{"id":135,"date":"2025-04-16T14:53:39","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T14:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/optimmunize.org\/?page_id=135"},"modified":"2025-06-08T20:05:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T20:05:53","slug":"executive-committee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/optimmunize.org\/?page_id=135","title":{"rendered":"Executive Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-a87fb2d9 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:0px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized is-style-rounded\" style=\"margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/optimmunize.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/thumbnail_DSC_8831-e1746962479126-866x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-157\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:300px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Prof. Christine Stabell Benn<\/strong>  <br>Chair<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:0;font-size:14px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bandim.org\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"bandim.org\">Bandim Health Project, Guinea-Bissau<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sdu.dk\/en\/forskning\/dias\">Danish Institute for Advanced Study<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.findresearcher.sdu.dk\/en\/persons\/cbenn\">University of Southern Denmark<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bandim.org\/\">\ud83d\udce7<\/a>: cbenn@health.sdu.dk<br><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/levy_o\">\ud83d\udd17<\/a>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/stabellbenn?lang=en\">\ud835\udd4f<\/a><\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/christine-stabell-benn\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized is-style-rounded\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"995\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/optimmunize.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/peter-isabon-scaled-e1746955096495-995x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-155\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:300px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/optimmunize.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/peter-isabon-scaled-e1746955096495-995x1024.jpg 995w, https:\/\/optimmunize.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/peter-isabon-scaled-e1746955096495-292x300.jpg 292w, https:\/\/optimmunize.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/peter-isabon-scaled-e1746955096495-768x790.jpg 768w, https:\/\/optimmunize.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/peter-isabon-scaled-e1746955096495.jpg 1310w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 995px) 100vw, 995px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Prof.<\/strong> <strong>Peter Aaby<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;font-size:14px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bandim.org\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"bandim.org\">Bandim Health Project, Guinea-Bissau<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.findresearcher.sdu.dk\/en\/persons\/paaby\">University of Southern Denmark<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bandim.org\/\">\ud83d\udce7<\/a>: p.aaby@bandim.org<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"525\" src=\"http:\/\/optimmunize.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/thumbnail_Nelly_headshot-e1746955983320.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-156\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/optimmunize.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/thumbnail_Nelly_headshot-e1746955983320.png 524w, https:\/\/optimmunize.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/thumbnail_Nelly_headshot-e1746955983320-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/optimmunize.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/thumbnail_Nelly_headshot-e1746955983320-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Dr. Nelly Amenyogbe<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/centerforvaccinology.ca\/\">Canadian Centre for Vaccinology<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/medicine.dal.ca\/departments\/department-sites\/microbiology\/people\/postdoctoral-fellows\/nelly-amenyogbe.html\">Dalhousie University, Canada<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thekids.org.au\/contact-us\/our-people\/a\/nelly-amenyogbe\/\">The Kids Institute Australia<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bandim.org\/\">\ud83d\udce7<\/a>: nelly.amenyogbe@dal.ca<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3cdbbb83 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"876\" src=\"http:\/\/optimmunize.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/thumbnail_ENF-1jpg-e1746964936536-1024x876.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-158\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/optimmunize.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/thumbnail_ENF-1jpg-e1746964936536-1024x876.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/optimmunize.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/thumbnail_ENF-1jpg-e1746964936536-300x257.jpg 300w, https:\/\/optimmunize.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/thumbnail_ENF-1jpg-e1746964936536-768x657.jpg 768w, https:\/\/optimmunize.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/thumbnail_ENF-1jpg-e1746964936536.jpg 1242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Prof. Eleanor Fish<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/immunology.utoronto.ca\/faculty\/eleanor-fish\">University of Toronto, Canada<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhnresearch.ca\/researcher\/eleanor-n-fish\">University Health Network, Canada<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bandim.org\/\">\ud83d\udce7<\/a>: en.fish@utoronto.ca<br><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/levy_o\">\ud83d\udd17<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/eleanor-fish-45b68aa\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/optimmunize.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Photo-Feb-2022ii-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-244\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:300px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Prof. Katie Flanagan<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.tas.gov.au\/hospitals\/launceston-general-hospital\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.health.tas.gov.au\/hospitals\/launceston-general-hospital\">Launceston General Hospital, Tasmania<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/discover.utas.edu.au\/Katie.Flanagan\/publications\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/discover.utas.edu.au\/Katie.Flanagan\/publications\">School of Medicine<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/discover.utas.edu.au\/Katie.Flanagan\/publications\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/discover.utas.edu.au\/Katie.Flanagan\/publications\">University of Tasmania<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rmit.edu.au\/profiles\/f\/katie-flanagan\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.rmit.edu.au\/profiles\/f\/katie-flanagan\">RMIT University, Australia<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bandim.org\/\">\ud83d\udce7<\/a>: katie.flanagan@ths.tas.gov.au<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/optimmunize.