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Executive committee

Chair of the Executive Committee / President of ENSAT

Dr. Cristina Ronchi MD, PhD, FRCP, DSc

Department of Metabolism and Systems Science (MSS)

College of Medicine and Health

University of Birmingham

Birmingham, UK



Dr Cristina L Ronchi is Reader in Endocrine Oncology at the Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research (University of Birmingham, UK). She is also Consultant Endocrinologist at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, where she serves as the Lead of the Adrenal Tumour Specialist Service. Her current research field focuses on the molecular pathogenesis of adrenocortical tumours and Cushing syndrome as well as novel prognostic markers for patients with adrenocortical cancer.

Dr Ronchi is a member of many national and international societies, is on the editorial board of several international journals and coordinated multiple studies on behalf of the ENS@T. 

Period in office as NAPACA WG Head: 2021-2024

Period in office as President: 2025-2027

Treasurer and Head of the PPGL Working Group

Dr Judith FAVIER

Research Director, Head of the Genetics and Metabolism of Rare Cancers Laboratory, INSERM U970 – Paris-Cardiovascular Research Centre of the Georges Pompidou Hospital (HEGP), University Paris, Paris, France



Judith Favier was trained as a molecular and cellular biologist as a PhD at the Collège de France (Paris) and a post-doctoral fellow at the Montreal Heart Institute (Canada), during which she studied the role of HIF2a in angiogenesis. Since, her main research interest has been the study of the genetics and the biology of pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas with a particular focus on SDHB-mutated tumors. She holds a Research Director position in the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) and leads the team “Genetics and Metabolism of Rare Cancers” at the PARCC-HEGP. She is the Co-Chairman of the «Animals models» working group of the Pheochromocytoma Research Support Organization (PRESSOR) and was the previous co-chair of PRESSOR (2015-2018). She is an Associate Editor at the Endocrine-related Cancer journal.

Period in office as Head of PPGL WG and treasurer: 2021-2024 and 2025-2027

Secretary


Dr Silviu Sbiera, PhD

Chief of Research Laboratory, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Department of Internal Medicine, Univerity Hospital, Julius-Maximillians University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany





Silviu Sbiera is Lecturer and Chief of the Research Laboratory at the Division of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Julius-Maximillians University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany. His current research field focuses on the molecular pathogenesis of both adrenal and pituitary Cushing syndrome as well as epitranscriptomic changes in adrenocortical cancer. He is a member of several National and International Societies and serves as an Associate Editor for the “Pituitary” section of Frontiers in Endocrinology. He is also the administrator of the ENSAT webpage since 2016.

Period in office: 2026-2029

Regular members of the Executive Committee



Dr Rodrigo Toledo, PhD

Group Leader at Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO)

Leader of the Liquid Biopsy working module team of the CIBERONC network

Barcelona, Spain






Rodrigo Toledo is a researcher focused on biomarkers and liquid biopsy with over 20 years of experience in adrenal and neuroendocrine cancers. Since his PhD in 2008, his work has focused on hereditary endocrine cancers, particularly pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas (PPGLs), aiming to elucidate their genetic causes and develop clinically relevant biomarkers.

Period in office: 2026-2029


Dr. Letizia Canu, MD, PhD

Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, 50139, Florence, Italy.





Letizia Canu is a Clinical Researcher in Endocrinology at the Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences at the University of Florence. Her scientific focus is on adrenal tumors, with specific interest on adrenocortical carcinoma and paraganglioma. Dr. Letizia Canu is a member of several National and International Societies. She is substitute main-representative of the Endo-ERN Reference Center University Hospital of Florence, secretary of the Adrenal group of the Italian Society of Endocrinology, and serves as an Associate Editor for the “Adrenal” section of Frontiers in Endocrinology.

Period in office: 2026-2029


Heads of working groups

ACC Working Group

Dr. Barbara Altieri, MD, PhD

Endocrinology, Department of Medicine and Surgery,

University Hospital, University of Parma, 

Parma, Italy

and

Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine I,

University Hospital, University of Würzburg,

Würzburg, Germany



Barbara Altieri is Associate Professor in Endocrinology at the Department of Medicine and Surgery at the University of Parma, Italy. She maintains a longstanding collaboration with the University Hospital of Würzburg, Germany, where she previously worked as Clinician Scientist.

She obtained her medical degree from the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Rome, where she also completed her specialization in Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases. She later earned a PhD with Doctor Europaeus qualification, reflecting her international academic engagement.

Barbara’s scientific focus is on the translational research of adrenocortical tumorsand hypercortisolism, with a particular emphasis on unraveling the pathogenesis of ACC and exploring innovative therapeutic strategies to improve patient outcomes.

