New CRIG steering committee for the next 3 years (until end 2028) elected
Recently, the new CRIG steering committee was elected and starts its activities from the start of 2026 for the next 3 years (until end 2028)!
In the CRIG consortium agreement - established in 2016 and signed by the involved institutions UGent, UZ Gent and VIB – the guidelines for an operational CRIG are formalized. It stipulates that steering committee elections must be organized every 3 years. To follow up the 3 previous steering committees since 2016, a new CRIG steering committee was recently elected and will start its activities beginning of 2026! The steering committee consists of 8 CRIG group leaders from different faculties of UGent and representatives from UZ Gent and VIB-UGent, ensuring the multidisciplinary character of CRIG:
- Prof. Karim Vermaelen - representative UZ Gent
- Prof. David Creytens (*) – representative UGent Faculty Medicine & HS
- Prof. Steven Goossens - representative UGent Faculty Medicine & HS
- Prof. Isabelle Hoorens (*) – representative UGent Faculty Medicine & HS
- Prof. Koen Raemdonck – representative UGent Faculty Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Prof. Geert van Loo – representative VIB
- Prof. Kris Vleminckx – representative UGent Faculty Sciences
- Prof. Ward De Spiegelaere (*) – representative UGent Faculty Veterinary Medicine
(*) We welcome the new steering committee members Prof. David Creytens, Prof. Isabelle Hoorens and Prof. Ward De Spiegelaere. They will replace former steering committee members Prof. Katleen De Preter, Prof. Wim Ceelen and Prof. Evelyne Meyer. Importantly, the former steering committee members will further actively support CRIG and several of its ongoing projects and activities.
The CRIG steering committee is responsible for the strategic decisions to ensure the realization of CRIG’s mission and objectives (in close collaboration with the operational committee), and has a mandate for 3 years. A new chairperson will be elected among the steering committee members soon. We look forward to an inspiring and fruitful collaboration with the new CRIG steering committee!
