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New mentees selected for the ENMC Mid-Career Mentoring programme

In the fifth call for the ENMC Mid-Career Mentoring Programme with the deadline July 2025, we received eight applications! Following interviews with each of the candidates, the ENMC Mentoring Programme Committee presented their recommendations to the Research- and Executive Committees. We are very happy to announce that six mentee candidates were selected for the programme:

Teresa Gerhalter, PhD, senior scientist at Department of Neurology at the Medical University of Graz, Austria.
Clara Gontijo Camelo, MD, PhD, pediatric neurologist at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo, Brazil.
Felix Kleefeld, MD, PhD, neurologist at the BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil in Bochum, Germany.
Mauro Monforte, MD, PhD, neurologist and group leader at the Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, and a researcher at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Rome, Italy.
Karlien Mul, MD, PhD, neurologist at Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Rhonda Taylor, PhD, researcher at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Perth, Australia.

More information about this programme, follow this link.

New ENMC Research Committee Members

On 1 July 2025, the ENMC welcomed two new Research Committee (RC) members, Prof. Kristl Claeys (Laboratory for Muscle Diseases and Neuropathies, UZ Leuven, Belgium) and Prof. Charlotte Handberg (National Rehabilitation Center for Neuromuscular Diseases (RCFM), Aarhus, Denmark). On 13 November, the RC came together for the autumn Research Committee meeting held at the World Trade Center Schiphol, the Netherlands to discuss the recent submitted workshop applications.

ENMC attended the WMS congress

The ENMC had an inspiring and productive time at the World Muscle Society Congress in Vienna, connecting with clinicians, researchers, and experts from across the neuromuscular field. It was a great opportunity to meet with ENMC workshop organisers and participants, (former) ENMC Executive & Research Committee members and (potential) Company Forum partners — and we’re delighted about the new connections made!

A big thank you to everyone who stopped by and showed interest in the ENMC’s activities — your engagement keeps our mission strong. And a huge thank you to the World Muscle Society and the entire WMS team for organizing such a well-run and impactful congress!

ENMC Impact Report 2024 is NOW available!

We are proud to present the ENMC Impact Report 2024! Read about our 2024 activities via this link.

If you would like to receive a printed copy, please send your request to enmc@enmc.org.

ENMC APPROVED 4 WORKSHOP APPLICATIONS

ENMC is happy to announce that 4 workshop applications have been approved in the 2025 Spring review round. These workshops will be planned in Q1 2026.

More details: Workshops 2025-2026

TREAT-NMD – new ENMC Associated Partner

We are thrilled to announce that TREAT-NMD has joined as an Associated Partner of the ENMC in 2025, alongside the Österreichische Muskelforschung, SMA Europe, the World Duchenne Organization, and the World Muscle Society. We are grateful for their support in advancing our mission of ‘Connecting People’ within the Neuromuscular field!

ENMC approved 3 workshop applications!

ENMC is happy to announce that 3 workshop applications have been approved in the 2024 Autumn review round. These workshops will be planned in Q2-Q4 2025.

More details: Workshops 2025

Farewell to Dr Ana Ferreiro as ENMC Research Director and welcome to Professor Ros Quinlivan

On 15 November, we said goodbye to Dr Ana Ferreiro as the ENMC Research Director, after two terms and 6 years. Ana has guided the ENMC through the Covid-19 pandemic, in finding new ways to keep the workshops afloat. The integration of the online, preparatory zoom meetings became a part of the Research Committee feedback and provided a great tool to improve workshops results. Another significant achievement is the development and implementation of the mid-career mentoring programme: the first four mentees just finished this three-year programme.
We are very pleased to announce that Prof. Ros Quinlivan (UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK) has accepted the invitation to become the new ENMC Research Director from January 1st, 2025. We are looking forward to working with her to continue the extensive ENMC activities.