italy E-mail: benedetta.turchetti@unipg.it Tel: 39 75 585 6487 |
Member  |
 Prof. Dra Vânia Aparecida Vicente |
Federal University of Paraná, PO Box: 19031, zip code 81.531-980, Curitiba, PR, Brazil E-mail: vaniava63@gmail.com Tel: 55 41 33611704 |
Member  |
 Prof. Cobus Visagie |
Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria Lunnon Street Entrance, Hatfield, 0083 Pretoria, South Africa E-mail: cobus.visagie@up.ac.za Tel: 27 012 420 5036 |
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Past President  |
 Assoc. Prof. Ipek Kurtboke |
University of the Sunshine Coast School of Science, Technology and Engineering Maroochydore DC, QLD 4558, Australia E-mail: IKurtbok@usc.edu.au Tel: 61 07 5430 2819 |
