PNS Junior Committee
The junior committee is a diverse group of scientists and clinicians working to create a better experience for PNS junior members. The chair, vice-chair and committee members each serve two-year terms and most concurrently serve as ex-officio representatives to the various SIGs. The committee is tasked with organizing the education course and career development lunch during the annual meeting and is working to develop new initiatives to enhance junior member training, development and career advancement. View the Junior Committee Charge here. Please contact us using the form below with any questions, suggestions or resources that would benefit junior members. And please apply to serve on the junior committee when a call for volunteers is sent out!
Luise Appeltshauser, MD, MSc
Co-Chair (2026-2028)
University Hospital of Wurzburg, Wurzburg, Germany
Alexia Kagiava, PhD
Co-Chair (2026-2028)
The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus
Roberto Bellanti, MD
Vice Chair (2026-2028)
University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Junior Committee Members
Andreas Argyriou, MD, PhD, General Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece (2025-2026) – TTNC Board Advisor
Erva Bayraktar, PhD, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK (2025-2027)
Bieke Bekaert, PhD, UAntwerpen, Ghent, Belgium (2024-2028)
Roberto Bellanti, MD, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK (2023-2028) – INC Junior Representative
Anke Classens, MSc, Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy (2024-2028) – Nerve Connect Editor
P. James Dyck, MD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA (2026-2028) – IDNC Board Advisor
Alexia Kagiava, PhD, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus (2026-2028)
Hans Katzberg, MSc, MD, FRCPC, FAAN, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada (2025-2029) – INC Board Advisor
Kleopas Kleopa, MD, FAAN, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus (2025-2027) – CMTR Board Advisor
Katherine Lewis, BBMed (Hons), Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, USA (2026-2028)
Paola Pacifico, PhD, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA (2025-2027) – NPC Junior Representative
Grace Swart, MD, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia (2025-2027) – IDNC Junior Representative
Diana Tavares Ferreira, PhD, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, USA (2025-2030) – NPC Board Advisor
Brendan Zottner, MD, PhD, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA (2024-2027) – CMTR Junior Representative
Junior Committee Goals and Initiatives
