Early to mid-career networking session

For the first time in its history, in October 2025 the WMS membership will elect a dedicated early-mid career member representative to the Executive Board.

This session is a unique opportunity for early-mid career members to meet their newly-elected WMS Board representative and to collaborate with fellow early-mid career members and congress attendees to shape future activities within the WMS and the WMS Congress.

Session date and time: Thursday 9th October, 13:45-14:45 Hall G

Benefits to attendees of this session:

• Have your say in early to mid-career focussed content at future WMS Congresses, journal content, and WMS activities
• Access to a valuable international professional peer network, providing opportunities for future collaborations, sharing expertise, and career development

Facilitated discussions will take place over a light lunch seated at round tables hosted by experts in basic science/research, adult clinical care, paediatric clinical care, allied healthcare and pharma/industry.

Confirmed table hosts include:

Lindsay Alfano, The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children, United States

Jorge A. Bevilacqua, Hospital Clinico Universidad de Chile, Chile

Gisèle Bonne, Sorbonne Université - Inserm, France

Ana Ferreiro, Association Institut De Myologie, France

Teerin Liewluck, Mayo Clinic Rochester, United States of America

Payam Mohassel, Johns Hopkins University, United States of America

Gina Ravenscroft, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research and UWA, Australia

Marco Savarese, University of Helsinki, Finland

Benedikt Schoser, Friedrich Baur Institute, Germany

John Vissing, Rigshospitalet Copenhagen, Denmark

We hope you will join us to help shape future WMS early to mid-career focussed content and activities.