The Scientific Committee is responsible for reviewing proposals for research and related activities according to guidelines developed by the Board and making recommendations to the Board and presenting the Board with annual reports and plans concerning the Society’s research activities. This Committee also reviews the applications submitted through the Histiocytosis Association's annual research funding program. The current members are:
Randy Cron - Chair
University of Alabama, Birmingham - Birmingham, AL USA
Term of Office: 2026 - 2028
Jithma Abeykoon
Mayo Clinic - Rochester, MN USA
Term of Office - 2026 - 2028
Ronald Go
Mayo Clinic - Rochester, MN USA
Term of Office: 2025 - 2027
Sebastien Heritier
Asistance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris - Paris, France
Term of Office: 2025 - 2027
Kim Nichols
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - Memphis, TN USA
Term of Office: 2026 - 2028
Ko Kudo
Hirosaki University Hospital - Hirosaki, Japan
Term of Office: 2026 - 2028
Magdalini Lourda
Karolinska Institutet - Stockholm, Sweden
Term of Office: 2025 - 2027
Hirofumi Shibata
Kyoto University - Kyoto, Japan
Term of Office: 2026 - 2028
Ruth Tatevossian
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - Memphis, TN USA
Term of Office: 2026 - 2028
Oliver Tobin
Mayo Clinic - Rochester, MN USA
Term of Office: 2025 - 2027