Heads of Nodes Committee

The Heads of Nodes Committee has a major role in developing and agreeing the ELIXIR scientific and technical strategy. The committee is composed of scientific representatives of each of the ELIXIR Nodes and is chaired by the ELIXIR Director. The Head of Node is appointed by each Node according to national processes.

What the Committee does

Consults around the ELIXIR Scientific Programme, as set forth in the ELIXIR Consortium Agreement
Develops the strategy for ELIXIR services
Monitors performance
Identifies service gaps
Develops and prepares grant proposals for ELIXIR

Committee members

Node	Head of Node	Deputy Head of Node
Belgium	Dr Frederik Coppens	Dr Kim De Ruyck
Czech Republic	Dr Jiří Vondrášek	Dr Karel Berka
Denmark	Prof. Jan Gorodkin	n/a
EMBL-EBI	Dr Johanna McEntyre and Dr Helen Parkinson	n/a
Estonia	Prof. Hedi Peterson	Dr Kairi Koort
Finland	Dr Tommi Nyrönen	Dr Ilkka Lappalainen and Dr Susanna Repo
France	Prof. Anne-Françoise Adam-Blondon and Dr Guy Perrière	n/a
Germany	Prof. Oliver Kohlbacher and Prof. Alexander Sczyrba	Dr Irena Maus
Greece	Dr Martin Reczko	Dr Maria Klapa and Dr Fotis Psomopoulos
Hungary	Dr Balázs Győrffy	n/a
Ireland	Prof. Aedín Culhane	Dr Colm Ryan
Israel	Dr Dan Ben-Avraham	n/a
Italy	Prof. Graziano Pesole	Prof. Silvio Tosatto and Dr Francesca De Leo
Luxembourg	Dr Reinhard Schneider	Dr Wei Gu
Netherlands	Prof. Magnus Palmblad and Dr Auke Damstra	Prof. Chris Evelo
Norway	Dr Sushma Nagaraja Grellscheid	Prof. Eivind Hovig
Portugal	Prof. Ana Teresa Freitas	Dr Inês Chaves
Slovenia	Dr Barbara Koroušić Seljak	Dr John Hancock
Spain	Prof. Alfonso Valencia	Dr Salvador Capella-Gutierrez
Sweden	Prof. Bengt Persson	Dr Jessica Lindvall
Switzerland	Dr Christophe Dessimoz	n/a
UK	Prof. Carole Goble and Prof. Neil Hall	n/a

Observers

Member	Head of Node	Deputy Head of Node
Austria	Prof. Thomas Rattei	n/a
Cyprus	Dr George Spyrou	Dr Vasilis Promponas
Romania	Prof. Marius Mihășan	n/a

Prospective Members

Member	Head of Node	Deputy Head of Node
Croatia	Prof. Fran Borovečki	n/a

Participants of the Heads of Nodes Committee Retreat, Prague, Czech Republic, May 2025