The Council is composed of representatives from the ESC Working Groups and from non-ESC sister organisations concerned with basic science. It is led by a nucleus comprised of the Chair, Vice-Chair, Chair-Elect, Secretary and Treasurer (see below).
The strategy of the Council is determined by the Strategy Group.
Council on Basic Cardiovascular Science Nucleus and Board
Nucleus members - Voting members - 2024 - 2026
The Board is completed with ex-officio representatives from ESC Associations, Working Groups and Councils as well as from external societies.
Associate Professor Johann Wojta
Past Chairperson
Professor Cesare Terracciano
Secretary
Professor Sabine Steffens
Treasurer
Associate Professor Carol Ann Remme
Chairperson-Elect
Professor Paul Evans
Chairperson
Board members - Non-voting members - 2024 - 2026
Professor Sophie Van Linthout
Representing the ESC Heart Failure Association (HFA)
Professor Llewelyn Roderick
Ex-officio
Professor Cinzia Perrino
Representing the Working Group on Cellular Biology of the Heart
Professor Domingo Pascual Figal
Representing the Working Group on Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases
Professor Katariina Oorni
Representing the European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS)
Doctor Joaquim Miguel Nunes Vieira
Representing the Working Group on Development, Anatomy and Pathology
Professor Henning Morawietz
Representing the European Society for Microcirculation (ESM)
Professor Tristan Mirault
Representing the Working Group on Aorta and Peripheral Vascular Disease
Professor Paolo Madeddu
Representing the Working Group on Cardiovascular Regenerative and Reparative Medicine
Professor Esther Lutgens
Representing the Working Group on Atherosclerosis and Vascular Biology
Professor Wolfgang Linke
Representing the Working Group on Myocardial Function
Professor Jordi Heijman
Representing the Working Group on Cardiac Cellular Electrophysiology
Professor Ingrid Fleming
Ex-officio
Professor Filippo Crea
Ex-officio
Professor Christina Christersson
Representing the Working Group on Thrombosis
Doctor Edina Cenko
Representing the Working Group on Coronary Pathophysiology & Microcirculation
Assistant Professor Fabrizia Bonacina
Ex-officio
Professor Cristina Basso
Representing the Association for European Cardiovascular Pathology (AECVP)
Professor Giuseppe Ambrosio
Representing the Working Group on Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy