The IS-MPMI Elections Committee is pleased to announce the following candidates running in the 2025 IS-MPMI Board of Directors election. Candidates were evaluated on knowledge and skill sets needed on the Board of Directors, as well as giving due consideration to equitable representation, including geographic distribution reflective of the current IS-MPMI diverse membership. Those elected will take office at the close of the 2025 IS-MPMI Congress.
Ballot
Per the IS-MPMI Bylaws, eligible voting members of IS-MPMI will receive an electronic ballot to cast their vote in this year's officer election. Voting is open from May 13 through June 4, 2025 (midnight CDT).
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Meet Your 2025 Candidates!
The Board of Directors is responsible for the overall policy and direction of the Society. Candidates were asked to articulate in their statements the following:
- what they view as priorities for the Society
- their commitment to principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion.
- the region(s) of the world they are representing and the perspectives that they bring to the Board from their lived experience.
President Elect (1 candidate elected)
The position of President-elect is the first of a 6-year ascension through the presidential lineage moving to President in 2027-2029 and Immediate Past President 2029-2031.

Wenbo Ma
The Sainsbury Laboratory
United Kingdom
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Corné M. J. Pieterse
Utrecht University
The Netherlands
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Director (2 candidates elected)
Directors serve a four-year term.

Sebastian Schornack
University of Cambridge, The Sainsbury Laboratory
United Kingdom
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Georgina Fabro
National University of Córdoba-CONICET
Argentina
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Ana Laxalt
National University of Mar del Plata-CONICET
Argentina
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Steven Runo
Kenyatta University
Kenya
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María Eugenia Zanetti
National University of La Plata-CONICET
Argentina
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