ICNMD 2026 Committees
Steering Committee
- Antonio Toscano – Congress President; University of Messina, Italy
- P. James B. Dyck – ICNMD Chair; Mayo Clinic, USA
- Wolfgang Grisold – WFN President, Austria
- Chiara Briani, University of Padova, Italy
- Claudia Sommer, University of Würzburg, Germany
- Fiore Manganelli, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
- Gabriele Siciliano, University of Pisa, Italy
- Marianne De Visser, Amsterdam UMC, Netherlands
Program Committee
- Antonio Toscano – Congress President & Program Committee Co-Chair
- P. James B. Dyck – ICNMD Chair & Program Committee Co-Chair
- Wolfgang Grisold – WFN President
- Benedikt Schoser – Co-Chair, Muscle
- Vincenzo Nigro – Co-Chair, Muscle
- Giuseppe Lauria – Co-Chair, Peripheral Nerve
- Michelle L. Mauermann – Co-Chair, Peripheral Nerve
- Adriano Chiò – Co-Chair, Motor Neuron
- Angela Genge – Co-Chair, Motor Neuron
- Amelia Evoli – Co-Chair, Neuromuscular Junction
- Stephen Reddel – Co-Chair, Neuromuscular Junction
Program Sub-Committees
| Muscle | Peripheral Nerve | Neuromuscular Junction | Motor Neuron |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benedikt Schoser – Co-Chair; Ludwig Maximilian University, Germany | Giuseppe Lauria – Co-Chair; IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Italy | Amelia Evoli – Co-Chair; Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy | Adriano Chiò –Co-Chair; University of Turin, Italy |
| Vincenzo Nigro – Co-Chair; University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Italy | Michelle L. Mauermann – Co-Chair; Mayo Clinic, USA | Stephen Reddel – Co-Chair; University of Sydney / Concord Hospital, Australia | Angela Genge – Co-Chair; McGill University Health Centre Research Institute, Canada |
| Ichizo Nishino, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Japan | David Cornblath, Johns Hopkins University, USA | Andreas Meisel, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany | Jessica Mandrioli, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy |
| John Vissing, Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark | Eduardo Nobile-Orazio, University of Milan, Italy | Carlo Antozzi, IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Italy | Jonathan Glass, Emory University, USA |
| Jorge A. Bevilacqua, University of Chile and Clinica Dávila, Argentina | Kleopas A. Kleopa, Institute of Neurology & Genetics, Cyprus | Gil Wolfe, University at Buffalo, USA | Julian Großkreutz, University of Lübeck, Germany |
| Marco Savarese, Folkhalsan Research Center, Finland | Marcelo Rugiero, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina | Hanns Lochmuller, University of Ottawa / CHEO Research Institute, Canada | Leonard van den Berg, UMC Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Massimiliano Filosto, University of Brescia, Italy | Mary Reilly, University College London, UK | Henry Kaminski, George Washington University, USA | Merit Cudkowicz, Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School, USA |
| Mazen M. Dimachkie, University of Kansas Medical Center, USA | P. James B. Dyck, Mayo Clinic, USA | Jan J.G.M Verschuuren, Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands | Nicola Ticozzi, University of Milan, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Italy |
| Satoshi Kubawara, Chiba University, Japan | Nils Erik Gilhus, University of Bergen, Norway | ||
| Pushpa Narayanaswami, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, USA |
- Antonio Toscano – Congress President & Program Committee Co Chair
- James B. Dyck – ICNMD Chair & Program Committee Co Chair
- Wolfgang Grisold – WFN President
- Benedikt Schoser
- Vincenzo Nigro
- Giuseppe Lauria – Co Chair
- Michelle L. Mauermann – Co Chair
- Adriana Chiò – Co Chair
- Angela Genge – Co Chair
- Amelia Evoli – Co Chair
- Stephen Reddel – Co Chair
- Benedikt Schoser – Co Chair
- Vincenzo Nigro – Co-Chair
- John Vissing
- Mazen M. Dimachkie
- Ichizo Nishino
- Jorge Bevilacqua
- Massimiliano Filosto
- Sabrina Sacconi
- Marco Savarese
Steering Committee
- Sulev Koks (Congress President & Chair)
- James B. Dyck (Chair of the ICNMD)
- Wolfgang Grisold (WFN President)
- Miranda Grounds
- Dev Nathani
- Kate Parker
Local Organising Committee
- Sulev Koks (Congress President & Chair)
- P. James B. Dyck (Chair of the ICNMD)
- Wolfgang Grisold (WFN President)
- Anthony Akkari
- Samar Aoun
- May Aung-Htut
- William Carroll
- Miranda Grounds
- Matthew Kiernan
- Chris Lynch
- Frank Mastaglia
- Craig McIntosh
- George Mellick
- Dev Nathani
- Steve Reddel
- Judy Spies
- Bruce Taylor
- Steve Vucic
- Steve Wilton
- Ian Woodcock
- Wai Yau
Program Committee
Program Committee Co-Chairs
Marianne de Visser
James B. Dyck
| Muscle Disorders | Peripheral Neuropathies | Motor Neuron Diseases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Chair: | Anthony Amato | P. James B. Dyck | Steve Vucic |
| Co-Chair: | Merrilee Needham | Judy Spies | Eva Feldman |
| Olivier Benveniste | Brian Callaghan | Arthur Burghes | |
| Carsten Bonneman | Haruki Koike | Michelle Farrar | |
| Andrew Mammen | Garth Nicholson | Orla Hardiman | |
| Volker Straub | Susanna Park | Ryuji Kaji | |
| Ian Woodcock | Bruce Taylor | Matthew Kiernan | |
| Wayne Yau | Peter Van den Bergh | John Quinn |
| Neuromuscular Junction Disorders | Teaching Courses | |
|---|---|---|
| Co-Chair: | Gil Wolfe | Zohar Argov |
| Co-Chair: | Pamela McCombe | Andreas Steck |
| Vera Bril | Teresinha Evangelista | |
| Jeannine M. Heckman | George Mellick | |
| James Lilleker | Gauthier Remiche | |
| Pushpa Narayanaswami | Benedikt Schoser | |
| Stephen Redell | Marianne de Visser | |
| Umapathi Thirugnanam | Steve Wilton |
Scientific Committee
- Sung-Tsang Hsieh
- Kevin Flanigan
- Alessandra Ferlini
- Gareth Baynam
- Wen-Chen Liang
- Samar Aoun
- Jana Zschüntzsch
- Michela Guglieri
- Marco Savarese
- Mark Davis
- Guochun Wang
- Chris Lynch
- Satish Khadiklar
- Anthony Akkari
- Yves Allenbach
- Márcia Waddington Cruz
- Oswaldo Nascimento
- Hans Katzberg
- Carolina Barnett Tapia
- Mariz Vainzof
- Ichizo Nishino
- Young-Chul Choi
- Ingrid Lundberg