Inaugural Session
The EBV-MS SAB comprises Professors Gavin Giovannoni, Dasja Pajkrt, Paul Kellam, and Associate Professor Claire Shannon-Lowe — all international leaders in research on various aspects of EBV. The board's main goal is to provide the scientific management team with guidance on project progression, dissemination, and exploitation. It will meet annually with the work package leaders, key researchers and representatives from the European MS Platform and the Italian MS Society. Short biographies of each SAB member are available here.
The meeting featured a detailed presentation of the EBV-MS project by Deputy Project Coordinator Øivind Torkildsen, complemented by Paola Zaratin from the Italian MS Society, who provided an overview of the Stakeholder Engagement Plan. Discussions concerning the role of the SAB within the project further highlighted the session's effectiveness. This initial meeting marks a promising path ahead for the EBV-MS project.