Period in office: 2025-2028

Pheo/PPGL Working Group


see above under Secretary

NAPACA Working Group

Guido di Dalmazi, MD

Unit of Endocrinology and Diabetes Prevention and Care

Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences 

Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna

IRCCS S. Orsola Policlinic

Bologna (Italy)




Guido Di Dalmazi is an Associate Professor in Endocrinology at the Division of Endocrinology and Prevention and Care of Diabetes in the Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences at the University of Bologna. He is the Director of the School of Specialization in Endocrinology of the University of Bologna. His research field focuses on adrenocortical tumors, with specific focus on hypercortisolism and adrenocortical cancer. Prof. Di Dalmazi is a member of several National and International Societies. He is coordinator of the Adrenal group of the Italian Society of Endocrinology and serves as Associate Editor for the Journal of Endocrinological investigation.


Period in office as Head of NAPACA WG: 2025-2027

APA Working Group

Peter Igaz, MD, MSc, PhD, DSc

Head of the Department of Endocrinology

Semmelweis University

Dept. of Endocrinology, Dept. of Internal Medicine and Oncology, ENETS center of excellence, ENSAT research center of excellence

Budapest, Hungary




Peter Igaz is full professor of internal medicine and endocrinology. He is currently the head of the Department of Endocrinology at the Department of Internal Medicine and Oncology, Semmelweis University. Between July 2016 and May 2020, he served as the director of the 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Semmelweis University that under his leadership was awarded the Center of Excellence Title of the European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society in 2019. He is Co-Head of this ENETS Center of Excellence. In 2020, his research group was awarded the title of Research Center of Excellence by ENSAT. He has boarding exams in internal medicine, endocrinology, clinical genetics and clinical oncology. Beside his medical degree (MD), Dr. Igaz has degrees in biology (MSc, molecular biology) and laws (JD). He was awarded the PhD in 1999 and the Doctor of Sciences (DSc) by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in 2013. His research focus includes the study of microRNAs, bioinformatics, adrenal tumors, hereditary endocrine neoplasia syndromes. Dr. Igaz has authored over 170 scientific papers and edited three books (Igaz P (Ed.): Circulating microRNAs in disease diagnostics and their potential biological relevance, Springer, 2015, Igaz P-Patócs A (Eds): Genetics of Endocrine Diseases and Syndromes, Springer, 2019, and Igaz P (Ed.): Practical Clinical Endocrinology, Springer, 2021). Moreover, he has written the popular science book of endocrinology: Hormonal Diseases, a Guide for the Layperson (Springer, 2024). He is an associate editor for the journal Endocrine Related Cancer.


Period in office as Head of APA WG: 2025-2027


KIDS Working Group


Christina Pamporaki, MD, PhD, PD habil

Department of Internal Medicine III,

University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus,

Dresden, Germany




Dr. Christina Pamporaki is a consultant endocrinologist and  heads the Clinical Research Adrenal Unit at the University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus in Germany. She received her medical degree and completed her PhD Thesis at the University of Ioannina, School of Medicine, in Greece. She has acquired the specialty of “Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Diabetes” and her Habilitation in “Internal Medicine and Endocrinology” at the Department of Internal Medicine III in the University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, in Dresden, Germany. Dr. Pamporaki´s research interests focus on adrenal disorders, endocrine hypertension as well as on the application of laboratory analytics in clinical trials. 

period in office: 2025-2027


Leader of the ENSAT Early Career Committee (ECC):

Soraya Puglisi, MD, PhD

Internal Medicine at San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital
Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences
University of Turin

Orbassano, Italy


Soraya Puglisi is an Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine in the Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences at the University of Turin.
She holds a PhD in Medicine and Experimental Therapy and is specialized in Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases.
Her clinical and research activities are based at San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital in Orbassano (Italy), an ENSAT center of excellence for adrenocortical carcinoma, adrenal incidentaloma, and adrenal research. She is a member of several national and international scientific societies and serves as an Associate Editor for the “Adrenal” section of Frontiers in Endocrinology.

period in office: 2025-2028


Chairs of local ENSAT scientific meetings committees


Duarte Pignatelli, 25th ENS@T meeting 2026, Porto, Portugal. Period in office: 2025-2026

Grethe Åstrøm Ueland, 26th ENS@T meeting 2027, Bergen, Norway. Period in office: 2026-2027




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Former members of the Executive Committee:


Dr. Enzo Lalli

Research Director, Inserm

Head of the «Mechanisms of gene expression regulation in physiopathology» team

Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IPMC) CNRS i

Valbonne (France)





Coordinator of the CNRS EXPOGEN-CANCER International Research Project. His research interests are focused on the development, function and pathology of the adrenal gland.

Period in office as secretary of ENSAT: 2022-2025