The Young Professionals Council fosters ambition and builds community among young professionals who are starting their career in transfusion medicine.

The ISBT Young Professionals Council (YPC) is a group of young leaders in the blood transfusion community with a mission of increase existing opportunities for this younger audience and stimulate active participation in the educational events offered by ISBT. 

The Council meets annually in person at the ISBT international or Regional congress, and virtually on a regular basis throughout the year. Furthermore they will maintain communication with the ISBT Board, the Standing Committee of the ISBT Academy and the ISBT Central Office, to ensure that the needs of the young professionals’ community are met. It also aims to influence the strategic direction of ISBT in relation to young professionals and their career development.

ISBT promotes this by educational activities, networking events, leadership opportunities, and engaging young professionals to develop programs and opportunities to support young leaders in the field of transfusion medicine.

Meet ISBT's Young Professionals Council members

Nour Almozain

Nour Almozain

YPC Eastern Mediterranean representative, Haematopatgology and Transfusion Medicine Physician, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center

Eunike (Nysa) McGowan

Eunike (Nysa) McGowan

YPC Chair, representing the West Pacific region, Postdoctoral Fellow in Transfusion Medicine, Lund University

Jian (Nikita) Ou-Yang

Jian (Nikita) Ou-Yang

YPC Secretary, Representing the West Pacific region, Guangzhou Blood Center, China

Antoine Lewin

Antoine Lewin

YPC North Americas representative, Chief Epidemiology, Surveillance and Biological Risk Management, Héma-Québec

Saikat Mandal

Saikat Mandal

YPC South East Asia, Attending Consultant at Dept of Transfusion Medicine & Transplant Immunology, Jaypee Hospital, Noida, India

Jannison Karlly Cavalcante Ribeiro

Jannison Karlly Cavalcante Ribeiro

YPC Latin America Representative, Technical Director & Coordinator, Pro Hemo Saúde Institute & Centro de Hematologia e Hemoterapia do Ceará - Hemoce

Abiy Belay Ambaye

Abiy Belay Ambaye

YPC Africa Representative, Blood Safety Consultant, Ethiopian Blood and Tissue Bank Service I WHO

Cvetanka Kochovska

Cvetanka Kochovska

European Representative YPC, Resident of Transfusion Medicine, Institute of Transfusion Medicine Skopje, North Macedonia

 

Previous members of the Council