Partners

ERDC consists of 21 research groups. Most from Europe, three from Israel, one from Canada and one from the USA.

Nijmegen - The Netherlands

Radboud University Medical Center

Frans P M Cremers, PhD
Rob W.J. Collin, PhD
Susanne Roosing, PhD

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Ghent - Belgium

Ghent University Hospital

Elfride de Baere, PhD
Frauke Coppieters, PhD
Bart P. Leroy, MD, PhD

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Haifa - Israel

Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

Tamar Ben-Yosef, PhD

Jerusalem - Israel

Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center

Dror Sharon, PhD
Eyal Banin, MD, PhD

Basel, Switzerland

IOB | University of Basel

Carlo Rivolta, PhD

Leeds - United Kingdom

University of Leeds

Chris Inglehearn, PhD
Manir Ali, PhD
Carmel Toomes, PhD

Jimenez Diaz University Hospital Madrid Spain

Instituto de Investigacion Sanitaria-Fundacion

Carmen Ayuso, PhD
Almudena Avila-Fernandez, PhD

Manchester United Kingdom

The University of Manchester

Graeme Black, PhD

Montpellier France

Institute for Neurosciences of Montpellier

Gael Manes, PhD
Vicky Kalatzis, PhD

Montreal Canada

McGill University Health Centre Montreal

Robert K. Koenekoop, PhD

Naples Italy

Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine Pozzuoli

Sandro Banfi, PhD
Marianthi Karali, PhD

New York United States of America

Columbia University

Rando Allikmets, PhD

Tuebingen Germany

University of Tuebingen

Bernd Wissinger, PhD
Susanne Kohl, PhD

Valencia Spain

University and Polytechnic Hospital La Fe of Valencia

Jose M. Millan, PhD

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Isslafe Ciberer

Jerusalem- Palestine

St John Eye Hospital Group

Ala'a AlTalbishi, MD
Yahya AlSweity, MD

Pavia, Italy

Instituto Neurologico Casimiro Mondino Pavia

Sabrina Signorini, MD, PhD
Enza Maria Valente, MD, PhD

Dublin, Ireland

Trinity College Dublin

G. Jane Farrar, PhD

London - England

UCL Institute of Ophthalmology

Alison Hardcastle, PhD
Gavin Arno, PhD

Toronto, Canada

Ophthalmology & vision Sciences University of Toronto

Elise Heon, MD

Thessaloniki, Greece

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Evangelia S. Panagiotou, MD, PhD

Budapest, Hungary

Semmelweis University Budapest

Viktória Szabó, MD, PhD
Balázs Varsányi, MD, PhD

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Management Team

Carlo Rivolta, PhD
Dror Sharon, PhD
Elfride De Baere, MD, PhD
Susanne Kohl, PhD
Susanne Roosing, PhD (Chair, Coordinator)