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/sabra-klein3200x1600-e1749412537946.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-248\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:300px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Prof. Sabra Klein<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/publichealth.jhu.edu\/faculty\/1038\/sabra-l-klein\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/publichealth.jhu.edu\/faculty\/1038\/sabra-l-klein\">Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/publichealth.jhu.edu\/center-for-womens-health-sex-and-gender-research\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/publichealth.jhu.edu\/center-for-womens-health-sex-and-gender-research\">Johns Hopkins Center for Women&#8217;s Health, Sex, and Gender Research, USA<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bandim.org\/\">\ud83d\udce7<\/a>: sklein2@jhu.edu<br><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/levy_o\">\ud83d\udd17<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sabrakleinlab.org\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.sabrakleinlab.org\/\">The Klein Lab<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-5e354700 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"498\" height=\"580\" src=\"http:\/\/optimmunize.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/thumbnail_OferHeadShotDFCIScreenshot-2019-11-23-11.53.36-e1746977005742.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-159\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:300px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Prof. Ofer Levy<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.childrenshospital.org\/directory\/ofer-levy\">Boston Children&#8217;s Hospital, USA<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.childrenshospital.org\/directory\/ofer-levy\">Harvard Medical School, USA<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bandim.org\/\">\ud83d\udce7<\/a>: ofer.levy@childrens.harvard.edu<br><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/levy_o\">\ud83d\udd17<\/a>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/levy_o\">\ud835\udd4f<\/a><\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/droferlevy.bsky.social\">Bluesky<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ofer-levy-md-phd-22a80a5\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"965\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/optimmunize.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/thumbnail_Mihai-Netea-photo-e1746977137506-965x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-160\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/optimmunize.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/thumbnail_Mihai-Netea-photo-e1746977137506-965x1024.png 965w, https:\/\/optimmunize.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/thumbnail_Mihai-Netea-photo-e1746977137506-283x300.png 283w, https:\/\/optimmunize.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/thumbnail_Mihai-Netea-photo-e1746977137506-768x815.png 768w, https:\/\/optimmunize.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/thumbnail_Mihai-Netea-photo-e1746977137506.png 1065w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 965px) 100vw, 965px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Prof. Mihai Netea<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ru.nl\/en\/people\/netea-m\">Radboud University Medical Center, Netherlands<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.limes-institut-bonn.de\/en\/research\/research-departments\/unit-2\/netea-lab\/netea-lab-home\/\">LIMES Institute, University of Bonn, Germany<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bandim.org\/\">\ud83d\udce7<\/a>: mihai.netea@radboudumc.nl<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.34%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-6ee76cfc wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"699\" height=\"723\" src=\"http:\/\/optimmunize.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/thumbnail_Paul_Welaga-e1746962650264.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-161\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:300px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/optimmunize.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/thumbnail_Paul_Welaga-e1746962650264.jpg 699w, https:\/\/optimmunize.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/thumbnail_Paul_Welaga-e1746962650264-290x300.jpg 290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Dr. Paul Welaga<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soph.cktutas.edu.gh\/profile\/dr-paul-welaga\/\">C. K. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Ghana<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bandim.org\/\">\ud83d\udce7<\/a>: pwelaga@cktutas.edu.gh<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bandim Health Project, Guinea-BissauDanish Institute for Advanced StudyUniversity of Southern Denmark \ud83d\udce7: cbenn@health.sdu.dk\ud83d\udd17: \ud835\udd4f, LinkedIn Bandim Health Project, Guinea-BissauUniversity of Southern Denmark \ud83d\udce7: p.aaby@bandim.org Canadian Centre for VaccinologyDalhousie University, CanadaThe Kids Institute Australia \ud83d\udce7: nelly.amenyogbe@dal.ca University of Toronto, CanadaUniversity Health Network, Canada \ud83d\udce7: en.fish@utoronto.ca\ud83d\udd17: LinkedIn Launceston General Hospital, TasmaniaSchool of Medicine, University of TasmaniaRMIT University, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-135","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/optimmunize.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/optimmunize.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/optimmunize.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/optimmunize.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/optimmunize.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=135"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/optimmunize.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":249,"href":"https:\/\/optimmunize.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/135\/revisions\/249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/optimmunize.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}