Structure

The SIOPE BTG is comprised of multiple tumour or discipline working groups.

The SIOPE BTG steering committee is composed of the working groups’ chairs, the present BTG chair, the past BTG chair and the BTG chair-elect.

SIOPE BTG steering committee

Group Position Name Term
Board Chair Steve Clifford 2026 – 2029
Past chair Katrin Scheinemann 2026 – 2028
Chair elect TBA 2028 – 2029
Tumor working groups LGG Till Milde 2023 – 2027
Alvaro Lasaletta2024 – 2028
HGG Elwira Szychot 2026 – 2029
Mara Vinci 2023 – 2027
Ependymoma Pierre Lebland 2023 – 2027
Sabrina Vennarini 2023 – 2027
Christian Dorfer 2023 – 2027
Embryonal tumors Sabine Plaesschaert 2026 – 2029
Claire Keeling 2026 – 2029
GCT Thankamma Ajithkumar2026 – 2029
Stefan Schoenberger 2026 – 2029
ATRTKornelius Kerl2023 – 2027
CraniopharyngeomaHoong-Wie Gan2025 – 2028
Andrea Carai 2025 – 2028
CPTJenny Adamski2026 – 2029
Discipline working groups Quality of survival Marita Partanen 2024 – 2028
Debbie Hicks 2024 – 2028
Aaron Onerup 2025 – 2028
Imaging Kish Mankad 2023 – 2027
Stavros Stivaros 2023 – 2027
Jordi Muchart Lopez 2026 – 2029
Neurosurgery Kevin Beccaria 2027 – 2030
Claudia Faria 2027 – 2030
RadiotherapyStephanie Bolle2023 – 2027
Training and education Carola Lütgendorf-Caucig2026 – 2029
Niki Roka 2026 – 2029
Christian Dorfer 2026 – 2029
Young investigators Katherine Green 2025 – 2028
Camilla Satragno 2023 – 2027
Viviana Minichini 2025 – 2028
Biology and pathology Mariëtte Kranendonk 2024 – 2028
Christine Haberler 2024 – 2028
Nursing Joanna Stone 2025 – 2028
Liquid biopsy Johannes Gojo 2023 – 2027
Kendra Maass 2023 – 2027
Board
Position:Chair
Name:Steve Clifford
Term:2026-2029
Position:Past chair
Name:Katrin Scheinemann
Term:2026-2028
Position:Chair elect
Name:TBA
Term:2028-2029
Tumor working groups
Group:LGG
Name:Till Milde
Term:2023-2027
Group:LGG
Name:Alvaro Lasaletta
Term:2024-2028
Group:HGG
Name:Elwira Szychot
Term:2026-2029
Group:HGG
Name:Mara Vinci
Term:2023-2027
Group:Ependymoma
Name:Pierre Leblond
Term:2023-2027
Group:Ependymoma
Name:Sabrina Vennarini
Term:2023-2027
Group:Ependymoma
Name:Christian Dorfer
Term:2023-2027
Group:Embryonal tumors
Name:Sabine Plaesschaert
Term:2026-2029
Group:Embryonal tumors
Name:Claire Keeling
Term:2026-2029
Group:GCT
Name:Thankamma Ajithkumar
Term:2026-2029
Group:GCT
Name:Stefan Schoenberger
Term:2026-2029
Group:ATRT
Name:Kornelius Kerl
Term:2023-2027
Group:Craniopharyngeoma
Name:Hoong-Wie Gan
Term:2025-2028
Group:Craniopharyngeoma
Name:Andrea Carai
Term:2025-2028
Group:CPT
Name:Jenny Adamski
Term:2026-2029
Discipline working groups
Group:Quality of Survival
Name:Marita Partanen
Term:2024-2028
Group:Quality of Survival
Name:Debbie Hicks
Term:2024-2028
Group:Quality of Survival
Name:Aaron Onerup
Term:2025-2028
Group:Imaging
Name:Kish Mankad
Term:2023-2027
Group:Imaging
Name:Stavros Stivaros
Term:2023-2027
Group:Imaging
Name:Jordi Muchart Lopez
Term:2023-2027
Group:Neurosurgery
Name:Kevin Beccaria
Term:2027-2030
Group:Neurosurgery
Name:Claudia Faria
Term:2027-2030
Group:Radiotherapy
Name:Stephanie Bolle
Term:2023-2027
Group:Training and Education
Name:Carola Lütgendorf-Caucig
Term:2026-2029
Group:Training and Education
Name:Niki Roka
Term:2026-2029
Group:Training and Education
Name:Christian Dorfer
Term:2026-2029
Group:Young Investigators
Name:Katherine Green
Term:2025-2028
Group:Young Investigators
Name:Camilla Satragno
Term:2023-2027
Group:Young Investigators
Name:Viviana Minichini
Term:2025-2028
Group:Biology and Pathology
Name:Mariëtte Kranendonk
Term:2024-2028
Group:Biology and Pathology
Name:Christine Haberler
Term:2024-2028
Group:Nursing
Name:Joanna Stone
Term:2025-2028
Group:Liquide Biopsy
Name:Johannes Gojo
Term:2023-2027
Group:Liquide Biopsy
Name:Kendra Maass
Term:2023-2027