Leadership & Procedures

The Trainee Association of ESCMID (TAE) is represented and lead by the TAE Steering Committee (SC), a dedicated group of eight emerging scientists and trainees nominated and elected by their peers. They are supported by the TAE's national representatives who ensure global representation and promote collaboration among trainees worldwide.

Steering Committee

The current TAE (SC) is a group of vibrant emerging scientists in CM and ID, uniting their skills and expertise to drive collaboration and advancement as leaders of the association. 

  Petar Velikov

Petar Velikov

TAE President
Infectious Diseases Hospital
Sofia, Bulgaria
  Giorgia Caruana

Giorgia Caruana

TAE President-elect
University Hospital of Lausanne
Lausanne, Switzerland
  Suzanne Aura Victoria van Asten

Suzanne Aura Victoria van Asten

TAE Education Officer
LUMC
Leiden, Netherlands
  Yousra Kherabi

Yousra Kherabi

TAE Treasurer
Bichat-Claude Bernard Hospital
Paris, France
  Nicholas Power

Nicholas Power

TAE Scientific Officer
St James' Hospital
Dublin, Ireland
  Christian Kraef

Christian Kraef

TAE Network Officer
Rigshospitalet
Copenhagen, Denmark
  Claudio Neidhöfer

Claudio Neidhöfer

TAE Secretary
Institute of Medical Microbiology
Bonn, Germany
  Casandra Bulescu

Casandra Bulescu

TAE Communication Officer
Victor Babes Clinical Hospital of Infectious and Tropical Diseases
Bucharest, Romania

Network

Networking is at the heart of TAE and critical to the growth of our young professionals in training. Within our Society and its affiliates, the TAE brings together trainees and young scientists in a collaborative setting with a focus on coordinating efforts to grow and promote TAE activities, for better outcomes and new initiatives in CM and ID internationally. Discover our current TAE national representatives:

Europe

Country

TAE Representative

CM/ID

Albania

Arjana Zerja

ID

Albania

Andrisa Xhaxha

CM

Armenia

Goulia Ohan

CM

Austria

Juergen Prattes

ID

Austria

Miriam Knoll

CM

Bulgaria

Aneliya Zasheva

ID

Bulgaria

Petya Stefanova

CM

Belgium

Bieke Tack

ID

Belgium

Steven Martens

CM

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Danijel Bijedić

ID

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Dijana Hasić

CM

Czech Republic

Barbora Pisova

ID

Czech Republic

Jakub Hurych

CM

Croatia

Vedran Stevanović

ID

Croatia

Ana Marija Škoda

CM

Denmark

Nis Pedersen Jørgensen

ID

Denmark

Ida Marie Thiele

CM

Finland

Tuomas Aro

ID

Finland

Maarit Ahava

CM

France

Yousra Kherabi

ID

France

Théo Ferreira

CM

Germany

Pending

ID

Germany

Michael Buhl

CM

Greece

Nikolaos Spernovasilis

ID

Hungary

Richárd Máté

CM

Hungary

Ferenc Balázs Farkas

ID

Ireland

Rhea O'Regan

ID

Ireland

Aaron Doherty

CM

Italy

Andrea Marino

ID

Italy

Dafne Bongiorno

CM

Lithuania

Marius Ogenskas

ID

Netherlands

Laura Kuijpers

ID

Netherlands

Myrthe Toorop

CM

Norway

Ane-Kristine Finbråten

ID

Norway

Malin Meyer-Myklestad

CM

Portugal

Hugo Cruz

CM

Romania

Casandra Sapoiu

ID

Romania

Andreea Ioana Tudor

CM

Serbia

Aleksandra Barac

ID

Slovenia

Neza Trebse

ID

Slovenia

Tina Tasic

CM

Spain

Miguel Sanchez

ID

Spain

Marta Martin

CM

Sweden

Aleksandra Pettke

CM

Switzerland

Giorgia Caruana

CM/ID

Switzerland

Florian Tagini

CM/ID

Turkey

Elif Agüloğlu

ID

UK

Lara Payne

ID

UK

Tim Crocker-Buque

CM

Ukraine

Oksana Ishchenko

ID

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Rest of the world

Country

TAE Representative

CM/ID

Algeria

Sam Akbi

CM

Gambia

Isatou Sey

CM

Honduras

Sara Rivera

ID

India

Umang Agrawal

ID

India

Chandni Sachdeva

CM

Nepal

Bishal Pokharel

ID

Nigeria

Ibuchukwu Orabueze

CM

Tunisia

Manel Ben Selma

ID

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TAE Operating Procedures

To ensure activities are seamless and beneficial for all participants, ESCMID Operating Procedures (EOP) have been put into place. You can find TAE specific guidance by clicking the link below. 

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