SMBE Council 2026
Juliette de Meaux
President
Institute for Plant Sciences, University of Cologne
Matthew Hahn
President - Elect
Indiana University, Bloomington, USA
Ziheng Yang
Past - President
Professor of Statistical Genetics at Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London (UCL), UK
Rebekah Rogers
Secretary
Associate Professor
Dept of Bioinformatics
UNC Charlotte
Aline Muyle
Treasurer
CNRS Researcher, Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (CEFE), Montpellier, France
J.J. Emerson
Treasurer - Elect
Professor
Systems Biology
University of California Irvine
Elena Gómez-Diaz
Councillor (2024-2026)
Researcher, Spanish National Scientific Council (IPBLN-CSIC), Granada, Spain
Juliana A. Vianna
Councillor (2024-2026)
Associate Professor, Biological Science Department and Institute for Sustainable Development, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC), Chile
Aya Takahashi
Councillor (2025-2027)
Tokyo Metropolitan University (TMU), Department of Biological Sciences and the Research Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics, Director of the International Student and Study Abroad Support Division and a Vice-Director of the International Center at Tokyo Metropolitan University (TMU)
Melissa Wilson
Councillor (2025-2027)
Professor of Genomics, Evolution and Bioinformatics in the School of Life Sciences and co-Director of the Computational Life Sciences program at Arizona State University
Qiaomei Fu
Councillor (2026-2028)
Professor
Vice Director of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology
Chinese Academy of Sciences, China; New Cornerstone Investigator
Ravinder Kanda
Councillor (2026-2028)
Senior Lecturer in Evolutionary Genomics,
Oxford Brookes University, UK
Maud Tenaillon
Editor-in-chief
Genome Biology and Evolution
Quantitative Genetics and Evolution, INRAE, CNRS, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Laura A. Katz
Editor-in-chief
Genome Biology and Evolution
Department of Biological Sciences
Smith College, Northampton, MA, USA
Brandon Stuart Gaut
Editor-in-chief
Molecular Biology and Evolution
School of Biological Sciences, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
Claudia A. M. Russo
Editor-in-chief
Molecular Biology and Evolution
Genetics/Biology Department, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
SMBE Past Councils
| Year | President | President-Elect | Past-President | Secretary | Treasurer | Councillors | Ex Officio Councillors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ziheng Yang | Juliette de Meaux | Stephen Wright | Emmanuelle Lerat | Aline Muyle | Rebecca Zufall Christian Landry Elena Gómez-Diaz Juliana A. Vianna Aya Takahashi Melissa Wilson | Maud Tenaillon Laura A. Katz Brandon Gaut Claudia A. M. Russo |
| 2024 | Stephen Wright | Ziheng Yang | Kateryna D Makova | Emmanuelle Lerat | Aline Muyle | María C. Ávila Arcos Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra Rebecca Zufall Christian Landry Elena Gómez-Diaz Juliana A. Vianna | Adam Eyre-Walker Laura A. Katz Brandon Gaut Claudia A. M. Russo |
| 2023 | Kateryna D Makova | Stephen Wright | James McInerney | Emmanuelle Lerat | John McCutcheon | Josefa González Katerina Guschanski María C. Ávila Arcos Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra Rebecca Zufall Christian Landry | Sudhir Kumar Adam Eyre-Walker Laura A. Katz Brandon Gaut Claudia A. M. Russo |
| 2022 | James McInerney | Kateryna D Makova | Harmit Malik | Nadia Singh | John McCutcheon | Stephen Isaac Wright Sarah Schaack Josefa González Katerina Guschanski María C. Ávila Arcos Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra | Adam Eyre-Walker Laura A. Katz Brandon Gaut Claudia A. M. Russo |
| Year | President | President-Elect | Past-President | Secretary | Treasurer | Councillors | Ex Officio Councillors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Harmit Malik | James McInerney | Marta Wayne | Nadia Singh | John McCutcheon | Mary O’Connell Beth Shapiro Stephen Isaac Wright Sarah Schaack Josefa González Katerina Guschanski | |
| 2020 | Marta Wayne | Harmit Malik | Aoife McLysaght | Nadia Singh | Jeffrey Thorne | Belinda Chang Nicholas Galtier Mary O’Connell Beth Shapiro Stephen Isaac Wright Sarah Schaack | |
| 2019 | Aoife McLysaght | Marta Wayne | David Pollock | Jeffrey Thorne | Joanna Masel Jay Storz Belinda Chang Nicholas Galtier Mary O’Connell Beth Shapiro
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| Year | President | President-Elect | Past-President | Secretary | Treasurer | Councillors | Ex Officio Councillors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Bill Martin | Aoife McLysaght | Laura Landweber | David Pollock | Jeffrey Thorne | Maud Tenaillon Adam Eyre-Walker Joanna Masel Jay Storz Belinda Chang Nicholas Galtier | |
| 2017 | Laura Landweber | Bill Martin | George Zhang | David Pollock | Juliette de Meaux | Emma Teeling Kateryna Makova Maud Tenaillon Adam Eyre-Walker Joanna Masel Jay Storz | |
| 2016 | George Zhang | Laura Landweber | Joe Felsenstein | James McInerney | Juliette de Meaux | Sandra Baldauf David Liberles Emma Teeling Kateryna Makova Maud Tenaillon Adam Eyre-Walker |
| Year | President | President-Elect | Past-President | Secretary | Treasurer | Councillors | Ex-Officio Councillors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Joe Felsenstein | George Zhang | Brandon Gaut | James McInerney | Juliette de Meaux | Marta Wayne Harmit Malik Sandra Baldauf David Liberles Emma Teeling Kateryna Makova | |
| 2014 | Brandon Gaut | Joe Felsenstein | Sudhir Kumar | James McInerney | Aoife McLysaght | Laurent Duret Yoko Satta Marta Wayne Harmit Malik Sandra Baldauf David Liberles | |
| 2013 | Sudhir Kumar | Brandon Gaut | Charles Aquadro | James McInerney | Aoife McLysaght | Soojin Yi Laurent Duret Yoko Satta Marta Wayne Harmit Malik |
| Year | President | President-Elect | Past-President | Secretary | Treasurer | Councillors | Ex-Officio Councillors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Charles Aquadro | Sudhir Kumar | Ken Wolfe | Manyuan Long | Aoife McLysaght | Robin Bush Soojin Yi Laurent Duret Yoko Satta | |
| 2011 | Ken Wolfe | Charles Aquadro | Jody Hey | Manyuan Long | John Archibald | Dan Graur Robin Bush Soojin Yi | |
| 2010 | Jody Hey | Ken Wolfe | Michael Lynch | Manyuan Long | John Archibald | Ziheng Yang Dan Graur Robin Bush |
| Year | President | President-Elect | Past-President | Secretary | Treasurer | Councillors | Ex-Officio Councillors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Michael Lynch | Jody Hey | Paul Sharp | George Zhang | John Archibald | Laura Landweber Ziheng Yang Dan Graur | |
| 2008 | Paul Sharp | Michael Lynch | Deborah Charlesworth | George Zhang | Marta L. Wayne | Charles Aquadro Laura Landweber Ziheng Yang | |
| 2007 | Deborah Charlesworth | Paul Sharp | Montserrat Aguade | George Zhang | Marta L. Wayne | Michael Lynch Charles Aquadro Laura Landweber |
| Year | President | President-Elect | Past-President | Secretary | Treasurer | Councillors | Ex-Officio Councillors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Montserrat Aguade | Deborah Charlesworth | Jeffrey R. Powell | Sudhir Kumar | Marta L. Wayne | Laura Katz Michael Lynch Charles Aquadro | |
| 2005 | Jeffrey R. Powell | Montserrat Aguade | John C. Avise | Sudhir Kumar | Marta L. Wayne | Jody Hey Laura Katz Michael Lynch | |
| 2004 | John C. Avise | Jeffrey R. Powell | Naoyuki Takahata | Sudhir Kumar | Marta L. Wayne | Brian Golding Jody Hey Laura Katz |
| Year | President | President-Elect | Past-President | Secretary | Treasurer | Councillors | Ex-Officio Councillors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Naoyuki Takahata | John C. Avise | Michael T. Clegg | Marcy K. Uyenoyama | Marta L. Wayne | Howard Ochman Brian Golding Jody Hey | |
| 2002 | Michael T. Clegg | Naoyuki Takahata | Daniel L. Hartl | Marcy K. Uyenoyama | Richard C. Hudson | Montserrat Aguade Howard Ochman Brian Golding | |
| 2001 | Daniel L. Hartl | Michael T. Clegg | Wen-Hsiung Li | Marcy K. Uyenoyama | Richard C. Hudson | Tomoko Ohta Montserrat Aguade Howard Ochman |
| Year | President | President-Elect | Past-President | Secretary | Treasurer | Councillors | Ex-Officio Councillors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Wen-Hsiung Li | Daniel L. Hartl | Andrew G. Clark | Marcy K. Uyenoyama | Richard C. Hudson | Pekka Pamilo Tomoko Ohta Montserrat Aguade | |
| 1999 | Andrew G. Clark | Wen-Hsiung Li | Richard C. Lewontin | Marcy K. Uyenoyama | Richard C. Hudson | Wilfred W. de Jong Pekka Pamilo Tomoko Ohta | |
| 1998 | Richard C. Lewontin | Andrew G. Clark | David Penny | Linda D. Strausbaugh | Richard C. Hudson | W. Ford Doolittle Wilfred W. de Jong Pekka Pamilo |
| Year | President | President-Elect | Past-President | Secretary | Treasurer | Councillors | Ex-Officio Councillors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | David Penny | Richard C. Lewontin | Margaret G. Kidwell | Linda D. Strausbaugh | Richard C. Hudson | Maryellen Ruvolo W. Ford Doolittle Wilfred W. de Jong | |
| 1996 | Margaret G. Kidwell | David Penny | Wesley M. Brown | Linda D. Strausbaugh | Richard C. Hudson | Ross A. Crozier Maryellen Ruvolo W. Ford Doolittle | |
| 1995 | Wesley M. Brown | Margaret G. Kidwell | Masatoshi Nei | Linda Maxson | Richard C. Hudson | Ross A. Crozier Maryellen Ruvolo |
| Year | President | President-Elect | Past-President | Secretary | Treasurer | Councillors | Ex-Officio Councillors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Masatoshi Nei | Wesley M. Brown | Walter M. Fitch | Linda Maxson | Linda Maxson | Ross A. Crozier | |
| 1993 | Walter M. Fitch | Masatoshi Nei | Linda Maxson | Linda Maxson | Caro-Beth Stewart | ||